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Man sentenced for providing drugs that led to overdose death in Falls
A Tullytown man was sentenced Monday, April 29, to state prison for providing the drugs that led to a woman’s overdose death in Falls Township in November 2021. Steven Frederick Yard Jr., 32, pleaded guilty in January to charges of involuntary manslaughter, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, recklessly endangering another person, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. On Monday, Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Gary B. Gilman sentenced Yard to 2 ½ to 6 years in state prison, followed by two years of probation.
High school student, 17, charged in Edwardsville shooting
WILKES-BARRE — A 17-year-old boy is charged as an adult for the attempted killing of a man during a large gathering of people in the Eagle Ridge Apartment Complex in Edwardsville. Erik Reyes Jr. was arrested at his Union Street, Luzerne Borough residence, on allegations he shot Jaivel Pope,...
Charges filed against mother in death of child in Carbondale
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — A mother has been charged in connection with the death of her child in Lackawanna County. Devon Boone, 35, was charged with homicide last month in the death of 5-year-old Zavier Taylor of Carbondale. Authorities have now charged Zaire Sheppherd, 37, of Scranton, the child's...
Boy, 16, charged in Nanticoke shooting to remain jailed at an adult facility
WILKES-BARRE — A 16-year-old boy currently charged as an adult for his alleged role in a drive-by shooting that seriously injured a 14-year-old boy in Nanticoke will remain jailed at the Lackawanna County Prison. A review hearing on the jail placement of James Alberto Jr. was held before Luzerne...
Building demolished overnight in Olyphant
OLYPHANT, Pa. — Crews were out demolishing the former Sullums Bridal Shop on Lackawanna Avenue in Olyphant early Friday morning. Lackawanna Avenue was closed while crews knocked down the building. Sullums opened in 1920 and closed in 2016. In May 2022, police and federal agencies found that people were...
PD: Motorcyclist wanted for fleeing multiple police agencies
DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a motorcyclist who allegedly fled multiple police agencies in Lackawanna County. According to the Dickson City Police, the motorcyclist pictured was involved in a chase from Throop Police on April 27 and Thursday the Olyphant Borough Police tried to stop the same driver but he […]
Multi-vehicle crash on I-81 in Lackawanna County
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Drivers experienced delays in Lackawanna County after a multi-vehicle crash on Thursday afternoon. According to Greenfield Township Fire Chief Kyle Durko, two tractor-trailers and one car crashed around 5:15 p.m. on I-81 southbound near mile marker 204.5 near Exit 206 (Glenwood /Lennoxville). There were no...
Jurors are being selected ahead of the Schuback trial
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The family of Robert Baron Sr. and the Old Forge community continue to await closure on the seven-year homicide case, but in just two days jury selection for the trial is set to begin. Monday will mark the start of a process many have been waiting for years and one Old […]
Newly placed sign announces Wawa coming to area
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — All signs point to a new Wawa coming to the former Kmart Plaza — now Union Center Plaza — owned by Union Center Realty LLC and Delaware Land Company LLC. Well, one sign at least. A new sign was placed along Route 309 announcing...
DUI checkpoint set in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton police announced DUI checkpoints are set Thursday in the Electric City. According to the Scranton Police Department, on Thursday, May 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., a DUI enforcement is placed in the area of the Green Rdige section. Officers would like to remind drivers, “buzzed driving is […]
Wanted man charged with selling 50 bags of fentanyl, fleeing
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Scranton man was arrested after police determined he was wanted on three separate warrants and he reportedly sold 50 bags of fentanyl. According to police, on Monday, April 29, around 7:00 p.m., Scranton police and Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) determined that Joseph Christiano, 28, of Scranton, (pictured below) was […]
"The Office" documentary series preview in Scranton
SCRANTON, Pa. — A series documentary dedicated to the hit show "The Office" had its soft premiere in Scranton on Friday. "COVID hit, which kind of put a big break on the project, and we wanted to see it to completion, and we thought what better place than Scranton," said Shawn Cauthen, Director of "Fan Level Midnight: Devoted to the office."
Autopsy report on missing woman found dead in Luzerne County
The death of a woman whose body was found in a wooded area of Luzerne County in March remains a mystery. After an autopsy, the Luzerne County coroner says the cause and manner of death of Debra Fox are undetermined. Fox's remains were found on March 26 in an area off the Exit 1 ramp of the North Cross Valley Expressway in Wilkes-Barre near the I-81 interchange. Wilkes-Barre police say the investigation into Fox's death remains open.
Scranton chosen to propel clean energy economy
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton was chosen on Friday as one of 150 cities to transition the U.S. into a new era of clean energy. As new financing tools and clean energy tax incentives were brought on by President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Scranton and other cities like it are in a […]
Keystone College's accreditor worries about 'imminent danger of closing,' gives school deadline to show otherwise
LA PLUME, Pa. — Keystone College’s accrediting body is worried the school is in "imminent danger of closing" and gave Keystone until August 1 to show otherwise. Depending on its response, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education could withdraw the school’s accreditation — a monumental step impacting access to federal aid.
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