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NEPA district mourns the loss of a school official in crash
A school official from the Poconos died in a crash over the weekend. According to reports, State police responded to I-380 North in Tobyhanna Township just after 6 p.m. Saturday for reports of a man struck by a tractor-trailer. The man, later identified as Sean Richmond of Stroudsburg, was flown to St. Luke's Hospital where he later died. Richmond was the athletic director at Stroudsburg High School.
Lackawanna County murder case entering second week
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A high-profile murder case in Lackawanna County is about to enter its second week. 38-year-old Justin Schuback is accused of robbing and killing Robert Baron of Old Forge in 2017. On Friday, prosecutors presented testimony and evidence to place the defendant at the scene of the crime, Ghigiarelli’s restaurant which […]
Pike County man injured in explosion
PIKE COUNTY, Pa. — A 53-year-old man was injured after an explosion Thursday in Delaware Township, near Birchwood Lakes in Pike County. According to a State Police news release, crews received a report of an explosion on Beech Road around 12:45pm. When they arrived at the scene, first responders...
National championship for mock trial team
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Trophy cases line the walls of Abington Heights High School near Clarks Summit in Lackawanna County. Each window is filled to the brim with titles and championships, and the gold hardware is a symbol of the hard work behind it. Now, one more will be...
Construction and concerns in Newton Township
NEWTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Eight months after a terrible storm led to a bad crash at a Lackawanna bridge, there’s now a new span proposal for the Newton Township Bridge. Four people crashed into the raised portion of the bridge in September that was damaged by the heavy rain. Those four were treated […]
77th annual Wayne County Dairy Court announced; girls to promote dairy industry
The Wayne County Dairy Promotion committee has announced the 77th annual coronation of the Wayne County Dairy Court for 2024-2025. The event was held at the Park Street Complex in Honesdale, Saturday, April 27. Crowned to represent dairy farmers and the dairy industry in Wayne County and Pennsylvania, promoting the...
Honesdale's Bryce Dressler dazzles academically and athletically
HONESDALE — In the weeks leading up to the start of the 2024 high school baseball season, Bryce Dressler was fully expecting to play a major role in Honesdale’s latest championship quest. A senior who made key contributions both offensively and defensively last year, Dressler was named a...
Penn State faculty voice frustration with administration about campus buyout plans
Penn State faculty voiced frustration during a meeting Wednesday morning, questioning President Neeli Bendapudi and other university leaders about the buyout offer to employees at the Commonwealth Campuses and criticizing how the administration is handling it. Paul Frisch, a faculty senator from Penn State Scranton, said faculty and staff are...
Pa. Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs highlighting 'music therapy' aimed at helping people battling drug addiction
STROUDSBURG, Pa. - Gov. Josh Shapiro's Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs is highlighting "Music Therapy" in our region Tuesday. It's part of the agency's tour of recovery houses in Carbon, Monroe, and Pike counties. At first glance, the noise coming from the Pyramid Healthcare Outpatient Treatment Center in Stroudsburg...
Delaware River Basin Commission collecting items for food drive on June 4
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will host a distributed food drive benefiting food pantries in several upper Delaware River Basin communities. Donations are being collected through June 4 and will be presented to the Narrowsburg Ecumenical Food Pantry, the Wayne County Food Pantry Program, and the Sullivan County Federation for the Homeless at the DRBC’s second-quarter business meeting in Narrowsburg, on June 5.
Ronald McDonald House of Scranton Charity Classic returns to Lackawanna County
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Chief Meteorologist Kurt Aaron hit the links on Monday for a good cause. The Ronald McDonald House of Scranton held its 4th Annual Charity Classic at Glen Oak Country Club near Clarks Summit. Money raised from the event supports the families of children who are...
Solar farm concerns raised in Lackawanna County
Editor’s Note: This article was updated to remove video of Waste Management landfill. TAYLOR, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The borough of Taylor in Lackawanna County is in talks to possibly put a solar panel farm on land that was once polluted with toxic material, and local officials are concerned. “It was a super fund site. […]
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