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At Wyoming Area, they still call him 'Coach': Paul Marranca honored with facility naming
Though the Wyoming Area football program’s state championship in 2019 came more than a decade after Paul Marranca passed the head coach headset to Randy Spencer, the title is part of Marranca’s legacy. Here’s another part: Thursday the Wyoming Area Football Alumni Association dedicated the school’s weight room as the Paul Marranca Performance Center. And another: though separated by time, Marranca stepped down as head coach in 2007, and distance, he lives in Arizona, the Warrior coaching staff and the football alumni still call him “Coach.”
St. Nicholas St. Mary Parish annual Summer bazaar
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local annual Parish Summer Bazaar saw another successful turnout this year. Saint Nicholas Saint Mary Parish in Wilkes-Barre wrapped up its three-day summer bazaar Saturday night. Basket raffles, games of chance, and a money wheel were all part of the fun. The large...
Fire displaces two families, causes heavy damage to Pittston duplex
PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — Two families were displaced from their home this afternoon after a fire broke out on Butler Street in Pittston. Seven different fire companies were out on scene for hours working to put of the flames of the 2nd alarm fire. “The fire burned up...
Non-profits set to beautify Washburn Street Cemetery
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Volunteers are helping clean up a local cemetery that’s been neglected for some time. Seven groups gathered in West Scranton at Washburn Street Cemetery. Volunteers spent several hours pulling weeds, cutting up downed trees from recent storms, and cleaning headstones. The beautification project was organized by “Christmas Miracles from Heaven” […]
Bradford County man charged for making threats inside courtroom
Towanda, Pa. — A man was charged for his disruption of a 2023 court proceeding at the Bradford County Courthouse. Stephen Ray Benting, 31, of Sayre allegedly claimed he was going to get a witness during a sentencing hearing in Towanda, Detective Kyle Wisel said. At one point, Benting was ordered to be placed in handcuffs, Wisel added. Benting allegedly flipped the courtroom off, causing such a disturbance he had...
NEPA's Day Downtown festival raises funds for youth grief counseling program
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co. — Saturday the third annual NEPA’s Day Downtown Fundraising Festival was held at Public Square in Wilkes-Barre by NEPA’s Summer in the City, a youth-led non-profit that sponsors a different non-profit every year. The Lands at Hillside Farms are this year's beneficiary of the...
Avoca: Farmers market opens this week
The weekly event so many of you wait for each summer has arrived in Avoca — the farmers market!. Stop by between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesdays in the Queen of the Apostles Parish Hall parking lot, 742 Spring St., to pick up fresh from the farm produce and other items for sale from various vendors.
Plastic surgeon reveals $10,000 surgery Donald Trump would have to undergo to fix his bullet-damaged ear
Following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last Saturday, he seems relatively unscathed besides an injured ear. However, some experts believe reconstructive surgery for the injury could cost $10,000.
Keystone Central School District staff charged with corruption of minors
LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say they have charged two staff members at Keystone Central School District for sending explicit messages to a child. According to the Clinton County District Attorney’s Office, 36-year-old Dana Ann Kitchen from Lock Haven and 29-year-old Brittany Kay Koch of Beech Creek allegedly sent sexually explicit messages to […]
Weather alert for fog in part of Pennsylvania until Sunday morning
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 5:02 a.m. for fog until 9 a.m. for Northern Clinton, Northern Centre, Southern Centre, Northern Lycoming, Southern Clinton and Southern Lycoming as well as Blair, Huntingdon, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin, Sullivan, Union, Snyder, Montour, Northumberland, Columbia, Perry and Cumberland counties.
Gov. Josh Shapiro responds to calls that he'd make a good president, VP nominee if Biden steps down
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Amid growing suggestions from Democrats that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro could be a good fit on a presidential ticket should Joe Biden step off it, Shapiro told KDKA-TV during an exclusive interview that he wouldn't discuss the hypothetical."I'm not going to get into hypotheticals. The president has made clear he is running, [and] I am proud to serve as Pennsylvania governor," Shapiro told KDKA-TV's Ricky Sayer in response to a question about whether he'd run for president if Biden dropped out.When asked if he would join Kamala Harris [as a vice presidential nominee], Shapiro reiterated what he...
Maher Tells Buttigieg It ‘Looks Bad’ Biden Hasn’t Fired Anyone Over Trump Shooting: ‘We’ll Look Into It If We Have Time’?
Buttigieg condemned the shooting but said he had not been privy to any information about what the internal response to it would be. The post Maher Tells Buttigieg It ‘Looks Bad’ Biden Hasn’t Fired Anyone Over Trump Shooting: ‘We’ll Look Into It If We Have Time’? first appeared on Mediaite.
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