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Luzerne County Opioid Commission meetings now open to public
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — April 1st's Luzerne County Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Commission meeting will now be open to the public, thanks to the urging of Councilwoman Denise Williams. “There was a concern that maybe that official action could be being taken during the meetings, during the commission meetings. What was being put [...]
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Local officials work to protect wetland in the Poconos
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Monroe County lawmaker warns a proposed road project could strip local wetlands of their protections and relocate them more than an hour away. Now, she's pushing a bill that would make sure those protections stay in the communities that actually lose them. For one woman who lives right above [...]
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Grants fund new water rescue boat, other NEPA projects
BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tens of thousands of dollars is now going to projects across northeastern PA thanks to the Greenlight Project Fund. It's all part of an announcement made on Tuesday by the Luzerne Foundation at Bear Creek Township Volunteer Hose Company. There they promised their first round of grants, including [...]
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Field of pinwheels take over county courthouse
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A field of pinwheels is taking over Courthouse Square in Scranton. 655 pinwheels in all are now spinning in the wind outside the Lackawanna County Courthouse. Each one, a child: A child who needed help last year, and they got it thanks to the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC). The display [...]
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What does a 'K-shaped economy' even mean?
The economic buzzword has been trending online over the past year and is used to illustrate a growing divide between high earners and people with lower incomes.
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Texas man indicted for manslaughter, evidence tampering in decades-old 'Killing Fields' cases
A grand jury indicted James Dolphs Elmore Jr. in connection to two murders tied to the "Texas Killing Fields," according to the Galveston County DA's Office.
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Man charged after animals removed from Scranton home
A man faces charges after dozens of animals, alive and dead, were removed from a home in Scranton.
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Tiger Woods pleads not guilty to DUI in car crash where authorities say he was found with opioids
Tiger Woods told deputies he was looking at his phone and fiddling with the radio before he clipped the truck in front of him, a sheriff's office report said.
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Spring tick season off to a busy start
With the nicer weather comes tick season. The PA Tick Research Lab in Monroe County is already testing hundreds of ticks weekly for different tick-borne illnesses.
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Officers learn about crisis management in Lackawanna County
Law enforcement officials and future officers got a hands-on learning experience about crisis management.
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