SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— This ribbon-cutting marks a first for a program known for providing shelter for families while their children are in the hospital. Officials gathered in Scranton to celebrate the opening of the first Ronald McDonald House family room at the John P. Moses Esquire Pediatric Rehabilitation Center. The family room is geared [...]
SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Chinchilla Hose Company is holding its annual Lenten pizza sale every Friday to raise funds for the fire company. This tradition has served the South Abington Township community for more than 30 years during the weeks leading up to Easter. During Lent, several Christian denominations observe a religious [...]
The suspect is suspected of 75 thefts across Florida, then reselling the stolen cards on eBay, authorities said.
Hegseth said in a video posted on X that Scouting America will require its members to use their “biological sex at birth and not gender identity.”
In this week's 16 To The Rescue we meet a 5-year-old bull terrier who can adapt to any kind of home and family as long as she's the only pet in the home.
LA PLUME TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has reaffirmed Keystone College's accreditation, finding the institution is now in compliance with all required standards. The decision effectively cancels a "show cause" appearance that the college had been scheduled to attend in mid-March. The commission notified the college in La Plume, [...]
CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Carbon County couple faces charges after state police say they sexually assaulted a child over the past several years. 38-year-old James Westgate and 40-year-old Deborah Westgate of Allentown are both charged. Troopers say the abuse began in 2020.
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— It's 30 years behind bars for a Northumberland County man convicted of producing child porn. Prosecutors say 54-year-old Scott Snyder entered a child's home at night to carry it out back in 2012 and 2013. The federal judge who sentenced Snyder calls it one of the most heinous crimes he has seen [...]
BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Bradford County man who spent nearly two decades in prison for stealing from the dead walks away with probation. Prosecutors say 76-year-old Richard Burke never told the government his mother died in 2005, and kept withdrawing her social security and veterans benefits until 2022, totaling up to $350,000. His sentence: one year [...]
Newswatch 16's Melissa Steininger spoke to an area lawmaker, who says there's a gap in the system when it comes to reporting missing children.
