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One killed, one hospitalized after crash in Luzerne County
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — One person is dead, and another is in the hospital after a crash in Luzerne County. Troopers say Walter Gibbs, 81, of Williamsport, was traveling west on Route 118 in Ross Township near Sweet Valley shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday when he left the roadway for an unknown reason, striking a culvert and then a tree.
Four wanted after nationwide bank account hack
TANNERSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say four people are wanted after a nationwide bank account hacking scheme in Monroe County. According to the Pocono Township Police Department, in November 2023 officers were told of fraudulent withdrawals from a woman’s bank account. Through an investigation, police said the victim’s checks and checking account information were passed […]
Driver killed in Lackawanna County crash is identified
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Note: The above video is from an earlier story. State police at Dunmore have identified a 23-year-old Luzerne County motorcyclist killed Saturday in a crash in Spring Brook Township. Ryan Ayers, of Kingston, collided with a pick-up truck on Springbrook Avenue just west of Kilmer...
Workin' on the Railroad | Check it Out with Chelsea
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Photos and diagrams of Miners Memorial Park in Ashley show just how vast a coal mining operation used to be. Only a few pieces of that operation remain now, largely due to the hard work of the members of the Huber Breaker Preservation Society. "It...
Blow-up Boston terriers ready for trick-or-treaters in Luzerne
LUZERNE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The decorations keep getting better as we get closer to Halloween. One Halloween house is on Charles Street in Luzerne Borough. This house features an 18-foot giant inflatable pumpkin and dozens of blow-up Boston terriers ready for trick or treating. There are also a couple of dragons scattered around the […]
Survivor of Hamas attack reflects on one-year anniversary
KINGSTON, Pa. — Elinor Britton-Bariach lived in a town with her family a mile from the Gaza border in Israel. On October 7, 2023, her town was attacked by Hamas soldiers, "I was realizing we have no way to protect our life if they are coming in. So it's either all 5 of us are being murdered, or all 5 of us are alive."
Police seek man on attempted homicide charge in Columbia County
BLOOMSBURG – State Police at Hazleton are seeking a man they say shot another man... The post Police seek man on attempted homicide charge in Columbia County first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.
Ballot drop boxes installed in Luzerne County
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Luzerne County began installing ballot drop boxes Monday after weeks of controversy. Workers bolted one to the ground at the Penn Place Building in Wilkes-Barre, in view of a surveillance camera and county sheriff's deputies manning a metal detector station. Officials said another will go up...
Wyoming Valley West senior helps others through church work
PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Wyoming Valley West High School senior is keeping busy this school year with church, community, and school activities. School, work after till 10:00 p.m., wake up the next day, and do it all over again. That’s the schedule of Olivia Davis a 17-year-old who is also a part of […]
PSP: Shenandoah man, without license, wrecked car and fled scene
HUMBOLDT – A Shenandoah man is facing a host of traffic citations after state troopers... The post PSP: Shenandoah man, without license, wrecked car and fled scene first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.
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