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Pa. leaders warn about text message scam targeting voters
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Pennsylvania and Montgomery County officials are warning people about a phishing campaign targeting registered voters using a text message that attempts to capture valuable information. "People are excited to vote," said Neil Makhija, Montgomery County commissioner and chair of the Board of Elections. "We actually have the highest turnout in the entire commonwealth in Montgomery County."That excitement is being taken advantage of by scammers using text messages. "People are making sure they are registered. They are making sure they are requesting their absentee and mail-in-ballots," Makhija said. "At this time when people are looking for that information, we also...
Nippon Steel boosts capital commitment to US Steel plants
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nippon Steel Corp. raised its capital commitment Thursday by more than $1 billion to spend on U.S. Steel’s plants amid entrenched political and labor opposition to the Japanese company’s nearly $15 billion acquisition of the iconic American steelmaker. Nippon Steel’s $1.3 billion commitment to upgrade facilities in Pennsylvania and Indiana is on top […]
Pennsylvania Treasurer Returns Over $85,000 in Unclaimed Property to Local Education Agency
Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, alongside Dr. Donald Martin, Executive Director of Intermediate Unit 1 (IU1), announced the return of over $85,000 in unclaimed property to IU1. This unit supports public education in Fayette, Greene, and Washington counties. The funds, totaling $85,135.54, consisted of nine distinct properties ranging from just $0.01...
Warning issued amid surge in mail theft, check washing incidents across Pennsylvania suburbs
Police are searching for the suspect or suspects who have been driving around in a Mercedes and stealing mail directly from mailboxes across multiple Pennsylvania neighborhoods. According to Solebury Township Police, they are searching for the person or people driving around in a black 2018-2022 Mercedes model C300 2matic with...
DUI checkpoints set in Pennsylvania for Labor Day weekend
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The Labor Day holiday weekend means police will be conducting DUI checkpoints and roving patrols across Pennsylvania as part of a crackdown on impaired driving. According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a “zero-tolerance enforcement policy.” […]
New apprenticeship program trains workers to plug defunct oil and gas wells
Harrisburg, Pa. — The United Mine Workers of America have partnered with the Pa. state government to create a new apprenticeship program that will train workers to plug oil and gas wells. The function of well plugs is to prevent oil and other pollutants from seeping into groundwater or migrating to the surface. The new program will be run out of the United Mine Workers of America Career Centers, Inc.’s Ruff Creek Training Center in Greene County. ...
New bee species found in Pennsylvania
The scientific community in Pennsylvania is abuzz with excitement. Multiple new species of bees have been discovered in the Keystone State. According to a Penn State press release, a group of community scientists — each of which was trained by Penn State experts — participating in a monitoring program led by the university found these new varieties of bees while documenting their regional patterns of biodiversity as well as how many there are.
VA uses creative arts as treatment in competition
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The VA held the 16th Annual Veterans Creative Arts Competition Thursday showcasing local talented veterans. The VA uses creative arts as a therapeutic rehabilitative treatment. The competition recognizes the progress and recovery veterans have made through creative arts therapy. It also raises awareness of the creative achievements of our […]
Local business plays key part in La Festa Italiana
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton’s Annual Italian Festival, La Festa Italiana, is coming back, filling Courthouse Square with the sights, sounds, and flavors of Italy. One local business, MAC Signs, has been a key part of the festival for over 20 years. They’re the team behind all the signs you will see throughout the […]
McCormick confuses Philadelphia, Mississippi with Pennsylvania in X post
Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick (R) was mocked Wednesday after his X account confused Philadelphia, Miss., with Pennsylvania’s biggest city. McCormick’s account on social platform X shared a clip from a local Mississippi news station reporting on a shooting that police said was carried out by an alleged gang member from El Salvador. The post…
Police: Man threatens woman with crossbow at Watson Street residence
SCRANTON — As police responded to a Watson Street residence to assist with a protection-from-abuse order on Wednesday evening, officers learned the man was threatening a woman with a crossbow, according to the criminal complaint. When David Smith, 41, learned that officers were on the way, he fled the...
Flooding forces store to close
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Lots of rain caused problems for a grocery store in Luzerne County. Caution tape surrounds the entrance of Schiel's Family Market on Hanover Street in Wilkes-Barre after Thursday's flash flooding. Employees are working hard to clean up the aftermath, which caused several inches of water to flood the front of the store.
Volleyball Notch Third in Atlantic East Conference Preseason Poll
Lancaster, Pa. – Marywood University was picked third in the Atlantic East Conference women's volleyball preseason poll, as voted on by the conference's head coaches. Marywood tallied 24 points in the poll, tied for third overall. The Pacers will look to Casey Hagerstrom who finished 2023 fifth in hitting percentage. Libby Smith returns as well finishing ninth in the conference for services aces (.44 avg/s).
Ammunition Plant Announces Modernization Efforts
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — The Scranton Ammunition Plant, operated by General Dynamics since 2006, is one of five government-owned, contractor-operated Army ammunition plants in the nation. The eighteen-step process to make the ammunition is vital – from forging, welding, heating, painting, and packing the finished product. Each...
Hasty, Jones, Lahr, Slusser and Tomada Named to NFHCA Division III Watchlist
Manahawkin, N.J. — Marywood University seniors Corrin Hasty and Cassie Slusser, juniors Dariane Jones and Cydney Lahr, and graduate student Maria Tomada were named to the 2024 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III Watchlist, sponsored by Victory Sports Tours. Hasty, Slusser, Jones, Lahr and Tomada comprised five...
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