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PA meat supplier recalls ground beef shipped to Walmart stores for E. coli concerns
HAZLE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A meat supplier in Pennsylvania is recalling more than 16,000 pounds of raw ground beef products that could be contaminated with E. coli. The announcement made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's F0od Safety and Inspection Service says the items from Cargill Meat Solutions in Hazleton were produced on April 26 and April 27 of 2024.
Police: Schuylkill County man was driving under the influence of drugs when he caused crash that killed Lebanon County woman
CLEONA, Pa. — State Police have charged a 33-year-old Schuylkill County man with homicide by vehicle while DUI and numerous other offenses related to the death of a pregnant Lebanon County woman in April 2023, according to a criminal complaint. Christian Hennessey, of Pine Grove, was driving under the...
Search for wanted man in Luzerne County
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Luzerne County say they are searching for a man wanted for alleged forgery violations. According to the Hazleton City Police Department, Jose Mejia-Mejia has an active felony arrest warrant for multiple forgery violations and DUI charges. Mejia-Mejia is wanted from a traffic stop incident in Dember 2021 where […]
Celebrating Small Business Week in Hazleton
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Small Business Week is underway and state and local leaders visited downtown Hazleton on Thursday, highlighting the impact small businesses have on the community. Hazleton Food Super Market on North Wyoming Street has been a community staple for 18 years and on Thursday, members of the Shapiro Administration and elected […]
Boy, 3, remains in hospital after being hit by box truck in Palmerton
PALMERTON, Pa. - A three-year-old boy remains in the hospital after being hit by a box truck on April 25 in Palmerton, Carbon County, according to a GoFundMe page. Paramedics stabilized the boy before he was flown to the hospital, according to the GoFundMe page. The boy sustained injuries mostly...
Federal Inmate In Schuylkill County Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Officer: Usdoj
The US Attorney's Office said Carlos Rodriguez-Cruz, 33, punched a guard at FCI Schuylkill in Minersville last Oct. 6. According to authorities, the guard found a homemade knife or "shank" during a search of Rodriguez-Cruz's cell. Rodriguez-Cruz, formerly of Puerto Rico, faces up to eight years of imprisonment, supervised release,...
PennDOT plans to spend more than $1B on road projects in our area, including repairs to Route 61
Officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation highlighted some of the big road projects underway, and yet to come, in our area. Wednesday's event was at the site of one of those projects: repairs to Route 61 from Frackville to Saint Clair in Schuylkill County. PennDOT plans to spend more...
Police help rescue ducklings from storm drain
WEATHERLY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Carbon County police report an office helped rescue a mother duck and her ducklings from a storm drain. On Tuesday, Weatherly Police were called for a traffic problem in the area of Hudsondale Street due to several ducklings and the mother duck stranded in the roadway. Officer Michael Eyer responded […]
Hazleton man charged with fleeing, filing false report
HAZLETON CITY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Hazleton City Police Department announced Tuesday that a man was charged with fleeing and eluding police after leading officers on a chase with a dirt bike. According to police on Monday, April 29, at 7:59 p.m. officers saw a blue dirt bike driving on Locust Street and attempted […]
Suspect in 2020 Hazleton homicide pleads not guilty
WILKES-BARRE — A New York City man entered a not guilty plea to criminal homicide charges in the fatal beating death of his roommate in a West Hazleton residence in 2020. Giovanni Morales, 27, of Brooklyn, was charged by the Pennsylvania State Police at Hazleton with killing Jonathan Hernandez on June 26, 2020, according to court records.
'Good quality food is the heart of every community': Farmers market coming to downtown Pottsville
POTTSVILLE, Pa. - Josiah and Angela Meck, owners of Honey Brook Farm, set on 100 acres in South Manheim Township, are gearing up to bring a proper food market back to downtown Pottsville, at the former First Federal Savings & Loan building, just off of Centre Street. "Good quality food...
Man dies from burn injuries after Schuylkill County fire
MINERSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has died from his injuries sustained in a Schuylkill County house fire. The Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio reported that 77-year-old Mario Ramirez of Minersville died Sunday due to injury complications. Buglio stated Ramirez had 34.5% total body surface area burns he sustained during a house fire on […]
10 most expensive homes sold in Carbon County, April 22-28
A house in Lake Harmony that sold for $1.3 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Carbon County in the past week. In total, 30 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $333,633. The average price per square foot was $191.
Demolition underway on historic Shenandoah building
SHENANDOAH, Pa. — A historic building in Schuylkill County is coming down. Demolition crews recently started taking down the J.W. Cooper building in Shenandoah. It was condemned last month after a part of it collapsed. According to the building's owners, it was built in 1917 and then dedicated as...
Efforts to reduce West Nile threats underway in Schuylkill County
POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Efforts are underway to reduce the West Nile threat in our region. Last year, mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile popped up all over northeastern Pennsylvania. One local county has started its prevention early with its trap and test method. Schuylkill County got a jump on their West Nile virus […]
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