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Missing teen in Scranton found
Update: According to the Scranton Police Department, Cordaro has been located. SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On Wednesday, Scranton Police said they are searching for a missing person in Lackawanna County. On August 27, police say they were called to the 800 block of Harrison Avenue in Scranton for a reported missing person. Police are […]
Stopping the growing mosquito population in Plains Township
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A sharp rise in the area’s mosquito population has prompted officials to try and stop the spread in Luzerne County. The Luzerne Conservation District sprayed in Plains Township Thursday, just one of several cities affected in Luzerne County. The mosquito spray, known as aqua-duet, is applied at a rate […]
Stroudsburg football gets it done against Wilkes-Barre in Week 2; Scores from around the Poconos
STROUDSBURG — The offenses came to play between Stroudsburg and Wilkes-Barre, but the Mounties were able to figure it out to win their home opener against the Wolfpack 35-20 on Friday night. Neither team wasted time getting on the board as Wilkes-Barre scored on its opening drive with a 25-yard passing touchdown from...
Luzerne County mullet kid brings home championship
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — A Kamden Cunningham is the new Mullet Champion. The boy from Swoyersville, also know as the "Kammander," took home the best mullet in the kids division of the 2024 USA Mullet Championship. Kamden raised over six thousand dollars for Jaren Allen's, "Homes for Wounded Warriors...
Wing Makes 11 Saves in Season Opening Loss to Scranton
UNION, N.J. (8/30/24) – Abigail Wing made 11 saves as the Kean University women's soccer team dropped their season opener to the University of Scranton, 2-0 in the Cougar Kickoff Classic on Friday. HOW IT HAPPENED!!!. The Royals notched both of their goals in the opening 20 minutes. The...
PennDOT to perform emergency pipe replacement on Carverton Road
KINGSTON TWP. — PennDOT announced on Thursday that it will close Route 1036 — Carverton Road — between McDermott Lane and 8th Street in Kingston Township, to perform an emergency pipe replacement. Work will begin on Sept. 3, and reopen approximately by the third week of September...
SCRANTON PREP FOOTBALL: Cavaliers roll in clash of state-ranked teams
Scranton Prep turned a season-opening meeting of state-ranked high school football teams into a one-sided affair, confirming the Cavaliers’ status as a favorite to win Lackawanna Football Conference Division 1 and District 2 Class 3A titles. In the only LFC divisional game played on the opening weekend, Scranton Prep...
Police: Man threatens to shoot up a Hill section residence, runs from officers
SCRANTON — A man who drove to the city's Hill Section and threatened to "shoot up" a residence Wednesday evening, then ran from police officers when they stopped him in a stolen vehicle near the intersection of Mulberry Street and North Irving Avenue, according to a release. Steven Brannigan,...
La Festa Italiana brings taste of Italy to Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You don’t need to be Italian to have fun at an annual festival making its way back to the Electric City this weekend. 28/22 News spoke to organizers behind La Festa Italiana about how it reflects on heritage while bringing everyone together. The Lackawanna County Courthouse is sporting new colors […]
Ex-Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright released from prison to home confinement
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — Former Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright has been released from prison to home confinement, FOX56 has learned. Officials confirmed to FOX56 that Courtright was released to home confinement on Tuesday after spending less than four years in prison. The Federal Bureau of Prisons no longer...
Flooding closes Wilkes-Barre grocery store
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — A grocery store in Wilkes-Barre is closed after being flooded in Thursday night's storms. Thursday's rain brought flooding to some parts of Wilkes-Barre, one of those being Schiel's Family Market on 30 Hanover Street. The store will be closed until further notice and plans...
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