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Dive team finds gun allegedly used to kill St. Clair Township woman
ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Dive teams have recovered a gun they say was used to kill a Saint Clair Township woman. The gun was found inside Donegal Lake. The District Attorney's Office says the gun was used to kill 71-year-old Alice Robson in December. Matthew Bates, 18, Robert...
Deadly ATV crash in Schuylkill County
ASHLAND, SCHUYLKILL CO. (WOLF) — An ATV crash in Schuylkill County left one person dead. According to Skook News, after 8 p.m. Wednesday, crews were called to the are of 300 North 9th Street in a wooded area in Ashland for an ATV rollover. The coroner's office was called...
Four arrested for 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 6:20 p.m., troopers responded to a theft where […]
Man allegedly throws woman out window, threatened officers
MOUNT CARMEL, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is being charged after police say he threw a woman out of a window and threatened officers with knives. On May 6 around 4:00 p.m., officers were called to the 400 block of East Seventh Street in Mount Carmel for an incident. It was reported by a […]
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 […]
Man charged with commercial bribery in fraud, kickback investigation
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials have charged seven people for allegedly committing bribery fraud worth thousands of dollars in Pennsylvania. The Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania says charges have been filed against Jose L. Ortiz, 48, of Drums, for conspiring to commit honest services fraud. According to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam, during […]
School expansion plans discussed in Hazleton
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A school district in Luzerne County is in desperate need of expanding. Its student population continues to grow each year but the space to hold them hasn’t kept up. On Thursday, more plans were discussed to try and fix the problem. 28/22 News Reporter Gianna Galli was in the Hazleton […]
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