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Man dies after being stabbed in Poconos
STROUD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is dead after being stabbed several times in the Poconos. Stroud Area Regional Police say he was found lying alongside the road in the area of Cornerstone Way and Lilium Lane in Stroud Township Wednesday evening around 5 p.m. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy Thursday found the cause of death...
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Investigation determines officer-involved fatal shooting was justified
STROUD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An investigation by the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police determined the fatal shooting of a man by a Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department was a justified use of deadly force. The shooting occurred Saturday, March 7th in the 9000 block of Dawn Lane in A Pocono Country Place, Coolbaugh Township...
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Local small business helping other local businesses during coronavirus
BLAKELY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — We told you nearly two weeks ago about a small business helping local businesses during this tough time. Talk Shirty To Me opened its online store to more than 65 businesses to sell shirts. Its goal is to sell 50 shirts per business in two weeks. The company so far will be donating more than $18,000 to help them through these uncertain times....
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Salvation Army distributes food to over 300 families
FOREST CITY, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds turned out for a special food distribution in Susquehanna County Thursday. Salvation Army volunteers distributed food to as many as 350 families. It happened at the Ascension Parish Sacred Heart of Jesus Hall in Forest City. The Salvation Army Extension Center and the Weinberg Foundation loaded a variety of food into vehicles....
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Concerns over number of COVID-19 cases
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In our area, Luzerne County has the most cases with 384. Five people have lost their lives. Lehigh Valley Health Network says more than 300 of those who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 have been recorded in the Hazleton area. We’ve been promoting social distancing and it’s the same story here. Lehigh Valley Health Network says...
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“Pandemic Act” to stop federal inmate transfer
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Thursday an inmate at the United States Penitentiary Canaan in Wayne County tested positive for the coronavirus. It’s the first in Pennsylvania. It’s unknown if that inmate was transferred to Canaan from another federal prison. Congressman Fred Keller has been working to stop that from...
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No evidence in coronavirus transmission through food
HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — According to Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Department of Agriculture Food Safety Director Jeff Warner, there is no evidence that food or food packaging is associated with coronavirus transmission. “I want to assure Pennsylvanians and ease their fear: food is safe,” said Warner. “There is no evidence of COVID-19 being transmissible...
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Strategies for navigating the grocery store during the coronavirus
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The trip to the supermarket isn’t the same these days because of the coronavirus crisis. Many of us may have a bit of angst about catching the virus while getting our groceries. It’s more than just wiping down shopping cart handles and trying to keep your distance from other shoppers. It’s an entire strategy both before and after you get to...
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Potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by UPMC, Pitt
(WBRE/WYOU) — Doctors and researchers from UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh say there is a potential vaccine for COVID-19. The vaccine is called PittCoVacc, short for Pittsburgh Coronavirus Vaccine. It is delivered through a fingertip-sized patch. The vaccine produces what is thought to be enough antibodies to neutralize the virus. It works similar to the flu vaccine, where lab-...
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Child abuse during the coronavirus pandemic
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) – With schools closed to slow the spread of COVID-19, another health concern has emerged. Experts fear that child abuse is on the increase since so many kids are at home with no place else to go. Children’s Service Center counts some 8,500 clients throughout northeastern and central Pennsylvania. Because of the coronavirus crisis, this...
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