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Shick DUI suspect berated cop, refused blood test, police say
BERWICK — A Shickshinny man who nearly hit a parked car and then veered across the center lane of the roadway, went on...
Press Enterprise Fri, Oct 18 [totalcount]
Man Facing Sexual Assault Charges
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — A man from Plymouth is locked up accused of sexually assaulting two young girls. Police say 21-year-old Dylan Williams assaulted a 13 and 15-year-old numerous times last month around the Plymouth area. Williams is facing sexual assault and other related charges in Luzerne County.
WNEP Thu, Oct 17 [totalcount]
Fighting to Save SCI Retreat
NANTICOKE, Pa. -- “We're trying to save the prison so that my husband can stay working close to home,” Jolene M. said. Jolene is just one wife of a corrections officer who is worried about the potential closure of SCI Retreat. She was joined by dozens of other wives at Nanticoke Area High School, all clinging to hope that the prison could stay open. “Closing one more prison is a short-term band-...
WNEP Thu, Oct 17 [totalcount]
Theft Victim Speaks Out After Police Charge Her Former Home Health Care Aide
MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- The victim of an alleged theft in Northumberland County is speaking out. Jerlene George went to police in Mount Carmel Township after receiving bills from a credit card she'd never used. Now, her home health care aide is facing charges. “She was an excellent aide except she was a thief.” Speaking with us at her home near Mount Carmel, that was all Jerlene George had...
WNEP Thu, Oct 17 [totalcount]
Vandals Slash Tires in Scranton
SCRANTON, Pa. — Police in the Electric City are searching for a vandal who slashed nearly a dozen tires. Scranton police say they received four reports from residents saying their tires were slashed last night along Railroad Avenue on the city’s west side. Surveillance video shows the vandal in the act. Newswatch 16 found about 10 tires destroyed here in Lackawanna County.
WNEP Thu, Oct 17 [totalcount]
Traffic Study Recommends Banning Trucks
UNION COUNTY, Pa. -- There is a steady stream of tractor-trailers on Market Street in Lewisburg.  People are concerned that the truck traffic is hurting the downtown. “It’s pretty out of control.  I mean the noise level from the trucks that roll by,” Gabrielle Taylor of Lewisburg said. Recently Lewisburg conducted a traffic study in its downtown to see how truck traffic is affecting market...
WNEP Thu, Oct 17 [totalcount]
Identical Twin Babies Delivered by Identical Twin Nurses at Georgia Hospital
Tori and Tara delivered Addison and Emma on September 25. ATHENS, Ga. — As a pair of identical twin girls entered the world, they were greeted in the delivery room by two people who had been there before: Tara and Tori, the identical twin nurses working in their delivery room. After a serendipitous turn of events, the twin nurses at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, Georgia...
WNEP Thu, Oct 17 [totalcount]
Shoe Sale Benefits East Stroudsburg Salvation Army
STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- The shoe department inside Dunkelberger's for Women on Main Street in Stroudsburg was bustling on Thursday afternoon. "I love it. I love their shoes, they are fantastic shoes. I love everything there. The clothing is great," said Donna Hungarter, Quakertown. These women weren't just shopping, they were also giving back. For every pair of Naot shoes customers try on this day,...
WNEP Thu, Oct 17 [totalcount]
North Pocono Softball Team Hits it Out of the Park Academically
COVINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A girls softball team from Lackawanna County is celebrating a big win, but it's not for anything the players did on the field. When you hear, "swing for the fences," you normally think of hitting a home run. The North Pocono softball team took that idea from the field to the classroom and was rewarded for their efforts. High school softball is not in season, but the...
WNEP Thu, Oct 17 [totalcount]
Schuylkill County Heros to be Featured on “Hearts of Heros”
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — Some people from Schuylkill County will be featured this weekend a new episode of “Hearts of Heroes.” Zachary Reichert and Kyle Cleary were trapped in their car during a flash flood in Pine Grove in August of last year. Members of the pine Grover North End Fire Department risked their own lives to save the men. Their story will be featured in “...
WNEP Thu, Oct 17 [totalcount]