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New Jersey scientist buys Pittston Plaza to reinforce sense of community
PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WRBE/WYOU) — Dr. Gordon Chiu, a scientist, investor, and inventor based out of New Jersey, recently purchased the Pittston Plaza in Pittston Township, with hopes of bringing the community closer together. Dr. Chiu says he purchased the plaza for $6.2 million, which was finalized in August. The plaza is home to Redner's Warehouse Markets, Holiday Hair,...
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FBI DATA: Homicide rates increase nationally, decline in Northeastern, Central Pennsylvania
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The FBI announced Monday, the largest one-year jump in homicide rates since records have been kept. Nationally, rates increased by nearly 30 percent in 2020, since 2019. According to the FBI data, non-negligent manslaughters climbed an estimated 29.4% to 21,570, an increase of 4,901 from 2019's data. The rate of homicide is historically higher in...
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Man accused of throwing brick through firehouse window, pulling knife on ambulance worker
MAHANOY CITY, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Mahanoy City man has been arrested after police say he broke a firehouse window, a light pole and pulled a knife on an ambulance employee. Around 4:40 p.m. Monday, police say they responded to the Citizens Fire Company in the 200 block of West Centre Street for a report of a man that had just thrown a brick through the window of the building...
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Sayre man sentenced 9-23 months for sexually assaulting minors; originally faced 170 felonies
SAYRE, BRADFORD COUNTY (WETM) — Jeffrey Post of Sayre was sentenced to 9 to 23 months after originally facing nearly 200 counts for sexually abusing children. Post was also sentenced to five years of probation for corruption of minors and will have to register as a sex offender for the next 25 years. Post was originally arrested in July 2020 for 34 felony counts each for statutory...
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Traffic light taken out in Bloom accident
BLOOMSBURG —A tractor trailer driver who told police he was misled by GPS tried to turn from East Street onto College Hill Tuesday morning, taking out the traffic light at East Street’s...
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Therapy dogs help University of Scranton students decompress before midterms
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) —The University of Scranton brought back it's dog therapy event in person for the first time since the pandemic began. Thanks to the pups, more students were smiling instead of stressing today. 30 dogs came out to help students at the University of Scranton Tuesday with their stress. Instead of thinking of their workload, the dogs are there to...
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Moosic residents express concern over borough's solution for potential Spring Brook flooding
MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local borough has a plan to help protect its residents from potential flooding. It involves something that's been around for a quarter-century. But some residents claim it doesn't address the real flood problem and causes yet another hardship. The demonstration several Moosic residents watched Tuesday along Route 502 near the I-81 junction was a...
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Plains Township firefighter raises awareness for high cholesterol
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — High cholesterol is a problem many of us live with and address by diet and lifestyle changes. But elevated cholesterol issues are something hundreds of thousands of Americans are born with. That's exactly the case of a local firefighter. He is sharing his story about family tragedy and vigilance to help others who may not know about the genetic...
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Scranton woman charged with selling drugs that led to overdoses
CANAAN TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a Scranton woman allegedly sold drugs that contained fentanyl to a couple in Wayne County that resulted in their deaths, according to a press release from District Attorney A.G. Howell. In October of 2019 police were dispatched to a home in Canaan Township for reports of a drug overdose. Upon arrival, police found John Klikus, 43, and...
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I-Team: Luzerne County officials react to growing concerns with the County Bureau of Elections
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Concerns and questions are again being raised about the operations of the Luzerne County Bureau of Elections after the announcement that its Executive Director is resigning less than a month before the November general election. It comes after problems in recent elections, problems some voters say have eroded their confidence in the election process...
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