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Michael B. Jordan reacts to Oklahoma woman who added his photo to her family photo wall
Mary Story framed a magazine photo of the actor and displayed it with photos of her grandchildren.
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Steamtown Marathon sees 50% increase in registration
More than 1300 runners are expected to participate this year
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VIDEO: Alleged train thief's second attempt goes off rails, arrested by police
NESQUEHONING, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An alleged train thief's second attempt went off the rails in Carbon County. Newly released video shows a break-in at the Reading & Northern Railroad in Nesquehoning back in June. Police say after posting bail, Michael McFadden Junior returned weeks later, climbed aboard a locomotive, and tried to get it [...]
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Man convicted of killing cell mate after five-day trial
CANAAN TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Seven years after a deadly prison cell killing, a federal jury has delivered its verdict. A jury convicted 41-year-old Rudy Mendoza of voluntary manslaughter following a five-day trial. Prosecutors say Mendoza's cellmate was found dead inside their special housing unit cell in July 2019 with multiple head and face [...]
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Two teens killed, girl injured in side-by-side crash
NEW MILFORD TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman and a child were killed, and a girl was injured in a Wednesday afternoon side-by-side crash in Susquehanna County, according to Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). Taryn Briggs, 18, of New Milford, and an unidentified 13-year-old from Springville were killed in a crash just before 3:00 p.m. [...]
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Procession honors Schuylkill County teen and late soap box champion Alexandria Womer
A young woman lost in a tragic crash was remembered by hundreds in part of Schuylkill County on Wednesday.
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One dead, three injured in Shavertown house fire
SHAVERTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is dead and three others are injured after a house fire on North Pioneer Avenue in Shavertown Wednesday morning. Firefighters were called to the home just after 5:00 a.m. and were met with heavy flames. Shavertown Firefighters say this fire was difficult to manage, taking roughly 45 minutes [...]
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Local athlete wins world championship
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Nelson Villafane, a 15-year-old from Taylor, is a world champion wrestler after winning the U17 World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan. Villafane, who represented Puerto Rico in the tournament, gave up one point across four matches he wrestled in overseas. Wrestling at 45kg, approximately 100 pounds, Villafane still can't believe he [...]
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CDC: Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeno peppers expands to 27 states
The CDC said the source of this multistate outbreak was jalapeno peppers from Sinaloa, Mexico, and distributed to places like Chipotle and QDOBA.
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'I need new underwear': Pilot startled after UPS plane strikes bird during takeoff
The pilot said he experienced a few bird strikes in his career, but this one was much louder and at a much higher altitude.
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