Cresco, PA

TAYLOR, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WOLF) — A COVID-19 diagnoses has taken a turn for the worse for one Lackawanna County family- Derek and Dana Knorr both tested positive for the coronavirus in March, 2021. Unfortunately, Derek Knorr has been battling through the diagnosis ever since. Dana Knorr tells FOX56 that Derek...

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Fire gutted a cabin Wednesday morning in Monroe County. A neighbor tells Newswatch 16 he was outside when he noticed flames coming from the nearly 100-year-old vacation cabin in Paradise Township near Henryville. No one was staying in the cabin at the time of the fire.

SLATINGTON, LEHIGH CO. (WOLF) — We told you about an oil theft from a Dickson City Restaurant last week. Today, we learned of another oil theft in Pennsylvania but this time- in Slatington, Lehigh County. "A huge number of the restaurants where the oil is being robbed work with us,...

WAYNE COUNTY, Pa. — Flames wrecked a home in one part of the Poconos Wednesday afternoon. The fire broke out at the place along Spring Hill Road near Sterling around one o'clock. No one was injured in the fire. And so far no word yet on the cause of the...

The former Roseto police chief was sentenced Wednesday to a year of probation for threatening to kill his wife, according to the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office. Mark Gwozdz received the sentence Wednesday, Assistant District Attorney Judy Chaverri confirmed. She prosecuted him during a two-day trial in May where he...

DUNMORE, Pa. — A big turnout Wednesday night for some summer fun in Dunmore. Families flocked to the Carnival at Sherwood Park for some games, rides, and food. Organizers say the carnival is one of the biggest fundraisers and the proceeds help with maintaining the park. After having to cancel...

Real estate developer and convenience store chain owner Chris Gilchrist will purchase the former Lackawanna County Visitors Center at Montage Mountain for $1.25 million. Commissioners unanimously approved Wednesday an agreement between the county and 2020 Montage Development LLC, a firm of Gilchrist’s, for the sale of the partly vacant Moosic property. The vote came more than a month after officials pulled from a May commissioners agenda a sale agreement with Hemingway Development Limited Partnership, which transferred to the county a 2.23-acre parcel that now houses the center for $1 in April 1999.

Jolene Marie Crambo, Olyphant, and Scott Dominic Sklanka, Moosic. Susanna Roberta Haines, Madison Twp., and Adam Christian Benjamin, Clarks Summit. Rebekah Lynn Griffin and Guy Matthew Giannone, both of Taylor. Cecily Rachelle Vega and Dennis James Vaughan III, both of Clarks Green. Katlyn Marie Beaton and Patrick John Fiore, both...

SCRANTON, Pa. — Skycam 16 gives us an overhead view of the West Lackawanna Avenue Bridge and the Elm Street Bridge. PennDOT said both of these bridges in Scranton are falling apart and need to be replaced. It's going to take more than a year to replace both bridges. Moletsky's...

Lackawanna County’s majority commissioners voted Wednesday to solicit proposals for a countywide property reassessment — which would be the county’s first in more than a half-century. Commissioner Jerry Notarianni made the motion to issue a request for proposals seeking firms to potentially conduct the county’s first comprehensive reassessment since 1968....

SCRANTON, Pa. — For decades, thousands of people have flocked to Marywood University to support the St. Joseph's Center as part of a day of celebration and fundraising called Summer Festival. But for the second year in a row, that won't be the case. "When the (St. Joseph's Center) Auxiliary...

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Fans attending next weekend's NASCAR doubleheader at Pocono Raceway can bring along expired and unused medications. The State Attorney General's office is partnering with Pocono Raceway for the annual drug take-back program. People can bring leftover prescription drugs to the track where they can safely discard...

WEATHERLY, Pa. - A preliminary hearing was held Wednesday for a Carbon County man accused of having bomb-making materials and explosive devices inside his home. 28-year old Anthony Petrone will stand trial. Police raided his home on the 300 block of First Street in Weatherly after residents reported random and...

A teenage girl told a jury Wednesday that an Elmhurst Twp. man sexually assaulted her at least once a month over a five-year period as testimony in his trial opened in Lackawanna County Court. Francis Collin Vetter, 35, is charged with scores of offenses, including multiple counts of child rape...

The staff at Phil & Jim’s Steaks and Hoagies include (from left, front) Matt Sheppard of Brookhaven, co-owner Gia Miller of Jennersville, Ali Smith of Brookhaven; (back) co-owner Dan Miller of Jennersville, Rob Pinhak of Wallingford, Kerilys Rodriguez of Parkside and co-owner Costa Miller of Philadelphia. Phil & Jims Steaks...

For anyone in need of new clothing, a Carbon County church has a three day giveaway starting tomorrow. Saint John's Lutheran Church in Jim Thorpe is starting their annual clothing drive tomorrow, Friday and Saturday at 9am. Everything is free. Volunteers have already sorted out by size all the men's, women's and older children's clothing. Other items available include outer wear, bedding, and household items. As volunteers expect to see over 250 people on the first day alone, they say the need is there. It's why they have been making this happen for over 20 years.