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United Way Receives Generous Donation
The United Way of Lackawanna, Wayne & Pike is excited to announce a generous donation of $50,000 from the Hawk Family Foundation, Dunmore, in support of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library as well as the allocation process of the United Way. This generous contribution will not only help provide free books to children, fostering a love of reading and promoting early childhood literacy but also be distributed to various agencies throughout NEPA during United Way’s allocation process.
Body of missing swimmer recovered in Pike County
The body of a missing swimmer was recovered in Pike County. National Park Service rangers and dive team members from Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Upper Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River and volunteers from the Milford Fire Department, Milford Ambulance, Port Jervis and Bushkill Dive Teams, and Dingman Township, Sparrowbush, and Huguenot Dive Rescue Teams searched for a missing man who was last seen swimming in the Delaware River at Milford Beach on Saturday afternoon around 3:15 pm.
United Way Announces Scholarship Recipient
The United Way of Lackawanna, Wayne & Pike awarded the Mike Munchak Community Service Scholarship to Celia Emiliani, a 2024 graduate of West Scranton High School. The scholarship award was officially presented as part of the 28th Annual Mike Munchak Charity Golf Classic to benefit the United Way held at the Country Club of Scranton. The sold-out golf tournament raised over $100,000 for United Way of Lackawanna, Wayne & Pike. Over $1,600,000 have been raised during the 28 years of this golf outing.
New Jersey swimmer drowns near Delaware Water Gap
A New Jersey swimmer was found dead Saturday evening after drowning near the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Jeysson Ariel Osorio-Reyes, 24, was found at 7 p.m. near Milford Beach in Pike County, according to National Park Service officials. He was last seen at approximately 3 p.m. Saturday. Witnesses saw Osorio-Reyes swimming mid-channel in the river before he disappeared under ...
Be prepared for strong thunderstorms in Pike County Sunday midday
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Sunday at 11:34 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until noon for Pike County. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "At 11:33 a.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Greeley, or 11 miles northwest of Montague, moving...
Swimmer who went missing at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area found dead
PIKE CO., Pa. -- A swimmer who went missing at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in the Poconos has been found dead. Jeysson Ariel Osorio-Reyes, 24, of Jackson Township, New Jersey, disappeared into the Delaware River around 3:15 p.m. Saturday near the Milford Beach in Pike County. Rangers...
Body recovered of missing swimmer in Pike County
MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Officials release they have recovered the body of the man who went missing while swimming in the Delaware River at Milford Beach. According to Pike County Communications Center, first responders were conducting a water recovery at Milford Beach after a male went under and never resurfaced Saturday afternoon. Officials say the […]
I-84 reopens after crash in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Pa. — I-84 is back open after a crash in Pike County. Officials say the one-car crash happened around 12 p.m. along I-84 West in Blooming Grove Township. A stretch of I-84 was shut down for hours before reopening around 5 p.m. The crash remains under investigation...
Crash shuts down part of I-84 in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A section of Interstate 84 is closed due to a crash in Pike County. PennDOT states that I-84 westbound is closed at Exit 30 (Porters Lake/Blooming Grove) in Pike County due to a crash. There is temporarily a detour in place and the estimated reopening is 3:30 p.m. Drivers can check […]
NWS issues severe thunderstorm watch, warning for parts of NEPA
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe thunderstorm watch and warning for multiple areas in NEPA On Wednesday at 6:25 p.m., the NWS announced a severe thunderstorm watch will be in effect for Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wyoming, and Wayne Counties until 9:00 p.m. At the same time, a […]
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