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Man charged with drug trafficking in Wyoming County
WYOMING COUNTY, Pa. — A Wyoming County man faces charges with drug trafficking and firearm offenses on Tuesday. Anthony Donnora, 79, of Forkston Township, was indicted by a federal grand jury for the distribution and possession of fentanyl and having an illegal gun. According to officials, the offenses allegedly...
Pa. man dies 10 days after Poconos crash
A Pennsylvania man died 10 days after a crash in the Poconos, according to the Lehigh County coroner’s office. Rowland Matthews, 43, of Dreher Township, Wayne County, drove into a utility pole at 3:44 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, on Route 191 about a mile south of Pocono Plateau Road in Barrett Township, Monroe County, the coroner’s office said.
Five hurt in Carbon County fire
LANSFORD, Pa. — Five people were hurt after flames ripped through three row homes Thursday night in Carbon County. Fire fighters were called to East Ridge Street around 10:45 p.m. Officials tell Newswatch 16 five people were inside at the time, and all five were taken to the hospital.
17 arrested after Luzerne County drug investigation
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Over a dozen people have been arrested during a drug investigation in Luzerne County Thursday. Beginning Thursday morning, and into the afternoon, a flow of people were coming in and out of Kingston police headquarters in handcuffs. The Kingston Police chief confirms 17 people were arrested in connection with a ongoing drug […]
Three charged after drug raid in Pike County
MATAMORAS, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After a months-long investigation into alleged drug trafficking at a home in Pike County, police say they have arrested three people. According to the Pike County District Attorney’s Office, on October 16, the following three people were arrested after a search warrant was served at a home on Tenth Street […]