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DUI checkpoint set in Pennsylvania
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed across various roadways in Pennsylvania for Memorial Day weekend. According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a “zero-tolerance enforcement policy.” Police say checkpoints and roving patrols will be placed […]
3 injured after van goes over Cross Valley embankment
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three were transported to the hospital after a van went over the embankment on the Cross Valley. According to Deputy Chief Alan Klapat, around 6:12 a.m. first responders were dispatched to the area of Exit 1 on the Cross Valley for a report of a van over an embankment. Officials […]
PD: Drug house shut down, cocaine and guns seized
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators say they have shut down a drug house in Luzerne County resulting in an arrest, crack cocaine and guns seized. Pittston City Police Department reports in May an investigation was done into the distribution of crack cocaine from a home in the 200 block of Parsonage Street. A search […]
Wilkes-Barre man gets prison for dealing meth
A Wilkes-Barre man has been sentenced to serve up to 10 years in federal prison for dealing methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Emile Occean, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy Mannion for distributing meth in Luzerne County between March 31, 2022, and April 12, 2022.
Scranton death listed as a homicide
SCRANTON, Pa. — Scranton police say a suspicious death in the city's West Side is considered a homicide. Police were called late Tuesday night to the 1800 block of Jackson Street. The victim was identified by authorities on Thursday as 36-year-old Benjamin Thompson. The county coroner listed the death...
Kitten rescue leads to adoption in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A kitten was rescued and then adopted in Luzerne County on Wednesday. The Wilkes-Barre city firefighters on East Ross Street said a vehicle pulled up to the fire department's headquarters, hoping to get help for an unexpected visitor in the engine compartment. When firefighters went to...
'Sunsets on South Main' returning to Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — "Sunsets on South Main" is returning to downtown Wilkes-Barre starting this week. The free outdoor celebration will be around all summer long starting tomorrow at Midtown Village. People are encouraged to come out and enjoy live music, adult beverages, and several different food options.
Jury finds Justin Schuback guilty of first-degree murder
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A jury has found Justin Schuback guilty of first-degree murder in the death investigation of Robert Baron. On Wednesday a jury found Schuback guilty on the following charges after six days of testimony: 38-year-old Justin Schuback was accused of robbing and killing Robert Baron owner of Ghigiarelli’s restaurant in Old […]
Fine Arts Fiesta begins Thursday in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The Fine Arts Fiesta kicks off Thursday in downtown Wilkes-Barre. The event is held every year during the third week in May to celebrate artists and performers from across northeastern and central Pennsylvania. Just a heads up if you're planning on attending: there are some street...
Judge denies request to change no contest plea in Harveys Lake stabbing
WILKES-BARRE — A Luzerne County judge denied a request by a Laflin woman who wanted to withdraw her no-contest plea on a felony assault charge stemming from a stabbing in Harveys Lake in 2020. Isabella Rosa Sobejano, 24, of Peachwood Drive, claimed she was pressured into signing the no-contest...
Breaking ground on new behavioral health hospital
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — Lehigh Valley Health Network and Universal Health Services celebrated the start of construction on a new three-story behavioral health hospital. The new facility will have 144 beds for patients. It'll be operated by the joint venture-- creating more than 300 full-time jobs including...
Educator named School Counselor of the Year
HUNLOCK CREEK, Pa. — As children filled the gymnasium at Ross Elementary in Luzerne County, Allison Everett, the school counselor, thought it was going to be a typical assembly. "I thought it was a PTO assembly about a book fair, and I was asked to take some pictures, so...
Retail theft suspect wanted in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre police are searching for a suspect allegedly involved in a theft at Boscvos. Wilkes-Barre City Police are looking to identify the suspect pictured below after a theft occurred at Boscovs on May 13. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Urban at 570-208-4200.
105th annual West Side Veterans Memorial Day Parade details announced
KINGSTON — The 105th annual West Side Veterans Memorial Day Parade will step off at 10:30 a.m. sharp on Memorial Day, May 27, honoring America’s fallen heroes. Commander Gary Isaac from the Black Diamond American Legion Post 395 and Commander Chuck Pavlick from the Anthracite VFW Post 283 — both in Kingston — are co-Chairs of the parade.
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