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Insider: Second Postponement in Play for Steelers Game
15/01/2024

Insider: Second Postponement in Play for Steelers Game

The Pittsburgh Steelers could wait another day before playing their Wild Card game.

New Evidence Discovered in D.B. Cooper Skyjacking Case Uncovers 'a Compelling Person of Interest'
15/01/2024

New Evidence Discovered in D.B. Cooper Skyjacking Case Uncovers 'a Compelling Person of Interest'

Investigator Eric Ulis said he traced fragments from D.B. Cooper's tie to a Pennsylvania steel company that worked with...

Report: Steelers Playoff Game Could Be Postponed Second Time
14/01/2024

Report: Steelers Playoff Game Could Be Postponed Second Time

The Pittsburgh Steelers Wild Card game is in danger of being moved a second time.

Upper Black Eddy-Milford Bridge marks 90 years in operation
14/01/2024

Upper Black Eddy-Milford Bridge marks 90 years in operation

The Upper Black Eddy-Milford 'Toll Supported Bridge' turns 90 years old today. It's one of...

Eagles' chances of beating the Bucs just took a major hit
14/01/2024

Eagles' chances of beating the Bucs just took a major hit

Not great.

Officer wounded in Scranton shooting identified
14/01/2024

Officer wounded in Scranton shooting identified

Scranton, Pa. — Scranton police have identified the officer wounded in a gunfire exchange early Thursday morning in the city. Detective Kyle Gilmartin, a nine-year veteran of the force and a member of the department's major crimes unit and auto theft task force, remains hospitalized following the ...

Scranton School District virtual learning on Friday, January 12
14/01/2024

Scranton School District virtual learning on Friday, January 12

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton School District (SSD) is scheduled to have virtual classes on Friday, January 12. According to an automated call from SSD, the district scheduled the virtual learning day out of an abundance of caution due to safety and security concerns. The ...

U.S. Rep. Scott Perry should be removed from the ballot | PennLive letters
14/01/2024

U.S. Rep. Scott Perry should be removed from the ballot | PennLive letters

Thank you to Gene Stilp for filing the lawsuit against Scott Perry seeking to remove him from the 2024 primary ballots using the14th Amendment. Perry clearly...

Crash involving state police vehicle sends trooper to the hospital in Schuylkill County
14/01/2024

Crash involving state police vehicle sends trooper to the hospital in Schuylkill County

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — A crash in Schuylkill County sent a state trooper to the hospital. Pennsylvania State Police at Schuylkill Haven say one of their...

Former Valley View employee receives house arrest for recording special needs child
14/01/2024

Former Valley View employee receives house arrest for recording special needs child

A former Valley View employee accused of recording special needs child has been sentenced. In March of 2023, Cala Tolerico, the employee, was charged after she...

Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers playoff game postponed until Monday by NFL with stadium battered by snow and wind
14/01/2024

Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers playoff game postponed until Monday by NFL with stadium battered by snow and wind

THE Steelers-Bills playoff game has been postponed due to extreme weather. New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Steelers and Bills have to wait out the winter storm rolling through Buffalo before they can face off. The game, initially scheduled for 1 pm ET on Sunday, will now take...

House catches fire in Athens
13/01/2024

House catches fire in Athens

ATHENS, Pa. (WETM) — A multi-family home caught fire in Athens on Saturday afternoon. According to Bradford County Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Rosenheck, a fire was reported at a house containing two apartment units on the 100 block of Maple Street just before 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 13. The ...

Man charged for taking pants off in public
13/01/2024

Man charged for taking pants off in public

Watsontown, Pa. — A man made a spectacle of himself in public as he reportedly removed his pants and lit them on fire, according to police. State police at Milton cited Joshua Brown, 28, of Allenwood, after they were called to the 1900 block of Eighth Street in Delaware Township shortly after 8 a....

Removing Heritage and a Pennsylvania Win
13/01/2024

Removing Heritage and a Pennsylvania Win

As many of you know, the Reunification Statue at Arlington National Cemetery was removed over the Christmas Holiday. It was removed after a considerable legal battle...

2 chances for snow in the next few days for South-Central Pennsylvania
13/01/2024

2 chances for snow in the next few days for South-Central Pennsylvania

A couple of rounds of winter weather could bring snow to South-Central Pennsylvania in the coming days. Here's what the WGAL News 8 Storm Team is...

Nonprofit director prohibited from operating kennel
13/01/2024

Nonprofit director prohibited from operating kennel

SUNBURY, Pa. — Anne Gibbs walked into the Northumberland County Courthouse in Sunbury on Thursday to face charges of animal neglect. Gibbs, 60. runs the nonprofit...

