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Water main break in downtown Scranton
SCRANTON, Pa. — Some homes and businesses in Scranton were without water on Wednesday morning. Pennsylvania American Water says an 8-inch water main broke on Penn Avenue between Lackawanna Avenue and Biden Street. The break was discovered around 8 a.m. About 35 homes and businesses were affected. Pennsylvania American...
Beyond the Byline: On Memorial Day, we honor heroes
WILKES-BARRE — I was just a kid when I first saw my dad’s Purple Heart medal. It was beautiful, but at the time, I had no idea what it meant or why my father received not one, but two Purple Heart medals. Fast forward to recent years and...
Counting the days until St. Ubaldo Festival
JESSUP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — We’re only days away from the Running of the Saints for the big St. Ubaldo Festival in Lackawanna County. The celebration began Wednesday with Jessup Hose Company Number 2’s Carnival. This event is an annual staple for both the community and the fire department. It makes up more than half […]
Free bus rides from Scranton to Dickson City Giant stores
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Those who shopped at Giant in Scranton can now take a free ride to the Giant store in Dickson City. The Scranton location is temporarily closed due to a fire, but starting Tuesday, COLTS will provide free transportation from the Scranton Giant to the Dickson City location. The bus schedule […]
Dupont hosts Memorial Day parade, ceremony
DUPONT – The borough marked Memorial Day by holding its annual parade and a ceremony at the borough building. In the ceremony at the borough building on Memorial Day, William Lukasik was returned a 48-star U.S. Flag that covered his great Uncle Joseph E. Motiska’s casket after being killed in combat on Sept. 28, 1918 during World War I.
West Side Veterans Memorial Day parade
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Plenty of parades stepped off despite the gloomy skies across NEPA Monday morning. One parade in Kingston hit its 105th year, and lots of people came out as a way to observe Memorial Day. It’s the 105th annual West Side Veterans Memorial Day Parade, a tradition bringing out dozens in Luzerne […]
Memorial Day parade honors the fallen in Wyoming County
TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. — The sounds of freedom echoed through Tunkhannock as people lined East Tioga Street for the borough's Memorial Day parade. "Our grandchildren are here now, and our children were here before that," said Ted Blakeslee of Falls. The parade stretched as far as the eye could see,...
Heat causes Scranton youth shelter to shut its doors
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The heat this week caused a local youth shelter to shut its doors, but other factors may have them closed for much longer. The shelter is looking for a new location with just months to move. 28/22 News Reporter Emily Allegrucci visited the center on Tuesday. The heat in the […]
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