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Wilkes-Barre Police Investigating Gunfire Incident
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Police in one part of Luzerne County believe a shooting Monday morning was targeted. It happened around 11 a.m. along Lockhart Street in Wilkes-Barre. Officials say shots were fired into the left side of the double-unit home. Police believe the shooting was a drive-by. No one was injured. Officials say this is the third gunfire incident within a week in Wilkes-Barre.
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Troopers Release Photo of Truck Involved in Turnpike Crash
Image from Pennsylvania State Police PENN FOREST TOWNSHIP, Pa. — State police have released pictures of a vehicle hit by a tire Friday afternoon on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Carbon County. Troopers say the tire and partial axle from a forklift went airborne and went through the windshield of an SUV traveling in the northbound lanes between the E-ZPass and Lehighton exits. The tire hit a...
WNEP Mon, Feb 18 0
Truck Hauling Logs Rolls Off Interstate 84
This is I-84 west MM 7 in Roaring Brook Twp. One lane is back open after a tractor trailer hauling logs rolled over @WNEP pic.twitter.com/mblK3g90rq — Alexandra Gallo (@ally_gallo) February 18, 2019 JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A truck hauling log rolled over on Monday, slowing drivers on a stretch of highway in Lackawanna County. The crash happened around noon on Interstate 84 west...
WNEP Mon, Feb 18 0
2019’s Biggest Supermoon to Light Up the Sky
February’s full moon will brighten the skies as the biggest supermoon of the year. The supermoon occurs during this full moon because it will be closest in its orbit to Earth. Technically, the supermoon will reach its peak on Tuesday morning at 10:54 a.m. ET, but it won’t be visible then. Instead, keep an eye out Monday and Tuesday night. Moonrise will be the best time for those...
WNEP Mon, Feb 18 0
Part of Route 92 Closed: Detour and Delivery Delays
EXETER, Pa. -- Part of Route 92 over Hicks Creek in Exeter remains closed to traffic. Over the weekend, a water main break caused the roadway to open up, according to PennDOT. Repairs were made and the hole was filled in, but workers discovered more problems: mainly a large pipe that runs under the road is damaged, too. "I took Tunkhannock Avenue across Stevens Lane to work. Took me 15 minutes...
WNEP Mon, Feb 18 0
Man Discovers 30-Year-Old Apple Computer Still in Working Order – Including a Saved Game
A New York professor has Gen Xers reminiscing about their childhood after he posted images of his decades old Apple lle computer on Twitter Saturday night. John Pfaff dusted off the old computer that has been sitting in his parent’s attic for decades, and to his surprised it still turned on. “Put in an old game disk. Asks if I want to restore a saved game. And finds one!,” he...
WNEP Mon, Feb 18 0
Five Bystanders Shot During Police Shootout in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Five people waiting at a bus stop in New Orleans were shot during a police shootout with a robbery suspect Sunday, police said. The suspect was fatally shot by a Louisiana State Police Officer at the end of foot chase with gunfire throughout, Chief Shaun Ferguson said. Five people waiting at a bus stop in New Orleans were shot during a police shootout with a robbery...
WNEP Mon, Feb 18 0
NYPD Reviews Alleged Threat by Police Commander Against Rapper 50 Cent
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department is investigating allegations that a precinct commander threatened rapper and actor 50 Cent, NYPD Sgt. Jessica McRorie told CNN Sunday. The New York Daily News reported Sunday that Deputy Inspector Emanuel Gonzalez, who is commander of the city’s 72nd precinct in Brooklyn, allegedly told officers to shoot 50 Cent “on sight” during a...
WNEP Mon, Feb 18 0
Using Art to Help Homeless Veterans in Monroe County
TOBYHANNA, Pa. -- A group in Monroe County is using art to help homeless veterans in our area. A VFW post in Tobyhanna is auctioning off signed prints by artist Peter Maier. They are all "one of a kind." Maier is a former car designer known for works with an industrial look. The money will go to the Monroe County post's "Homeless Veterans Initiative." "If we generate a great deal of money, that'...
WNEP Mon, Feb 18 0
Golf Expo in Luzerne County
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Golfers itching for warmer weather headed to an expo in Luzerne County to hold them over as they wait for spring. Newswatch 16 stopped by the 2019 NEPA Golf and Leisure Expo held at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Sunday. The two-day event featured dozens of vendors from up and down the East coast. Hundreds of people from all over stopped by the casino in Plains Township to check...
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