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PD: Child locked out of house, mom allegedly passed out from drugs
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are charging a mother after they say her child was locked out of the house while she was passed out from illegal drugs. According to the Hazleton City Police Department, on August 25 around 3:00 a.m., officers were called to West Elm Street and Poplar Street for a report […]
Community coming together to support Clarks Summit business
CLARKS SUMMIT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A fire that destroyed a home in South Abington Sunday night was the home that belonged to a family that owns a local diner in Clarks Summit. Now the community is rallying around them. We now know that the home belonged to the family that owns the Silver Spoon […]
Coroner names driver killed in wrong-way accident on Route 33
The decedent in a wrong-way accident on Route 33 in Hamilton Township that occurred over the weekend has been identified. According to Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac, 68-year-old Louisa Gonzalez-Hayes of Hamilton Township died as a result of the collision on Saturday evening. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, Gonzalez-Hayes was traveling southbound in...
Football Recap: Pine-Richland Starts Season with Victory Against Hilliard Davidson
Pine-Richland had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They walked away with a 35-24 victory over the Hilliard Davidson Wildcats. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 13th in Pennsylvania, while the Wildcats are ranked 82nd in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
PA Turnpike increasing lanes and safety patrol during Labor Day weekend
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is ramping up resources ahead of Labor Day weekend travel. The PA Turnpike commission is projecting an estimated 2.9 million motorists to travel the turnpike system starting Thursday, August 29th. In an effort to make the roadways more efficient, the turnpike will suspend construction projects starting Thursday at 3:00 p.m., as well […]
Mail ballots cause headaches for tracking vote totals
(The Center Square) — A proposal for election transparency has one state legislator going against the Department of State. At the center of the split: changes made to Pennsylvania’s elections stemming from the passage of Act 77 of 2019. Rep. Brad Roae, R-Meadville, introduced House Bill 2542 to require the Department to again update precinct counts online, allowing voters to see how the count is progressing. “The election returns portion...
Public voices often ignored in states’ opioid settlement money decisions
The public, including people who have lost loved ones to the opioid crisis or are dealing with it daily, are routinely shut out of having a meaningful say in how opioid settlement money can be best used to address the damage.
How volunteers are restoring Pennsylvania’s trails to withstand Climate Change
On a muggy August evening at Wizard’s Ranch preserve in York County, a lawyer, an insurance officer and a new grandma were among the trail-worker volunteers surrounded by thorny locust trees and invasive plants. Two years ago, the group was here bushwacking, following deer paths and the sound of...
Pennsylvania Man Allegedly Tried To Bring DAGGERS Disguised Within Cane Into COURTHOUSE!
PITTSBURGH, PA – A Pennsylvania man is facing multiple charges for allegedly trying to bring a weapon disguised as a cane into the Allegheny County Courthouse on Monday morning, authorities said. The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office said Stephen Ratulowski, 40, entered the Allegheny County courthouse via the Grant Street...
Five charged with retail theft ring across Pennsylvania
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The attorney general has announced five people have been charged for an organized retail theft operation that targeted stores across nine counties in Pennsylvania. Attorney General Michelle Henry says five people targeted retail stores across nine counties spanning southeastern and southcentral Pennsylvania for over the course of three months. Investigators state […]
Air quality alert issued for Southwest Pa. until Tuesday evening
On Tuesday at 9 a.m. an air quality alert was issued valid until 8 p.m. for Westmoreland Ridges and Fayette Ridges as well as Butler, Beaver, Allegheny, Armstrong, Washington, Westmoreland and Fayette counties. "The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code ORANGE air quality alert for Tuesday, including...
Cornel West can’t be on Pennsylvania’s presidential ballot, court decides
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Cornel West lost a legal challenge Friday in his bid to get on the ballot in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. The Nov. 5 election is expected to be close in Pennsylvania, whose 19 electoral votes are tied with Illinois for fifth-most, and arguably are the most awarded by any […]
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