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70-year-old left for dead after hit and run
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 70-year-old Luzerne County man is speaking out after being left for dead along a busy highway as the victim of a hit and run. It happened in Plains Township last Friday night as the man rode his electric bike. The hit-and-run happened right here at the intersection of […]
Father-daughter duo found with over a pound of meth and fentanyl in Bedford County, troopers report
BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Father-daughter “outing” to visit her boyfriend in Bedford County Prison ended in their own arrest when police said they found more than a pound of deadly drugs stashed under their car. John Rickenbach Jr., 42, and his daughter Kayla, 23, both of Reading, were arrested and charged with drug […]
Damage remains from remnants of Debby
TROUT RUN, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It’s been nearly two weeks since remnants of Debby made its way across our region. Causing severe flood damage in many communities. It’s been 12 days since remnants of Debby pounded the village of Trout Run with nearly 10 inches of rain. Where a bridge once stood as part […]
PD: Man assaults woman after he believed she cheated
SWOYERSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged after police say he assaulted a woman after he believed she was cheating. Police say on August 20 they were dispatched to a home around 1:30 a.m. on Chapel Street for a woman assaulted by 54-year-old Christopher Moore of Swoyersville. The criminal complaint states as […]
Tim Walz accepts Democratic VP nomination on DNC’s third night
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday and made the case that he's ready to win the 2024 race alongside his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Man missing in West Pittston prompts heavy police search
WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been reported missing in West Pittston prompting a heavy police search Tuesday night. On Tuesday officers with the Wyoming Area Regional Police Department were called for a missing person, Paul Kasson. Police say Kasson was last seen leaving his house on Spring Street in West Pittston on […]
Fraud, theft suspect wanted in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are looking to identify a fraud suspect in Scranton. The Scranton Police Department is asking for help with any information regarding the identity of the man shown in the picture. The suspect is wanted for questioning for a fraud/theft that happened at the FNCB Bank on North Keyser Avenue […]
Victim falls for scammer pretending to be Bee Gees singer
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman fell victim to a scam where someone was pretending to be a singer from the Bee Gees, police stated. On Tuesday officers were called to Mill Street in Wilkes-Barre for a report of a scam. According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, the victim was texting a person […]
Second victim dies after house explosion in Jefferson Twp.
JEFFERSON TWP., LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner has reported a second death from the house explosion in Jefferson Township that occurred Tuesday. According to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio, 91-year-old Leon W. Gruss died around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at the hospital. Buglio stated Gruss’s cause of death was due to severe burns that he […]
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