CRIME & SAFETY
One dead in Schuylkill County ATV crash
ASHLAND, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Schuylkill County Coroner David Moylan confirms one is dead after an ATV crash in Ashland Wednesday night. Officials say just before 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, crews were called to the 300 block of North Ninth Street for a reported ATV rollover. Authorities say the Schuylkill County Coroner was called to the […]
Schuylkill Co. man killed in Bethel Twp. crash
BETHEL TWP., Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) are investigating a car accident that took the life of a Schuylkill County man. The fatal crash happened Tuesday afternoon on Route 183 in Bethel Township near the entrance to the Appalachian trail. Authorities say 56-year-old William Lecher of Pottsville was travelling...
Stolen Car Found Crashed In Schuylkill County: State Police
The car, an 850i, crashed near Blue Mountain Drive in West Penn Township sometime on Monday, authorities said. The occupants ran from the crash and police searched a "large perimeter" near Blue Mountain Drive, Route 309, and Fort Franklin Road using drones and canine units, according to troopers. Around 2...
Suspending local law enforcement in Girardville
GIRARDVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Last month, people living in a Schuylkill County borough put pen to paper and voted on the fate of their police force. On Wednesday, the results of that vote were made public, will they keep their police department or dissolve it? Just a month ago, Girardville residents weighed the pros […]
Pottsville man sentenced to 8 years in prison for meth trafficking
POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Schuylkill County man was sentenced to prison on Tuesday for methamphetamine trafficking. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Allateef Alkamil Ali-White, 43, of Pottsville, was sentenced to eight years in prison followed by a three-year term of supervised release for conspiring to […]
Five taken to hospital after vehicle crashes into railroad car near Shenandoah
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — Several people were taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a railroad car Monday evening in Schuylkill County. According to police, a vehicle was speeding in West Mahanoy Township near Shenandoah around 6:45 p.m. when it missed a left curve, went off the road, and struck a parked Reading and Northern Railroad coal car.
Man wanted on charges in Luzerne County
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a man wanted on multiple charges in Luzerne County. Daniel Pitt is wanted in connection to an incident that occurred in Hazleton in April 2024, according to the Hazleton City Police Department. Pitt is wanted on the following charges; Anyone with information is asked to call […]
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