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Wanted NJ man found in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department says a man wanted in New Jersey was found in Wilkes-Barre. According to police, Friday officers were dispatched to the 30 block of Washington Street for a report of a man sitting inside her vehicle to whom she does not know. Upon arrival, police said […]
Route 309 reopens after crash
DALLAS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU)— A crash Saturday morning has resulted in injuries and closing part of Route 309. According to Dallas Township Police, a call came in just after 10:15 a.m. for a crash with entrapment at the intersection of Route 309 and Old Highway Road. Officials say Route 309 was closed for approximately three […]
Man accused of rape charged in second incident
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is being charged after being accused of raping one woman and attempting to rape another, according to police. Hazleton City Police say on May 24, 2023 officers were called for a reported rape in the 700 block of Roosevelt Street. The victim claimed the suspect followed her into […]
Fire rips through building in downtown Scranton
SCRANTON, Pa. — A fire that ravaged a downtown Scranton office building Saturday morning remained under investigation while crews worked to extinguish the smoldering structure. By late morning, the city fire department seemed to have the fire at 115-117 Franklin Ave. under control. They first arrived there around 8...
Area state legislators weigh in on skill games
WILKES-BARRE — State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski this week said there was a time when Pennsylvania restricted casinos and gambling and the state lost billions of Pennsylvania dollars to New Jersey. “Gambling, drinking, smoking, are a part of our lives — like it or not,” said Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre. “Therefore...
PD: Drug house shut down, cocaine and guns seized
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators say they have shut down a drug house in Luzerne County resulting in an arrest, crack cocaine and guns seized. Pittston City Police Department reports in May an investigation was done into the distribution of crack cocaine from a home in the 200 block of Parsonage Street. A search […]
Four charged with alleged retail theft at Walmart
HAZLE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report that four people were arrested after being accused of retail thefts at a Walmart in Luzerne County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, troopers responded to Walmart in Hazle Township for separate retail theft incidents throughout May. On May 1 around 4:00 p.m., troopers say they were […]
Five homicides so far this year in Scranton
SCRANTON, Pa. — Earlier this week, the intersection of Jackson Street and Filmore Avenue was swarming with investigators after a man was shot and killed, found unconscious in his car. With the Friday excitement as kids rush home for the weekend, parents not feeling the same. "It's scary because...
Additional remains of man missing since 2015 found in Exeter Twp.
EXETER TWP., Pa. - Exeter Police have released more information in the case of human remains found in a remote area of the township. On April 2 of this year, detectives were called to the Five Points area of Exeter Township for the discovery of possible human remains. Investigators say...
Luzerne County man arrested after firing shot into a vehicle
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Wyoming Area Regional Police were called to the 1200 block of Exeter Avenue in Exeter Borough just after 11pm on Wednesday, May 8, for a report that a man had fired a gun into a vehicle. When officers arrived, they located a vehicle that had...
Skill Games vs. Slot Machine: What’s the Difference?
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Skill games those casino-like devices found at gas stations and local shops are popping up more and more in northeastern Pennsylvania. In a joint reporting project with Times Leader Media Group 28/22’s Sydney Kostus takes a deep dive into regulations behind the games and how players hitting ‘push to play’ are […]
Questions still surround death of former Carlisle Street homeowner
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Friends and neighbors of a Wilkes-Barre woman whose body was found in a wooded area in the city in March say the ‘not knowing’ what happened to her raises concerns and questions. 69-year-old Debra Fox was the longtime owner of a Carlisle Street home where the body of a woman […]
Rahjuan Marquel Morgan Charged In Scranton Killing: PD
Police originally called Benjamin Thompson's Jackson Street death "suspicious" before declaring it a homicide on Thursday morning, May 16. By Thursday night, 24-year-old Rahjuan Marquel Morgan was arrested for criminal homicide and criminal conspiracy, city police said. "This investigation is still underway and more arrests are expected," officials said. SPD...
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