WYOU-TV (Wilkes-Barre, PA)

WYOU is a CBS-affiliated television station that operates on virtual channel 22 and VHF digital channel 12. It is based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and serves the Wilkes-Barre area as well. The station is owned by Mission Broadcasting, while Nexstar Media Group, which also owns the NBC affiliate WBRE-TV (channel 28) in Wilkes-Barre, manages WYOU through a shared services agreement. Both stations have their studios located on South Franklin Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre, with WYOU maintaining a news bureau and sales office next to its previous studios on Lackawanna Avenue in downtown Scranton. The station's transmitter is situated at the Penobscot Knob antenna farm near Mountain Top.

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English

Television

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Global

#113974

United States

#22626

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#680

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100-year-old tortoise gives birth to critically endangered hatchlings at Philly Zoo

1 day ago | pahomepage.com | Jessica Yakubovsky

(WPHL) — For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise family. The zoo officially debuted four critically endangered hatchlings born to the zoo’s oldest residents: Female Mommy and male Abrazzo, both of whom are estimated to be around 100 years old. Video Player is loading. Mommy the Tortoise: New BabiesCurrent Time 0:00Duration 4:22Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.
Environmental groups protest EPA administrator's visit to border in California

1 day ago | pahomepage.com | Salvador Rivera

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Several Southern California environmental groups staged a protest as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin visited the San Diego area Tuesday morning. The event called “Hands Off Earth” was organized as a way to denounce the Trump administration’s cutbacks on environmental protections and programs, said Sara Ochoa, programs director with Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation.
Grasshopper Lawns will take care of the weeds in your lawn

2 days ago | pahomepage.com | Chris Bohinski

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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

2 days ago | pahomepage.com | Chris Bohinski

by: Chris Bohinski Posted: Apr 22, 2025 / 04:58 PM EDT Updated: Apr 22, 2025 / 04:58 PM EDT PA Live! (WBRE) — April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and Kristi and Carrie from Families United Network joined PA Live! to talk about it. They explained the roles foster and adoptive families play in the healing process for children who have experienced abuse.
Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says

3 days ago | pahomepage.com | Annie Ma

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday. Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans. The Trump administration ’s announcement marks an end to a period of leniency that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.
See the new HOT 97.1 mobile app

3 days ago | pahomepage.com | Chris Bohinski

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Democrat announces congressional campaign against Dan Meuser

3 days ago | pahomepage.com | George Stockburger

(WHTM) – Democrat Daniel Byron says he will be running against incumbent Republican Congressman Dan Meuser in Pennsylvania’s 9th Congressional District. Byron, a Williamsport resident, filed a Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on April 12. Byron notes he is currently working toward a college degree after briefly attending Elmira College in New York. After participating in JROTC, Byron learned he had an allergy that prevented him from serving in the military.
Bringing some bloom to Downtown Scranton

5 days ago | pahomepage.com | Mark Hiller

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Elsewhere in the Electric City, folks got a jump on Earth Day by helping beautify downtown Scranton. Some local organization teamed-up to plant the first flowers of the season. They filled dozens of different sidewalk planters along Courthouse Square and the city’s business district with Dianthus, a hardy type of carnation that can withstand extreme temperature swings in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Annual Easter market brings together local businesses

5 days ago | pahomepage.com | Mark Hiller

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A hunt of a different kind brought out more than 50 vendors and many more customers in Scranton’s Green Ridge section. Hundreds of people turned out to Lace Village for a spring shopping market. It featured everything from clothing and crafts to jewelry and food. The market also included a petting zoo featuring sheep and goats. This family-friendly event is one of several throughout the year held at Lace Village.
The bunny makes a stop in Lackawanna County

5 days ago | pahomepage.com | Mark Hiller

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Elsewhere, children filled up their baskets for another Easter egg hunt. It’s billed as the Bunny Hunt at Saint Anthony’s playground in Dunmore. Organizers say it took a matter of minutes for kids to grab all of the three-thousand eggs filled with candy and prizes. “When they said go, everybody ran to like the center of the field. That’s all I remember,” recalled Henry cummings, 10-years-old, Elmhurst.