Tag: Scranton

Domestic shooting leads to standoff in Scranton

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman shot and injured, and the accused gunman died after an hours-long standoff in Scranton. Police swarmed the neighborhood in the city’s Hill Section where the shooting happened, shutting down two roads much of the day. A 27-year-old woman was shot in the arm, sent to the hospital, treated, […]

Scranton Region AACA Car Show underway in Lackawanna County

SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — All kinds of cars, old and new, brought out a crowd Sunday near Clarks Summit. The Scranton Region Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) held its 53rd annual car show at abington executive park. Hundreds of car enthusiasts from all over the region showed up to check out […]

State shuts down nursing home in Scranton

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The state has decided to shut down a nursing home Friday evening in Scranton, according to sources. Sources say that state regulators decided to shut down Mountain View Care Center. Family members have been told that they will have to relocate their loved ones to another facility. Emergency operations hub in […]

Two charged with deadly head-on-crash in Scranton

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men are now facing homicide charges after a deadly crash in Scranton killed a well-known Scranton businessman. According to the Scranton Police Department, John Darko, 44, of Clarks Summit, and Paul Viscomi, 44, of Scott Township, were speeding in separate cars, trying to get in front of the other in […]

Scranton shaken by five homicides already this year

SCRANTON — Five homicides already this year — all coming after a police officer survived getting shot — have unnerved the city. The spasm of killings was within fewer than 10 weeks, from early March to mid-May. The recent spate of shocking violence already marking 2024 as an outlier began Jan. 11 with the shooting […]

Scranton clown charged with prostitution after undercover sting

CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A professional clown is facing charges after meeting an undercover officer during a prostitution sting, police stated. According to the Carbondale Police Department, on Sunday, May 18 officers began an undercover investigation regarding prostitution. On an online website, officers said they found a man, later identified as Francis Bui, 28, […]

Scranton man allegedly sexually assaults five-year-old

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been taken into custody after he allegedly sexually assaulted a five-year-old. According to a press release, Friday 31-year-old Logan Coombes was taken into custody by the Butler Township Police Department after incident took place with him having sexual contact with a five-year-old. Police say the incident took […]

Fire damages law office in Scranton

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A fire started early Saturday morning in Scranton just about a half a mile where the Armed Forces parade is supposed to start. Lackawanna County Center for Public Safety said that a call came in just before 8:00 a.m. for a second alarm fire on the 100 block of Franklin Street […]

Man charged after allegedly threatening others with AK-47 in Scranton

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton Police Department (SPD) says a man is facing charges after allegedly threatening people with an AK-47 Saturday night in Scranton. On May 4, The SPD said in a release officers were called to the 1300 block of Oram Street for a report of a man threatening people with […]

Biden returns to his Scranton, Pennsylvania, roots to pitch his tax plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden returns to his childhood hometown of Scranton on Tuesday to open three straight days of campaigning in Pennsylvania, capitalizing on the opportunity to work the battleground state while Donald Trump spends the week in a New York City courtroom for his first criminal trial. The Democratic president plans to […]