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Boeing laying off employees at Pennsylvania facility
DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — The Boeing Company will soon be laying off dozens of Pennsylvania employees, according to a WARN Notice submitted to the Department of Labor & Industry. According to the WARN Notice, The Boeing Company’s location on Stewart Avenue and Industrial Highway Ridley Park in Delaware County will be laying off 69 […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expecting to make Pennsylvania’s presidential ballot
(WHTM) – Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign says they “will be on the ballot in Pennsylvania” with the petition deadline looming. In a statement to abc27, the Kennedy campaign said they are “on track to have triple the required amount of signatures by the end of June.” Third-party candidates have until August […]
Exeter family searching for graduation gift after it floats away
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County family is hoping to locate a graduation gift that floated away on graduation day. The family says the gift was going toward something special and included a personal message for the grad. The gift was gone with the wind. After Wyoming Area High School’s graduation Friday evening, […]
PSP: Montour County man loses 12K in gift card scam
VALLEY TOWNSHIP, MONTOUR COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say a Montour County man lost thousands of dollars in a gift card scam. In a release sent out on Sunday, PSP says they were called to Valley Township in Montour County for a reported theft by deception on Friday. Troopers say a 74-year-old man […]
Engines roar in Nay Aug Park for Father’s Day
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A charitable morning full of cars, family, and sunshine was the case for lots of dads in Lackawanna County this Father’s Day. Hundreds came out to Nay Aug Park for the 30th annual Villa Capri Cruisers Car Club Father’s Day Car Show. Generations of dads and their families showed up […]
Reaction to stabbing at Montage Mountain
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — We begin with four people injured and three arrested after a popular summertime event at Montage Mountain ended in violence Friday night. Two people are in Lackawanna County Prison Saturday facing assault and harassment charges. The arrest comes after a fight that broke out in the parking lot of Montage […]
Picklefest at the Garden Drive-in
HUNLOCK CREEK, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lots of people gathered for what can only be described as a really big “Dill”. A pickle fest was held in Hunlock Township at the Garden Drive-in. The event featured several dozen vendors ranging from food to crafts. The staff at the Garden Drive-in put in decorations at the […]
Gather Community Space opens at downtown church
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A nearly year-long project has come to fruition for a house of worship. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Saturday in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre. The event commemorated what’s called Gather Community Space. It’s intended to be a safe space for people of all ages to […]
Celebrating Juneteenth in NEPA
EYEWITNESS (WBRE/WYOU) — Juneteenth Day is still a few days away but celebrations kicked off in Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties. Plenty of people gathered at both events. Saturday afternoon was rich in black culture, from the food to the music all in celebration of Juneteenth. What was billed as a Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party brought […]
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