• Lackawanna County election preparations

    SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — From your local election headquarters on Tuesday, Pennsylvania voters head to the polls for the 2024 primary election. These primaries are crucial because they determine who will represent each party in the race for positions ranging from local offices up to federal representatives and of course, the presidency. The road []

  • Lane restrictions on I-380S in Lackawanna County

    LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced there will be lane restrictions on Interstate 380 (I-380) southbound in Lackawanna County on Thursday. According to PennDOT, the lane restrictions will be on I-380 southbound from Exit 22 (Moscow) to Exit 20 (Daleville) in Lackawanna County for bridge deck repairs on Thursday, April []

  • Lane restrictions on I-380N in Lackawanna County

    LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced there will be lane restrictions on Interstate 380 (I-380) in Lackawanna County on Tuesday. According to PennDOT, there will be lane restrictions on I-380 northbound from Exit 20 (Daleville/Moscow) to Exit 24 (Milford) in Lackawanna County. PennDOT says crews will be working on Tuesday, []

  • Fire damages home in Lackawanna County

    SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A duplex in Scranton was damaged after a fire Saturday evening. Scranton Fire Department states that crews were dispatched to a first-alarm fire just after 6:00 p.m. on the 200 block of Prospect Avenue. Officials say that no one was injured, and that the people displaced are currently being helped []

  • PSP remembers fallen troopers in Lackawanna County

    DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police in Lackawanna County held a ceremony to honor troopers who have been killed in the line of duty. Both current and retired members of the Pennsylvania State Police Troop R gathered at Eagle Hose Company Number 1 in Dickson City for a memorial service to commemorate 119 []

  • Learning the history of coal mines in Lackawanna County

    SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The recent concern about the mine subsidence in Luzerne County has created some curiosity about our region's coal mining history. During a private tour, 28/22 News was on at Lackawanna coal mine, a mine foreman broke down the way mine subsidence has been making its way to the surface. Others []

  • Fork Over Love expands community dinners in Lackawanna County

    SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local non-profit in Luzerne County has served more than 65,000 warm meals to people in our community since 2021. On Tuesday, Fork Over Love is expanding their community dinners to Lackawanna County. Fork Over Love is a nonprofit organization that purchases hot, chef-made meals from small, independent restaurants and []

  • Compromised dam closes Route 2004 in Lackawanna County

    MADISON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Monday that Route 2004 in Lackawanna County is closed. PennDOT says Route 2004 is closed between Main Street and Aberdeen Road in Madison Township in Lackawanna County for safety reasons as crews work to repair a compromised dam. Officials say the estimated []

  • PennDOT to restrict I-84E to one lane in Lackawanna County

    LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— PennDOT announced that there will be a lane restriction on Interstate 84 eastbound in Lackawanna County on Wednesday and Thursday. According to PennDOT, the lane restriction will be between mile markers 10 and 12 on I-84 East in Jefferson Township between 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for litter cleanup. Officials ask drivers []

  • Lackawanna County to host first-ever ‘Reuse Fest’

    MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Lackawanna County Office of Environmental Sustainability announced Thursday it would be hosting its first-ever "Reuse Fest." Officials say "Reuse Fest" will be held on Saturday, May 18, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at PNC Field, 235 Montage Mountain Road in Moosic, Lackawanna County. The event is for Lackawanna []

  • Abnormal load to cause slow traffic as it travels through county

    The route will include the A1 and the A14

  • Troopers investigating cause of fatal crash in Washington County

    ST. GEORGE — The Utah Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal rollover near Enterprise in Southern Utah that occurred in the early morning hours. Utah Highway Patrol Capt. Quince Bruer told St. George News that a man was killed after being ejected when his pickup truck rolled. “It occurred just before midnight Saturday night,” Breuer said. […]