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Two injured in suspected DUI crash involving horse and buggy

BEECH CREEK BOROUGH, CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people have been hospitalized, and one is facing potential charges after a suspected DUI crash in Clinton County. Around 11:00 p.m. on June 7, police were called to the 100 block of Main Street in Beech Creek Borough for a crash involving a horse-drawn buggy and a [...]

Questions remain involving township ethics violations

PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— In April, Pittston Township Supervisor and Roadmaster, David Slezak, was ordered by the Pennsylvania Ethics Commission to pay a little over $6,800 back to the township. The order primarily stems from work he had township employees perform on his personal property between 2022 and 2024, according to the ethics commission [...]

Wife turns husband in for growing mushrooms, police say

LEHIGH TWP., WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Wayne County man is charged after his own wife led police to his drug operation. She took their children to Tobyhanna State Park and told troopers her husband was growing mushrooms and marijuana inside their home, Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say. Yuriy Smirnov let police search his home [...]

Multiple people arrested in child sex sting, PSP say

Editor's Note: This article was updated to clarify the names and charges of the arrested individuals. (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say a recent sting across several counties led to the arrests of 14 people. Multiple search warrants were executed, and multiple cyber-tips were investigated as part of the sting. PSP say they arrested [...]

11-year-old sent to hospital in e-bike crash

CLARKS SUMMIT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An 11-year-old child is seriously injured after getting hit by a car Thursday in Lackawanna County. Clarks Summit Police say it happened as the child was driving an unregistered e-bike and did not stop at this intersection of Harwood Avenue and Earl Street. The victim was taken to a [...]

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