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13-year-old bicyclist hit by truck in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A child was sent to the hospital after he was hit by a car in Scranton while riding his bicycle. 28/22 News has learned a 13-year-old boy was hit by a car Tuesday afternoon in the 1200 block of Schlager Ave. The family of the victim says he is alert […]
Man found guilty of selling fentanyl across NEPA
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A jury has found a man guilty of selling fentanyl across Luzerne and Lackawanna County. According to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam, a jury found Kevin Jones, aka “Hat”, 39, of Wilkes-Barre, guilty of conspiring to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl. Officials say Jones was one of fifteen […]
Wayne County man sentenced to more than 12 years for pandemic fraud
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A Wayne County man is behind bars after committing pandemic fraud. The United States Attorney’s Office says 36-year-old Christopher Miller, formerly of Newfoundland, was sentenced on June 28 to more than 12 years in prison following his convictions of bank fraud, and other related charges. Officials say Miller filed more than […]
Not-For-Profit Hospital In Pennsylvania Hacked By Ransomware Gang
The group behind the hack of the 114-bed, not-for-profit Wayne Memorial Hospital claimed it had data that it would leak soon. A data breach at Geisinger, meanwhile, is now expected to have affected the personal info of more than 1.2 million people. Another critical infrastructure healthcare suffered a security breach,...
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