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SELINSGROVE — The manager of a Selinsgrove business is charged with stealing more than $11,000.

MIFFLINBURG — A Megan’s Law offender in Union County who sexually abused a 4-year-old in New York sent explicit messages to someone he believed was a juvenile using a social media account that was not registered with the authorities, according to state police in Milton.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A piece of Wilkes-Barre history is coming home. The iconic 26-foot Planters NUTmobile rolled into the city this week as part of the brand’s 120th anniversary celebration, bringing Mr. Peanut’s legacy back to the place where the company’s story began more than a century ago. The giant peanut-shaped vehicle drew [...]

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — A labor of love can take many forms for those looking for joys in life. Just ask Kevin Filan, who takes pride in his custom truck and named it after his late father. "You know, what did the buffalo say when his son went to college, 'bi son'. And that was [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — State police are helping look for a man from Montana who they say may have gone missing in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Police is assisting the Fort Belknap Tribal Police with a missing-persons investigation where 26-year-old Isaiah Fox was last seen in April on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana. Investigators stated that Fox [...]

THROOP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say brothers were arrested after a reported incident where one of them stabbed the other in the neck. On July 10, around 4:00 a.m., officers were called to the Keystone Industrial Park Road for a report of one brother stabbing another. On the scene, officers said three brothers were [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — This evening is a Weather Alert time period because of the chance of heavy rain and gusty winds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will move across central and northeastern Pennsylvania this evening. The primary threat is a tropical downpour. The secondary threat will be gusty winds. The good news is that it will not [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — State police released the results of their 2026 July 4th holiday checkpoint enforcement that resulted in over 300 DUI arrests. The Pennsylvania State Police reported they investigated 635 vehicle crashes during the holiday weekend from July 3 to 5. Police say six people died and 128 injuries occurred in the crashes, while 55 non-fatal [...]

LEWISBURG — A Middleburg man lied about his criminal history when applying for a firearm in Union County on July 8, according to state police in Milton.

WEST BUFFALO TOWNSHIP — Union County plans to repair the structurally deficient Hayes Covered Bridge in West Buffalo Township.