Taking down statues was always about removing white people from history
13/01/2024

Taking down statues was always about removing white people from history

Several years ago, the country was in uproar over the removal of statues of people affiliated with the Confederacy. The country’s social justice overlords told us this removal was necessary because the presence of these molded pieces of metal reinforced white supremacy. And because of systemic whi...

Hunters that won Pennsylvania lottery for elk licenses harvest 118 this fall and winter
13/01/2024

Hunters that won Pennsylvania lottery for elk licenses harvest 118 this fall and winter

BENEZETTE — About 82% of Pennsylvania elk hunters filled their tags this license year. The Pennsylvania Game Commission awarded 144 licenses over three separate seasons and 118 elk were harvested by hunters in northcentral Pennsylvania. The number was evenly split with 59 bulls and 59 cows being s...

Lisa Scheller says deciding to sell Silberline was `very difficult' but best for the business, employees
13/01/2024

Lisa Scheller says deciding to sell Silberline was `very difficult' but best for the business, employees

Selling a business that was founded in 1945 by her grandfather was not easy, Silberline Chairman and President Lisa Scheller said Thursday. Altana AG, a German...

NFL Makes Decision On Bills vs. Steelers Amid 'Impossible' Travel Conditions
13/01/2024

NFL Makes Decision On Bills vs. Steelers Amid 'Impossible' Travel Conditions

Those hoping to attend this weekend's playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers might want to get their snow shoes ready. According to the...

Exciting New Year of Performances Underway at F.M. Kirby Center
12/01/2024

Exciting New Year of Performances Underway at F.M. Kirby Center

A new year introduces new possibilities with new goals to strive towards and the F.M. Kirby Center is here to help with those resolutions. Did you...

Woman rushed to hospital after being struck by car
12/01/2024

Woman rushed to hospital after being struck by car

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Main Avenue is closed and a woman has been transported to the hospital after being hit by a car in Scranton. Officials tell 28/22 News first responders were called to the 100 block of Main Avenue, Scranton, for the report of a woman struck by a car just aft...

Two killed in Route 405 crash
12/01/2024

Two killed in Route 405 crash

Milton, Pa. — Two people were killed Wednesday afternoon in a head-on crash on Route 405 in Turbot Township, police said. State police at Milton said Gerald D. Gold, 75, of Wastontown, and Dawn E. Betz, 61, of Turbotville, were pronounced dead at the scene shortly after the crash occurred at 4:40 ...

Healthy Restaurants to Fuel Your Day
12/01/2024

Healthy Restaurants to Fuel Your Day

NEPA Restaurants Put a Healthy Twist on Dining Out. Put down that celery stick and forget the pre-packaged spring mix. You don’t have to follow such...

Space for local crafters, artists in the Poconos
02/02/2023

Space for local crafters, artists in the Poconos

STROUD TOWNSHIP, PA — When people think of malls, they usually think of big-box stores, but a new mom-and-pop shop all about supporting local artists and...

Man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Monroe County crash
02/02/2023

Man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Monroe County crash

STROUD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Monroe County man has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for a deadly crash where police say he was driving drunk and tried covering up what happened by moving the victim’s body. The trial for 36-year-old Thomas Patti of Shawnee, wrapped ...

Exclusive: John Fetterman Is Using This Assistive Technology in the Senate to Help With His Stroke Recovery
01/02/2023

Exclusive: John Fetterman Is Using This Assistive Technology in the Senate to Help With His Stroke Recovery

The Sergeant at Arms has installed a permanent live caption display monitor at Fetterman’s desk in the Senate chamber, among other new accommodations.

Man wanted on multiple arrest warrants allegedly runs from troopers
01/02/2023

Man wanted on multiple arrest warrants allegedly runs from troopers

FOSTER TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a man they say fled from a traffic stop and is wanted on multiple arrest warrants. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on January 18 around 6:30 p.m., troopers pulled over a car on State Route 901 in Schuylkill County. P...

NFL fans stunned by ‘insane’ Super Bowl ticket prices with Chiefs vs Eagles set to smash records
01/02/2023

NFL fans stunned by ‘insane’ Super Bowl ticket prices with Chiefs vs Eagles set to smash records

NFL fans can't believe the cheapest Super Bowl LVII tickets cost over $5,000. The average ticket price is nearing $10,000 less than two weeks before the 2022 NFL season finale between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs in Glendale, Arizona. As of Tuesday evening, the least expensive tick...

Eagles Quarterback Jalen Hurts Breaks Hearts Across America After Debuting Girlfriend During NFC Championship Celebratio...
01/02/2023

Eagles Quarterback Jalen Hurts Breaks Hearts Across America After Debuting Girlfriend During NFC Championship Celebrations

It’s the sound of hearts breaking across Philadelphia and the state of Pennsylvania… and let’s be honest, everywhere else in the country, too. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts made a very rare public appearance with his girlfriend Bryonna “Bry” Burrows after the NFC Championship game this pa...

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