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Combating ticks for Lyme Disease Awareness Month in NEPA
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Spring in NEPA means the return of ticks. May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and it’s a good time for health officials to remind us that those tiny bugs can cause big problems. 28/22 News Reporter Emily Allegrucci spoke with an expert about the issue. The tick-borne disease expert Allegrucci spoke […]
Jury deliberating in NEPA murder trial
The fate of Justin Shuback is in the hands of the jury. Jurors began deliberating Tuesday afternoon in Shuback's murder trial. Shuback is accused of killing Old Forge restaurant owner Robert Baron in 2017. If convicted, Shuback could face life in prison. Jury deliberation will resume this morning in Lackawanna County.
Breaking ground on new behavioral health hospital
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — Lehigh Valley Health Network and Universal Health Services celebrated the start of construction on a new three-story behavioral health hospital. The new facility will have 144 beds for patients. It'll be operated by the joint venture-- creating more than 300 full-time jobs including...
Ashley Legion Picking Up the Pieces Following Fire
ASHLEY BOROUGH, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — “We don’t even know when we are going to be open because of the extent of the damages,” says Tom McGovern of American Legion Post 673. A fire broke out in the bedroom of an apartment above American Legion Post...
Adaptive bikes distributed to kids in Luzerne County
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — With the end of the school year on the horizon. Students across our area will soon be spending a lot more time outside. To make sure everyone can get out, adaptive bikes were given to families in Luzerne County. Eight adaptive bikes were distributed on Thursday at the Wilkes-Barre Area High School Stadium in Plains Township.
Educator named School Counselor of the Year
HUNLOCK CREEK, Pa. — As children filled the gymnasium at Ross Elementary in Luzerne County, Allison Everett, the school counselor, thought it was going to be a typical assembly. "I thought it was a PTO assembly about a book fair, and I was asked to take some pictures, so...
Police: arrest made in Jackson Street homicide
SCRANTON, Pa. — Scranton Police announced late Thursday evening that 24-year-old Rahjuan Marquel Morgan has been charged in connection to the death of Benjamin Thompson. Morgan is charged with criminal homicide and criminal conspiracy. Police say the investigation is still ongoing and that more arrests are expected. Investigators have...
Inclusive art classroom unveiled in Luzerne County
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A new inclusive art classroom is ready to welcome creatives in Luzerne County. Leadership Northeast cut the ribbon on its 'Art with a Heart' project on Thursday at Saint Joseph's Center along Laird Street in Wilkes-Barre. "They came together and helped us remodel and reconfigured and...
Convicted murderer Patrick Russin facing ethnic intimidation, assault charges
DALLAS TWP. — When Patrick Raymond Russin went to the Dallas Township Police Department to pick up personal items on April 11, he was advised of an arrest warrant from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Russin, 54, of North Pioneer Avenue, Shavertown, apparently lost...
Wilkes-Barre man gets up to 10 years for drug conspiracy
A Wilkes-Barre man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for dealing drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Andrew Pope, 45, was sentenced Wednesday before U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for conspiring to distribute cocaine, marijuana, fentanyl and meth. Prosecutors said...
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