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Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail in Sullivan County Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 2:53 p.m. on Tuesday for strong thunderstorms until 3:30 p.m. for Sullivan County. The storms are packing pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 2:52 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm 22 miles east...
A gunshot cracked outside and a bullet struck a Luzerne County mother’s couch
EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. — Police in Luzerne County arrested a 17-year-old and accused him of firing a gun into an apartment building earlier this year in Edwardsville. The bullet did not strike anyone but did hit a couch where a family was sitting. The teenager, who is charged as an...
Kingston man sentenced for shooting ex-wife’s husband in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE — A Kingston man who shot his ex-wife’s husband inside a bakery on South Main Street was sentenced to up to two years in prison Tuesday. Julio Aristy, 28, was sentenced by Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. to one-to-two years at the county correctional facility on a felony aggravated assault charge. Aristy pled guilty to the charge March 11.
Two charged with multiple retail thefts at T.J. Maxx
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men have been charged after police say they were part of multiple thefts throughout the area. Wilkes-Barre Township Police say they arrested Charles Lakes, 56, of Newark, NJ & Carlone Bridges, 59, of Luzerne after they committed multiple retail thefts from TJ Maxx. Police stated the car the […]
Mother granted immediate parole for concealing child
WILKES-BARRE — A mother told a Luzerne County judge Tuesday she “overreacted” when she took her daughter, 6, from the parking lot of SkyZone in violation of a court-order in November. Courtney Morgan Simoncavage, 25, of Plymouth, was charged by Pittston Township police with taking her biological...
Man arrested for alleged stabbing over tool dispute
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was stabbed in the chest after a dispute over stolen tools occurred, police stated. According to the Nanticoke Police Department, on April 9 around 10:50 p.m., officers were called for a stabbing in the 200 block of Christian Street. Once police arrived on the scene 20 minutes later, […]
PD: Woman tried to smoke cocaine in front of officers
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was arrested after police say she had an active arrest warrant and tried to smoke cocaine in front of officers. On April 26 around 5:30 p.m., officers were patrolling the area of Sambourne Street when they saw Cherlynn Diamond, 34, of Kingston who had an active warrant out […]
28/22 coverage calls attention to blighted property
EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Blighted properties plague many area communities one such problem property in Luzerne County was the focus of a recent 28/22 news report. That property was torn down, and officials say our coverage helped call attention to the problem and safety concerns. Fighting blight is a community effort that improves quality […]
Muriel Siegel celebrates 105th birthday
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. “I like it very much,” Muriel Siegel said as a musician played some polkas and tunes such as “Que Sera, Sera” using the melody Doris Day made famous in a 1956 movie. When the actress sang that tune...
‘Urban explorers’ plead guilty to trespassing charge
WILKES-BARRE — Two people charged by Jackson Township police with burglarizing a residence along state Route 29 in March pled guilty to misdemeanor trespassing counts Tuesday. Jami William Jones, 28, of Avoca, and Dana Vanessa Dresing, 27, of Forty Fort, were charged with forcing open a padlock basement door...
New facilities bringing new options at Misericordia University
DALLAS TWP. — For years the answer to “what’s going to be new” at Misericordia University involved some freshly constructed or renovated facility, but much of the physical work is finally done and the answer to the question these days is the new opportunities made available to students thanks to those buildings.
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