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Concini Christmas toy drive underway in Northumberland
NORTHUMBERLAND — The annual Christmas Concini toy program for kids has started, with drop-off points for donated Christmas toys throughout the borough.In 1990, the late Chief Martin Concini Jr. desired to contribute to those families in Northumberland who were in need during the holiday season.Since 1998, the Northumberland Police Department has collected toys for the less fortunate in his memory...
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Hit and run victim left for dead wants answers
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 70-year-old Luzerne County man was struck by a vehicle and left for dead as he rode his bicycle along a busy highway. He says he wants justice. Plains Township Police are still investigating the hit and run, but say there is nothing new to report. Ron Skiro was struck down near the intersection of Route 315 and Jumper Road. He believes it's a...
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Man allegedly threatens to blow up Turkey Hill in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested after police say he threatened to blow up a Turkey Hill in Scranton. According to the Scranton Police Department, on November 19 officers were called to the Turkey Hill on Providence Raod for a man threatening to "blow up the gas station." The store manager explained to police that the man, identified as Nathan Reid, was...
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Bakery Delite prepping nonstop for holiday season
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's the most wonderful, but also the busiest time of year for area bakeries with Thanksgiving next week. Slicing and weighing the perfect dough amount is routine before the sun comes up at Bakery Delite in Plains Township. "Everything gets turned on at three in the morning, proof boxes, ovens, and then we’re baking all morning long. It could...
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Wrong-way crash injures two, driver to be cited
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators say a driver will be cited after they and another driver were injured in a wrong-way crash in Lackawanna County. According to Captain Lukasewicz of the Scranton Police Department, around 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, the 911 Center received several calls about a wrong-way driver on Route 11. The driver was coming through the Notch area on the Scranton/...
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Man dies after hitting tree during crash
PALMYRA TWP., PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report a man has died after his car crashed into a tree in Pike County. According to PSP, on October 25 around 5:20 p.m., troopers were called to the 600 block of Lake Wallenpaupack Road (State Route 507) for a report of a car crash. Police chase ends with driver facing DUI charges The crash happened when the car being driven...
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Pa. road conditions and plow locations available on PennDOT's website
(WBRE/WYOU) — With the threat of winter weather potentially impacting Friday morning's commute in northeastern Pennsylvania, drivers can check road conditions and snow plow locations in real time on PennDOT's website. Regional Weather Forecasts 511PA.com allows drivers to check current conditions on state roads for traffic, crashes, and speed restrictions during winter weather....
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Police chase ends with driver facing DUI charges
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police report the driver of a pickup truck is facing DUI charges after they say he was found passed out at a stop light and then led officers on a chase. According to the Hazleton Police Department, on Thursday, November 14, around 2:30 a.m., offices encountered a Ford pickup truck stopped at a green traffic light on Diamond Avenue and Laurel Street...
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Tree Fest returns to Rudy Gelnett Memorial Library
SELINSGROVE — The annual Tree Fest of Children's Books begins Saturday at Rudy Gelnett Memorial Library in Selinsgrove.
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Rural Pennsylvania expert: Population trends troubling
LEWISBURG — Trends in Pennsylvania’s population and demographics are troubling but there is reason for optimism, according to the executive director of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.
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