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Boulders placed around Luzerne County Election Bureau
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — From Your Local Election Headquarters: A visible sign that security measures are being increased in Luzerne County. This comes in the wake of the Luzerne County Manager’s decision not to deploy ballot drop boxes for the November election, citing safety and security concerns. These large boulders were placed around the […]
Principal charged with failing to report teacher, student relationship
CLINTON TWP., WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say the principal at Lackawanna Trail High School is being charged after failing to report an alleged teacher-student relationship. According to Pennsylvania State Police, 42-year-old Mark Patrick Murphy, the principal of Lackawanna Trail High School, is under investigation after failing to report a relationship between a teacher […]
Woman dies following Luzerne County fire
HAZLETON, Pa. — A Luzerne County woman died this weekend at an Allentown hospital two weeks after a fire at her home, the Lehigh County coroner's office said Monday. Lisa Thompson, 59, died from breathing in too much smoke Sept. 15 when a fire broke out at 604 Peace Street. Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio ruled her death an accident.
Details on shooting, father charged with killing son
EAST UNION TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A father is being charged with murder of the third degree after killing his son during an argument, police stated. John Francis Gustites, 67, of Sheppton, has been charged after investigators say he had an argument with his son over a vehicle that then escalated. According to Pennsylvania […]
Victim identified after falling off roof in Hanover Twp.
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been identified after investigators say he died falling off a roof in Hanover Township Friday. According to the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office, 41-year-old Anthony Santanna fell from the roof of a house under construction on Plymouth Avenue in Hanover Township on Friday, September 27. Santanna was […]
TSA detects shotgun shell containing meth hidden in traveler’s groin at Pennsylvania airport
(WHTM) — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted a shotgun shell containing meth hidden in a Pennsylvania man’s groin area yesterday while trying to pass airport security. According to the TSA, on September 30, a Columbia County man was attempting to pass through a checkpoint scanner at Philadelphia International Airport when the alarm sounded. Upon […]
Comedian Jeff Dunham returns to Wilkes-Barre Twp.
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Comedian Jeff Dunham will bring his “Artificial Intelligence Tour” to the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza. According to a press release, Dunham holds a local arena record for being the all-time best-selling individual artist with over 50,000 tickets sold at the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza. He will return […]
Five arrested during DUI checkpoints
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Five drivers have been arrested during DUI checkpoints over a weekend in Columbia County. Traffic enforcement including sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols were conducted as part of a statewide crackdown on impaired driving. According to Pennsylvania State Police, from Friday, September 20 through Saturday, September 21 troopers conducted sobriety checkpoint/DUI […]
What happens after the Bloomsburg Fair
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — From packed streets to empty vendors and spots, the 169th Bloomsburg Fair has ended, and this year's attendance numbers are rolling in. 398,000 visitors came through the fairgrounds, which is up almost 15% from last year in Columbia County. "The grounds were full, the concessions did...
Police say a man stabbed another man, one shot fired
ASHLEY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man slashed a woman’s tires and stabbed a man in the head, hands, and shoulders. Authorities say on September 28, Douglas Lopez Gutierrez, 29, slashed the tires of a woman’s car, making her and a man exit a home in Ashley, where Lopez Gutierrez then stabbed the […]
Getting into the Halloween spirit in Exeter
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU — Tuesday is October 1, and many across NEPA are already getting into the Halloween holiday spirit by decorating. One house in Exeter on Wyoming Avenue is ready to send a chill down everyone’s spine with its large displays of animatronics, themed lighting pumpkins, and Erie music. Many drivers in the […]
NEPA working to help those impacted by Hurricane Helene
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — NEPA is working to help those impacted by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. From Tuesday through Saturday, McCarthy Tire Service is working with AMP Global Strategies to collect supplies. They are accepting donations of water, non-perishable food items, baby supplies, toiletries, sanitizer, and other supplies. You can bring your donations […]
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