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Police investigate shots fired in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police announced they are investigating a shots fired incident in Wilkes-Barre over the weekend. According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, on May 18 around 8:56 p.m., officers were called to Dana and Grove Street for a report of several gunshots being fired. Once on the scene, police said they […]
Police: Allentown man brandished machete during Route 22 road rage incident
WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police say an Allentown man was arrested after brandishing a machete during a road rage incident on Route 22 East. According to police, the incident occured around 5:20 p.m. Saturday when two eastbound vehicles crashed near the MacArthur Road exit. The drivers then...
Man loses control of vehicle, crashes into store at South Mall in Allentown
SALISBURY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- A man lost control of his car and crashed into a former retail store at the South Mall in Allentown on Monday morning, Salisbury Township police said.Salisbury Township police said they responded to the mall located at 3300 Lehigh Street in Allentown just after 11 a.m. on a report of a vehicle crashed into a retail store.The driver told officers that he lost control of the vehicle's accelerator and claimed it was stuck, which caused his car to slam into the retail store, police said.Fortunately, the store had been closed down and was empty at the time of the crash. The driver was taken to a nearby hospital for a further assessment and later released, according to police.Police said no other injuries were reported.A Giant Grocery Store will open in the future at the location where the car crashed, according to police.Salisbury Township police are still investigating the crash.
Driver Brandished Machete During Road Rage Incident In Whitehall: Police
Authorities said Robert Reyes was involved in a crash on Route 22 in Whitehall before he and the other driver pulled into the Home Depot at 1350 MacArthur Road. Reyes "produced a machete and put the eyewitnesses and other occupants in fear of harm or injury," troopers said. PSP was...
PSP: Authorities seize 17 dogs, other animals from home in Coaldale
COALDALE, Pa. - 17 dogs, a turtle, and other animals were seized from a home in Schuylkill County Monday, according to a news release from state police. Pennsylvania State Police and Coaldale Borough Police Department executed a search warrant in Coaldale, according to state police. As a result of the...
‘We feel the love’: 110-year-old plant business to continue operating at former Dan Schantz site
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Business will keep on blooming at an iconic greenhouse in Lehigh County, at least through the end of the year. Herr’s Fruit Farm, a more than century-old, Lancaster County-based plant and produce business, has extended its lease at the former Dan Schantz Greenhouse & Cut Flower Outlet site in Allentown through the end of December, owner Bob Herr said.
Nearly two dozen animals rescued from home in Schuylkill County
COALDALE, Pa. — 17 Great Pyrenees dogs, two cats, two birds, and a turtle were all seized by the Pennsylvania SPCA in conjunction with Coaldale Borough Police and Pennsylvania State Police after a several-day investigation at a home along Bull Run Street in Coaldale. "Very malnourished and underfed. The...
House Speaker Mike Johnson to visit Lehigh Valley this week with GOP congressional candidate Ryan Mackenzie
House Speaker Mike Johnson will visit the Lehigh Valley this week in support of Pennsylvania state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie’s run for Congress. According to a news release from Mackenzie’s campaign, Johnson will visit Cetronia Ambulance Corp. in Allentown on Tuesday morning in recognition of Emergency Medical Services week. Mackenzie, a 12-year state representative in a Lehigh County district, ...
'No one expected us to be here': the bright side of Pleasant Valley's EPC tournament run
ALLENTOWN — It wasn't the storybook ending for Pleasant Valley softball, but the Bears can leave Patriots Park with their heads held high after putting together a Cinderella run to the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference championship game. As a 7-seed, Pleasant Valley upset 2-seed Emmaus and 3-seed Parkland, the top...
Police removes 22 animals from Coaldale home
COALDALE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police removed nearly two dozen animals from a home after being tipped off on a potential animal cruelty situation. No charges have been made at this hour for the property owner of the Coaldale home, but 22 animals were taken from the home and put in the care of the […]
In Hazleton school board elections case, attorneys cite a controversial take on the Voting Rights Act
HAZLETON, Pa. — Civil rights lawyers at the Justice Department want a federal judge presiding over a voting rights case in Luzerne County to reject an argument that a landmark 1965 law is enforceable only by the government. The attorneys in the department’s civil rights division made the pitch...
Ja’Liyah Stover walk-off homer keeps Middletown season alive in district playoff thriller over Fleetwood
Trailing at one point 5-1, Middletown kept battling in Monday’s District 3 softball playoff opener against Fleetwood. • Sign up for PennLive’s new high school sports newsletter here. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation....
Don’t miss the Magic Polka Machine!
PA live! (WBRE) — Since 1974, Polka Joe Manjack has been spinning the Polkas on what has to be one of the longest running Polka shows on the radio with Magic 105.5 WMGH-FM. Many people join Polka Joe each Sunday morning at 10 for the best Polkas, but you can also join him this Sunday (May 26) at the Lakeside Ballroom in Barnesville!
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