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Scranton teen sentenced for fatal gang-related stabbing
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article may have been unclear about when the sentencing would take place. SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office says the teen who was convicted of being involved in a fatal stabbing in Scranton was sentenced Tuesday afternoon. The Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office […]
Governor Shapiro Signs 30 New Laws Covering Property, Liquor, and Education in Pennsylvania
Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania has recently signed a series of new laws that bring his total for the year to 102. The legislation ranges from property rights to liquor sales, demonstrating a broad legislative agenda. One of the key laws enacted earlier this month is Senate Bill 1236, which...
Woman rescued from fire in Dunmore
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — Firefighters rescued a woman from a fire in Lackawanna County Monday night. Crews responded to a fire at a multi-unit mixed occupancy building along the 700 block of E. Drinker St. in Dunmore around 9:45 p.m. A woman was rescued from the second floor...
New art unveiled in Pittston
PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — There's new art in Luzerne County - after new pieces were unveiled last Friday. These three pieces can now be seen around Pittston. The first is a 20 to 30-foot mural called "Balancing the Past and Future" on the side of the AH Baby and Co. Building.
Robbery suspect captured after foot chase in Wilkes-Barre
A Freeland man wanted on robbery charges filed earlier this year was arrested and found in possession of drugs following a foot chase in Wilkes-Barre on Monday afternoon, according to city police. Vincent Knarr Jr., 47, had been wanted on charges of robbery and harassment that city police filed against...
PD: Wanted man arrested after found unresponsive
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man wanted on a warrant in Luzerne County was arrested after being found unresponsive in Wilkes-Barre. On July 27 around 8:47 p.m., officers were called to South Main Street after someone saw an unresponsive man lying on the ground inside Park and Lock Central. Police said they found the […]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NEPA to Host Rhythm & Wine Festival
***ADMISSION TASTING TICKETS ARE JUST $30!!!*** offer code “chamber5” for $5 off an admission tasting ticket. The Rhythm & Wine Fundraiser returns in 2024 on Saturday, August 24th at West Wyoming’s Moonlite Drive In from Noon to 4 PM. The festival is an open-air, outdoor wine and food truck & vendor festival featuring local wineries, breweries, cideries, and meaderies, culinary options, other vendors, and live music by the M80 Trio. Tickets cost just $30. New for 2024: a very limited amount of “premium party packages” that include your own private, tent, table, chairs, admission tickets, & reserved area on the grounds!
Feds Warn New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania Residents to Remove this from Wallets Immediately
Are you sitting at an angle with it in your back pocket?. It may be time to give your trusty friend some relief by going through it and tossing the stuff you don't need. You know, like the coupon for 5% off your next TCBY purchase. Do they even exist anymore?
Latest Pa. budget leaves embattled child care industry without much-needed funding to boost staffing
This story originally appeared on Spotlight PA. When Carli Viola-Luqa learned in April that her kid’s child care facility planned to permanently close, she panicked. Viola-Luqa, a nurse, and her husband, a dentist, both work full time and have no family in Pennsylvania. The couple, who live in suburban...
You might not recognize it, but rain is coming to central Pa. Tuesday
The Harrisburg area has seen just over a half-inch of rain so far in July. That’s far below the monthly average of 3 inches, making this so far the driest July on record, according to the National Weather Service. However, as the hot and dry month winds down, central...
Trump rally shooting puts Pa. gun laws in sights
In 2015, an AR-15 rifle at the counter of Braverman Arms, in Wilkinsburg. (Photo by Connor Mulvaney/PublicSource) Thomas Crooks was 20 when he bought, from his father, the gun reportedly used to shoot at Donald Trump. It was a legal sale. Should it be?. “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom...
Ohio brewery sues Pennsylvania over 'protectionist' rules that limit beer sales
A Cincinnati-based brewery is taking aim at Pennsylvania's alcohol regulations. Urban Artifact, a 9-year-old brewery that specializes in fruit-infused beers, filed a federal lawsuit earlier this month alleging that Pennsylvania uses unfair barriers to restrict sales from companies that aren't located in the commonwealth. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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