CRIME & SAFETY
Police: Man arrested menaced others with rifle
SCRANTON, Pa. — Police in Lackawanna County said a man armed with an AK-47 rifle menaced others in part of West Scranton on Saturday night. Officers responded to Oram Street and North Bromley Avenue around 7:30 p.m. According to police, Elvis Ray Nieves-Medina showed up at a porch there carrying the rifle about 15 minutes after getting into a minor verbal argument with someone who lives there.
The story so far: Baron murder trial begins Monday with jury selection
SCRANTON, Pa. — The stretch of unseasonable warmth was nearly finished as dawn broke Jan. 26, 2017. Slate gray skies threatened rain. On the sidewalk outside Ghigiarelli’s Restaurant — a pizza shop and part of Old Forge’s famous collection of eateries — the morning’s delivery of dough sat uncollected by business owner Robert Baron Sr.
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...
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.
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 […]
Fire breaks out in Wilkes-Barre restaurant
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews were on the scene of a restaurant fire Sunday afternoon in Wilkes-Barre. Officials say the Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department was called before 4:00 p.m. to The Golden Star Chinese Food Take Out restaurant on the 300 block of North River Street in Wilkes-Barre for a reported structure fire. Officials […]
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 […]
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...
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.
NEPA MMA studio reopens after fire
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — A symbol of resilience stands tall in front of the new NEPA Mixed Martial Arts studio location on Eley Street in Kingston. The reopening comes just 10 weeks after the former location was engulfed in flames. Leaving nothing but ashes, the panda, and the chance...
Two minors charged with trespassing after entering Madison High School
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Two teenage boys caused a commotion Thursday after entering a school they didn’t attend through a side door. Staff at Madison Comprehensive High School became aware of the pair at around 12:35 p.m., according to a notice sent out by the district. “They were student-age,...
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