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PSP: Six arrested during underage drinking party
CLIFTON TWP. LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PSP say they arrested six people after troopers shut down an underage drinking party. According to PSP, troopers were called to a report of an underage drinking party in the Big Bass Lake Community on June 12 around 12:00 a.m. The community security arrived at the scene before troopers […]
PennDOT is planning a traffic signal at the notorious Route 590/Owego Turnpike intersection
Palmyra Township (Wayne County) officials are weighing support of a proposed traffic signal on Purdytown Turnpike (Route 590) where it meets Owego Turnpike (Route 3028), near a blind curve on 590. The intersection is right at the boundary between Palmyra and Paupack townships, north of Lake Wallenpaupack. Although the Pennsylvania...
Man who died in Scranton standoff identified
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — The man who died in a standoff in Scranton on Saturday has been identified by the coroner's office. According to the Lackawanna County Coroner's Office, Tyshawn C. Mack, 32, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a police standoff at 1612 Pine St. Saturday...
Man allegedly resists arrest, injures police officer
SCRANTON — A homeless man who refused to give back his girlfriend's belongings resisted police officers when they tried to intervene and tripped an officer causing him to fall, according to a criminal complaint. James Sweeney, 39, is charged with aggravated assault and resisting arrest. According to the criminal...
Florida woman tried to bribe Pennsylvania state trooper to escape warrants, police say
GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Florida woman tried to bribe a Pennsylvania state trooper who arrested her earlier this month near the border of Lackawanna and Susquehanna counties, authorities said. Andrea Brooke Mayze, of Jacksonville, offered to pay Trooper Robert Mikulak if he let her run away because she...
Water woes in parts of Lackawanna County
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Crews are working to repair a water main break in northern Lackawanna County. According to Pennsylvania American Water, a water main broke around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, affecting parts of Clarks Summit, Glenburn, and Dalton. Homes and businesses in the affected area may have discolored or...
Lackawanna County hit by scam, commissioners say
LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — An online hacker who infiltrated a company that did business with Lackawanna County was able to steal more than $56,000 in public money, county commissioners announced. According to commissioners, the theft was related to the county's rental of tents for the 2023 Winter Market on...
Walk-in care facility opens in Carbondale
CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Transportation barriers prevent many patients from accessing healthcare. But a new walk-in care facility in Lackawanna County is ready to change that. Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers has opened a one-stop-shop facility for patients on Brooklyn Street in Carbondale. “Here at this location, we have our family medicine clinic, we […]
Woman wanted for questioning in TJ Maxx theft
DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are seeking help to identify a woman after a theft in TJ Maxx. She is wanted for questioning regarding a theft investigation at TJ Maxx, police note. Police say they are looking to identify the woman pictured below. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer […]
Federal court upholds denial of new trial for Pal, convicted of Bonacci homicide
SCRANTON — Neil Pal's 2014 conviction for the murder of Frank Bonacci will stand. Pal asked a federal court to throw out the conviction and grant him a new trial because of mistakes he says his lawyers made during his trial. On Wednesday, his petition to have another day in court was denied by U.S. District Judge Malachy Mannion.
Shuttle service to Carbondale would not use Wayne County shared vans, commissioners say
The Wayne County commissioners issued a clarification on May 23 that the county transportation department is not planning, nor is it in the position, to use its shared ride vehicles on a fixed route to Carbondale for passengers to be able to link with the County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS) bus service.
Waymart seeks to balance Little League, Men's Softball needs for ballfield upgrade
Waymart Borough Council now has nearly a million in grant dollars available for a long-awaited ballfield upgrade, project engineer Joseph Gillott discussed at the May 14 council meeting, and again at a follow-up work session a week later. The project needs to start in 2024 to avoid the risk of the initial grant expiring. ...
Dunmore asks state to take over odor testing
DUNMORE, Pa. — "We experience the odors in our schools, on our playgrounds, at church, in our grocery store, and in our children's bedrooms. We are not scientists. We don't know what our children are breathing in," said Janet Brier, Dunmore Borough Council President. Dunmore Borough Council President Janet...
Air quality concerns raised for Dunmore landfill
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Dunmore Borough Council and the mayor of Dunmore are asking the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) not to approve a permit renewal for Keystone Sanitary Landfill. They say there is still concern for the air quality in the area and how they are monitoring it. Officials are asking DEP […]
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