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Church hosts annual ethnic food festival in Lackawanna County
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — A church in Lackawanna County hosted an ethnic food festival this weekend. The fundraiser, held by Saint George's Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church in Taylor, started as a church picnic. However, because of the pandemic and the strain of setting everything up, it has morphed into a...
Hawley Police say drunk driver killed White Mills postmaster in Route 6 crash
Elizabeth A. Struble, postmaster of the White Mills Post Office, was killed Saturday, Oct. 5, driving east toward Hawley, after being struck by an SUV on Route 6. The driver of this vehicle was apprehended after fleeing on foot, Hawley Borough Police said, and is facing felony charges. At approximately 2:33 p.m., the police affidavit states, Tyler Nathaniel Canfield, 27, of Honesdale, was driving west on Route 6 in Palmyra Township in a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox, a...
Non-profit unveails new addition to Lackawanna County cemetery
CHINCHILLA, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A non-profit committed to improving and maintaining a local cemetery has unveiled a new addition. The group Friends of Shady Lane Cemetery dedicated the Clover Memorial Monument on Sunday in Chinchilla. More than 300 babies and toddlers, who died decades ago, are buried together in an unmarked grave in the […]
One killed, one hospitalized after crash in Luzerne County
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — One person is dead, and another is in the hospital after a crash in Luzerne County. Troopers say Walter Gibbs, 81, of Williamsport, was traveling west on Route 118 in Ross Township near Sweet Valley shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday when he left the roadway for an unknown reason, striking a culvert and then a tree.
Barktober Fest to benefit furry friends in Lackawanna County
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — An animal shelter in Lackawanna County is raising money to benefit furry friends. The Griffin Pond Animal Shelter hosted Barktober Fest at the Maiolatesi Wine Cellar in Scott Township. Folks could enjoy vendors, music, food trucks, and even pet costume contests, and don’t forget about...
Workin' on the Railroad | Check it Out with Chelsea
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Photos and diagrams of Miners Memorial Park in Ashley show just how vast a coal mining operation used to be. Only a few pieces of that operation remain now, largely due to the hard work of the members of the Huber Breaker Preservation Society. "It...
Students mark Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — One school in Luzerne County marked a feast day in a unique way on Monday. Students at Wyoming Area Catholic School in Exeter observed the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary with a rosary made entirely of balloons. School officials say the balloon rosary...
Bikers hit the streets in Adopt a Highway Cleanup event
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some bikers in NEPA are proving that community comes first. They hit the streets Sunday for a cause close to their hearts. The NEPA Riders Group gathered to clean a two-mile stretch of Ransom Road, honoring two beloved friends who passed away in motorcycle crashes. Organizers say it is not […]
Ballot drop boxes installed in Luzerne County
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Luzerne County began installing ballot drop boxes Monday after weeks of controversy. Workers bolted one to the ground at the Penn Place Building in Wilkes-Barre, in view of a surveillance camera and county sheriff's deputies manning a metal detector station. Officials said another will go up...
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