MONTOURSVILLE, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have charged a man after they say he was found labor trafficking illegal immigrants. 41-year-old Milton Guerra from Montoursville is charged with corrupt organization and proceeds of unlawful act after a search warrant was served on his property, discovering eight illegal immigrants. Montoursville Police Department served a search warrant [...]
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An 18-year-old is facing charges after police said he was involved in a shooting where another teen was killed, and several others were injured in Williamsport. 18-year-old Kamaj Smith was arrested for his alleged involvement in the June 29 fatal shooting in which 18-year-old Nasir Kramer died. On June 29, [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a 9-year-old boy reported missing in Wilkes-Barre. Police say 9-year-old Aydin Guzman was last seen on August 5 around 6:00 p.m. in the area of 308 North Empire Court. Officers noted that Guzman was last seen wearing a gray shirt, gray pants, and black/silver sneakers. Anyone [...]
POCONO PINES, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A teenage lifeguard is facing charges after police say he exposed himself while on break from work. On July 28, Pocono Mountain Regional Police responded to the Timber Trails Clubhouse located in the Lake Naomi community for the report of a lifeguard performing lewd acts on himself. A witness [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A lucky Pennsylvania Lottery player has won $500,000 from a Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket. A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket sold for the Wednesday, August 5 drawing matched all five balls drawn, 11-19-29-33-39, to win $500,000. The winning ticket was sold at Pantry Quik in [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — There are two big parts to our weather story tonight! First, it will be warm and very humid through the weekend. Friday's highs will be in the middle and upper 80s. Temperatures on Saturday and Sunday will reach the lower and middle 80s. At times, it will feel like it's in the lower [...]
ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a nationwide effort that helps police departments across the country connect with and build rapport with their communities. It's called National Night Out. On Wednesday night, Archbald Police, Fire, EMT'S and a number of neighboring departments came out to put on a show for the community. Police gave demonstrations [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
