HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The City of Hazleton is looking to turn the former Ollie's Bargain Outlet store into a mine tour. The city council approved the land sale four to one at its meeting earlier this week. The city plans to purchase the building for roughly $1.3 million. It hopes to turn the [...]
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A powerful tribute to local veterans is taking shape in Lackawanna County. A local sculptor is hand-casting life-sized bronze monuments for a veterans' park in the Mid Valley. It's a project that's taken years so far, creating emotional pieces to honor the lives of veterans and the sacrifices they make across [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — There is still time to sign-up to raise Alzheimer's awareness and raise funds to fight the disease. The Walk to End Alzheimer's is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17 at PNC Field in Moosic. It is one of more than 600 communities participating nationwide. This year's event in Lackawanna County is put on by [...]
TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators are examining whether Kratom products may have played a role in the deaths of two University of Mississippi students. Now, a local high school is bringing that conversation into the classroom. Last week in Paola's Parenting Playbook, we reported on Scranton's efforts to ban kratom sales through two proposed [...]
DARIEN, Conn. (WTNH) — State police are seeking the public's help after a motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash on Interstate 95 North in Darien on Tuesday morning. According to the Connecticut State Police, 56-year-old Alexander Rivera of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, was riding a Triumph Rocket 3 GT motorcycle on I-95 North [...]
"No one should have to fear violence at school."
(WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Thursday he joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a notice to protect children's privacy in the bankruptcy of the company behind the chatbot Character.AI. The filing is intended to establish protections for Character.AI's user data, specifically child users, during any potential sale of the company, [...]
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress sat down with Sister Teresa Ann Jacobs to talk about how the affiliation has expanded access to health care services in North Central Pa.
Liam Reznak has been with Allied Services since he was 2 years old.
The Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office temporarily closed the bar last week due to public disruption.
