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Pennsylvania calls off recount in U.S. Senate race after Casey concedes to McCormick
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Casey asked for the recount to be ended, the Pennsylvania Department of State told counties
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DUI checkpoints set in Pennsylvania
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed across various roadways in Pennsylvania during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a “zero-tolerance enforcement policy.” Police say checkpoints...
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NJ man dies in two-car crash on I-80
BLAKESLEE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A New Jersey driver has died after officials say a two-car crash occurred on Interstate 80. According to the Monroe County Coroner's Office, a two-vehicle crash happened on I-80 mile marker 286.6 in Blakeslee on Friday. Driver dies after two-vehicle crash during snowstorm The coroner reports one driver, a 58-year-old man from Elmwood, New...
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Driver dies after two-vehicle crash during snowstorm
COOLBAUGH TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A driver has died after police say his car crashed into a box truck due to snow conditions on State Route 611. On November 22, the Pocono Mountain Regional Police were called to a crash involving a sedan and a box truck. Police stated one driver, Brian Rambhawan, 36, of Pocono Summit, was traveling south on SR611 when he lost control of his car...
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Bear Creek hit hard by Friday snowstorm
BEAR CREEK, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The snowstorm hit the Bear Creek area of Luzerne County very hard. As much as 15 inches fell in the area. Hundreds of people are without power. We saw residents filling gas containers for their generators. I-84, I-380 north closed, restrictions applied through several counties The elevation is the x-factor Bear Creek Township is just...
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Two injured during Luzerne County stabbing, man arrested
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police report a man was arrested after two men were left injured during a stabbing in Luzerne County Thursday. On Thursday, November 21, around 4:00 am, officers saw a car travel through a red light at the intersection of Broad Street and Church Street in Hazleton. When officers pulled over the car they saw the driver was bleeding heavily from his...
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Man faces charges after police standoff in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police released details after a stand-off in Wilkes-Barre Tuesday shut down a road for a few hours. According to investigators, on November 19 around 2:00 p.m., officers were called to Terrace Street for a man refusing to leave a house and threatening to shoot Luzerne County Sheriff's Department deputies. Police said on the scene deputies told...
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UPDATE Police: Former marketing director funneled $870,000 to own accounts
LEWISBURG — A former marketing director for the Susquehanna River Valley Visitors Bureau created a fake marketing company to funnel nearly $870,000 into his bank accounts and used the bureau credit card to pay for a monthly subscription to a sexually explicit website depicting nude children and adults, according to state police in Milton.
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Fire company taking letters to Santa, escorting him through area
SELINSGROVE — The firefighters of Dauntless Hook and Ladder Fire Company would like to help Valley residents get into the holiday spirit with two festive events.
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Giant recalls Nature's Promise organic carrots
SELINSGROVE — The GIANT Company is recalling Nature’s Promise Organic baby and whole carrots following notification from its supplier due to potential presence of E. coli.
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