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Mom reunites with Pa. Turnpike worker who helped deliver baby on highway
A Pennsylvania Turnpike maintenance worker who assisted a mother during a roadside delivery last month finally got to meet the family he helped.Andrenna Reid, from King of Prussia, came face-to-face with the man who came to her rescue.She began having contractions and tried to drop off her 1-year-old son at a family member's house before heading to the hospital.But baby Santana had other plans, and Andrenna was about to deliver the baby with no roadside assistance.That is until Robert Stenger pulled over and experienced a moment he describes as unforgettable."When I finally looked down and I saw a baby, like,...
United Way of Wyoming Valley hosts ‘Helping Kids Thrive Drive’
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For families living in poverty, a lack of basic necessities like hygiene products and clothing can keep kids out of school for weeks. It’s why the United Way of Wyoming Valley is working to help students look and feel their best to stay in school and keep learning. Donations came […]
Body found in Luzerne County ruled homicide
HAZLE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A body found in a wooded area near Hazleton High School has been ruled a homicide investigation. Officials stated as a result of an autopsy the body found in Hazle Township revealed the cause of death to be blunt force trauma and the manner of death is ruled a […]
Former fiscal manager charged with defrauding over $400k from children's advocacy center
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — A former fiscal manager for the Children's Advocacy Center for Northeastern Pennsylvania (CAC/NEPA) has been charged with wire fraud. According to the United States Attorney's Office, from Nov. 2018 to June 2022, Angela Saar, 51, of Olyphant, engaged in a scheme to defraud the CAC/NEPA while employed as the fiscal manager.
Restaurant inspections from Monroe County, July 15-21
These establishments in Monroe County were inspected between July 15 and 21, according to Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture records. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture provides this disclosure: "Please remember that any inspection is a 'snapshot' of the day and time of the inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term cleanliness of an establishment. Also, at the time of the inspection, violations are recorded but are often corrected on site...
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis visits Allentown, touts $11.5 million investment in after-school programs
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Lt. Gov. Austin Davis joined local lawmakers Friday at the Boys & Girls Club of Allentown to tout an $11.5 million statewide investment in after-school programs. This new funding was included in the recently passed $47.6 billion state budget; it will be disbursed through the Pennsylvania...
Inmate who ran drug operation from Pa. prison loses sentence reduction bid
WILLIAMSPORT — The latest sentence reduction effort by a former Washington, D.C. narcotics kingpin who ran a major drug operation from inside the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary has failed. U.S. Middle District Judge Mathew W. Brann on Friday refused to reconsider his April order denying compassionate release for Rayful Edmond...
Lycoming County Commissioners: Opioid settlements, equipment grants, and phone scams
Williamsport, Pa. — During Thursday's meeting, the Lycoming County Commissioners discussed new funding and grant applications and addressed phone scams and safety. The County Commissioners voted and approved several agenda items at Thursday's morning meeting. Director of Admission, Matt McDermott, presented one of the meeting’s bigger agenda items: ratifying Wave Two Settlements, which is money allocated for the purpose of addressing the opioid epidemic. The approval would allow the next round of opioid payments to be released and sent to rehabilitation centers and other local...
Police: Inmate caught concealing Suboxone in clothing
Lewisburg, Pa. — An inmate in Union County was charged for concealing Suboxone while he was incarcerated, police say. A correctional officer at Union County Prison found the Suboxone on March 26 while doing a search on 22-year-old Coal Nevin Inch. The officer noticed there was a rip in the waistband of Inch's shorts. When he took a closer look, the officer found a small, plastic Ziploc bag inside the rip that contained an orange pill that he suspected was Suboxone, according to the affidavit. ...
Fox that may have attacked 3 central Pa. residents tests positive for rabies
SELINSGROVE — The fox that is believed to have bitten three Snyder County residents this week was rabid, the state Game Commission says. The remains of the fox were tested after it was killed by a state trooper Thursday in the area of Harris Estates in Penn Twp., just outside Selinsgrove.
Williamsport Bureau of Police to host National Night Out
Williamsport, Pa. — Just a couple of days after the Lycoming Regional Police Department's National Night Out events, the Williamsport Bureau of Police will have a Night Out of their own. This year's Williamsport PD Night Out is a summertime complement to visits and presentations made to local students in the preceding months. The Lycoming Regional PD Night Out will take place in multiple venues on Aug. 4. Read more...
Listen Live: PA State Little League Tournament Greencastle vs. Tri-Town 6:45 p.m. Friday, July 26
The winner advances and will make the final four in the Pennsylvania State Little League Tournament. The loser will be eliminated. Coventry and St. Mary’s have been eliminated. Two more teams will be eliminated from tournament play on Friday. West Point will play Northern Lebanon at 4:00 p.m. Friday in the other elimination game.
Pennsylvania Lottery jackpot hit Thursday night
(WTAJ) — One lucky player hit the $400,000 Pennsylvania Cash 5 jackpot Thursday night. The winning ticket matched all five numbers in Thursday night’s drawing. The lottery said it was sold at Earl’s Market Inc. on Pennsylvania Avenue in State Line — Franklin County. Cash 5 winning numbers for Thursday, July 25: 07 15 19 24 31 According to […]
Pa. High School Football Report podcast: Hanging at PennLive’s Mid-Penn Football Media Day
This week, the epicenter of Mid-Penn Conference football was Cumberland Valley’s fieldhouse, where PennLive’s Fall Media Days took flight. Spend a half hour with co-hosts Evan Wheaton and Eric Epler, who first introduce PennLive’s new managing sports producer Austin Hertzog, a Lancaster native and proud graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.
In swing state Pennsylvania, middle class struggles to get by
The giant steelworks that greets visitors to Allentown, Pennsylvania once symbolized the city's success as an industrial hub. - More visitors at food pantries - On Friday, all eyes will be on new inflation figures from the US government.
Vending machine outside of local hospital offers condoms, pregnancy tests & more; First of its kind in Pennsylvania
The Health To Go vending machine is outside of the emergency department of UPMC Harrisburg, and it's one of the first in the state. Among the items in the machine are pregnancy tests, male and female condoms, naloxone, and fentanyl test strips. All of them, free.
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