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Skies are hazy in the Poconos Tuesday afternoon, with multiple fire sources potentially to blame. Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning. The smoke has traveled into the United States, resulting in a number of air...

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — If you've been outside Tuesday, you might be wondering why it's so smokey. It's wildfires burning thousands of miles away. Those wildfires burning up north are blanketing our area in a haze. There is a thick wall of smoke over Lackawanna County as far as...

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Visibility was low as smoke covered portions of Route 33 from Monroe County to Northampton County after a series of brush fires. The fires prompted first responders to close the highway for several hours. Emergency dispatchers say several fires started along Route 33 near Snydersville...

SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An entrance ramp to Interstate 81 is back open after a tractor-trailer flipped in Lackawanna County. The area has become a common place for crashes posing a danger for drivers. A tractor-trailer rollover snarled traffic Tuesday morning as the rollover happened off exit 194 in Lackawanna County near […]

WAYMART, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are searching for a woman after she allegedly abused and stole money from a 76-year-old woman. According to court documents, former caregiver Terri Jo Hood, 56, from Waymart, abused and stole over $40,000.00 from a 76-year-old woman. Police say on May 1, they received a report of […]

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources returned to the scene of one of a dozen wildfires that broke out Monday across two counties. The DCNR is investigating what led to the wildfires that popped up in Monroe and Northampton counties and garnered a massive response from fire departments and […]

Authorities are investigating what caused fires in northern Northampton and Monroe counties Monday that shut down part of Route 33 for a few hours. The fires affected about five acres and they are contained, but crews were back out Tuesday morning to fully suppress the blazes, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said.

If you're looking for day trips this summer, towns in the Poconos are on a mission to increase gay tourism with festivals and other outdoor events.

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued the following weather alert:. ..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY, GUSTY WINDS, AND ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…. AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zones 038, 039, 040, 043, 044, 047, 048, AND 072. This...

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Work is almost complete on a park that's sure to get tails wagging at TLC Park in Pocono Township. All that's left is to install the doggy tunnels and equipment and wait for the grass to grow in. "It is something that our residents have...

Smoky conditions Tuesday across the Lehigh Valley region and western New Jersey worsened throughout the afternoon, due to Canadian wildfires. Emergency radio broadcasts carried call after call into dispatchers about smoke conditions outdoors. In Monroe County, Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Director Maryellen Keegan issued a statement Tuesday afternoon saying:...

The weather is causing a problem for farmers. We're told strawberry fields have been hit hard by the cold, dry weather. And its impacted a fun activity. "But that, that’s not ready. And this one here, we wouldn’t have our guys pick that one because it’s still got a little bit of a light color there."

POCONO, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested a man after he fled the crash scene and led officers on a chase. According to the Pocono Township Police Department, on June 3 around 11:15 p.m., officers were called to Barley Creek and Camelback Road for an intoxicated driver. Police say they arrived on the […]

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A historical association in the Poconos broke ground on a new expansion to help showcase its history that dates back to the 1700s. Taking a step inside the history of the heart of the Poconos. The Stroud Mansion located on Main Street in Stroudsburg has been standing tall since 1795. […]

SCRANTON, Pa. (WOLF) — Police activity has a street in Scranton blocked off and residents have been asked to shelter in place. According to reports, the area of the 1800 block of Clearview Avenue has been closed off since 8:30 AM Monday morning. Reports came in of a man...

SCRANTON, Pa. — A popular ethnic food festival in Lackawanna County is back once again. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church on North Washington Avenue in Scranton is holding its famous annual summer Greek Food Festival. Food will be available for dine-in or takeout. The menu includes Greek specialties, such as...

Mackayla Quick, 21, of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, was crowned the 2023-24 Wyoming-Lackawanna Counties Dairy Princess in May at the Mehoopany B

Fire departments from all over Monroe and Northampton counties responded to multiple brush fires along southbound Route 33 between Snydersville and Wind Gap on Monday. Southbound Route 33, was closed in the afternoon. Traffic was backed up for over 3 miles at that time. Northbound 33 was open and moving.

Like communities big and small across America, Wayne County's Honesdale and Hawley boroughs marked Memorial Day with a parade and ceremony honoring U.S. Armed Forces members who gave their lives for the country's freedom. Hawley gets a jump ahead and has their parade on Sunday afternoon. Filled with small-town spirit,...

LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police announced Monday there will be lane restrictions on Interstate 81 southbound in Lackawanna County on Monday and Tuesday of this week. According to PennDOT, there will be lane restrictions on I-81 southbound starting at Exit 194 (Clarks Summit) to Exit 190 (Dickson City/Main Avenue) in Lackawanna County to […]