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How much of a raise could retirees on Social Security get next year?
Here's how much the cost-of-living adjustment could be for retirees on Social Security next year, based on new price data.
WNEP Wed, Aug 10 [totalcount]
State update for COVID-19 – Wednesday, August 10
The Department of Health reports more than 20,000 new cases last week and 113 deaths related to the coronavirus over the last seven days.
WNEP Wed, Aug 10 [totalcount]
Police kill wanted man who shot gun during arrest, PSP
HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Roads are shut down and a police investigation is underway at an auto center parking lot near 22nd Street and Church Street where police say they shot and killed a wanted man while trying to arrest him. Trooper Anthony Petroski told Eyewitness News that members of the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force attempted to arrest a man wanted by the...
PA homepage Wed, Aug 10 [totalcount]
Hospital goes above and beyond for dying cancer patient
SAYRE, BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — We think of hospitals as a place to provide medical and surgical treatment, but in the case of one local hospital, it provided something so much more to a patient with a grim diagnosis. A female patient in the oncology unit was dealing with advanced cancer, so the hospital teamed up with the woman's boyfriend to provide her one last magical day....
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Woman arrested after chase in Pike County
LACKAWAXEN TOWNSHIP, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a woman led troopers on a chase through Pike County, nearly hitting a person. According to Pennsylvania State Police, a trooper tried to pull over a driver, later identified as Kristen Bucknam, 25, for multiple code violations on Market Road in Lackawaxen Township. Former Pittston Twp. officer pleads guilty to trafficking...
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Man accused of sexually assaulting two 9-year-olds
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators arrested and charged a man after it was discovered that he allegedly sexually assaulted two 9-year-old. According to the Hazleton Police Department, in June of 2021, an investigation was conducted into Jose Manuel Irizarry Perez, 40, Orlando, Florida, who was reported to have sexually assaulted two 9-year-old girls. An interview was...
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Police seek missing teen
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Press Enterprise Wed, Aug 10 [totalcount]
No, the dial on a toaster does not indicate minutes, like viral video claims
A viral Instagram post claims the dial on most toasters measures minutes but it actually indicates the shade of brownness a slice of toast can reach.
WNEP Wed, Aug 10 [totalcount]
Fallen tree kills one in Carbon County
A Jim Thorpe man in Carbon County died after getting struck in the head by a tree.
WNEP Wed, Aug 10 [totalcount]
Memorial in Carbon County planned for veterans lost in 'war at home'
The parents of a veteran who died by suicide want to build a national memorial - not just in his honor, but in honor of all vets who have taken their own lives.
WNEP Wed, Aug 10 [totalcount]