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Arrest made after smoke shop robbed at gunpoint

MAHONING TWP., CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) —  State police say they arrested a man after investigating an armed robbery at a smoke shop in Carbon County. 22-year-old Damian Michael Messinger of Slatington was arrested and charged for an alleged armed robbery at the PA Smoke Shop in Mahoning Township. On May 31, troopers were called to the [...]

Man indicted, accused of sexually exploiting missing teen

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A jury has indicted a man on the charges alleging he sexually exploited a teen reported missing. A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted 27-year-old Christopher Jones of Nanticoke on charges of violating federal child sexual exploitation laws. Jones was charged after a 14-year-old reported missing from Whitehall Borough, Allegheny County, [...]

Butterfly farm educates on the importance of pollinators

MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — Folk's Butterfly Farm in Mifflin Township is home to thousands of butterflies, which are now becoming more active as temperatures warm. The farm helps raise and maintain butterflies from their earliest stages, starting as eggs. David Folk founded the business in his basement in 2009 while working with his daughter [...]

Pennsylvania weather: Sunny skies and warmer temperatures

(WBRE/WYOU) — We're tracking heat and humidity! It won't be nearly as chilly Wednesday night, with low temperatures in the 50s. A couple of spots could dip into the upper 40s. Temperatures on Thursday and Friday will climb into the middle and upper 80s, if not near 90. The good news is that the humidity [...]

State officials warning: eyes up, phones down

(WBRE/WYOU) — Starting Friday, drivers can be fined under Paul Miller's Law, named for a Scranton man killed by a distracted driver in Monroe County. The law targets drivers holding or using a hand-held device behind the wheel, even while stopped in traffic. PennDOT says distracted driving killed 54 people on Pennsylvania roads last year. [...]

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