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Newport Township meeting location moved, rescheduled

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Newport Township Board of Commissioners meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday has now been postponed and moved to Greater Nanticoke Area High School. The meeting was expected to have a large community turnout to discuss the proposed data center in the area. According to the Newport Township website, the meeting [...]

Election special of 28/22 News Political Roundtable

(WBRE/WYOU) — A three-hour special of the 28/22 News Political Roundtable will air at 8 p.m. on Election Night, as Mark Hiller and his panel of expert political analysts will discuss the races around northeastern Pennsylvania. Viewers watch live at 8 p.m. on the 28/22 Now smart TV app, online at 2822news.com, and on the [...]

Accused Great Wolf Lodge killer waives preliminary hearing

MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The woman accused of killing her 3-year-old son and husband at Great Wolf Lodge has waived her right to a preliminary hearing, court documents show. Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, who faces two criminal homicide charges for allegedly stabbing her son and husband on Oct. 12 in room 2030 of [...]

Former PSP Corporal sentenced for using work computers to create A.I. pornography

(WBRE/WYOU) — A former Pennsylvania State Police Corporal was sentenced for multiple crimes, including using work computers to access A.I. tools to create pornography and for secretly filming coworkers. 40-year-old Stephen M. Kamnik pleaded guilty to 14 charges that involved misused computer resources at work for his own "personal sexual gratification, including the creation of [...]

Man accused of threats to kill neighbors, burn house down

CONYNGHAM TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man made threats to kill his neighbors and burn their house down and later threatened troopers while he was being arrested. On Nov. 2, troopers were called to Hill Street in Congyngham Township for a report of a man threatening to burn his neighbors' house down [...]

Woman starts fire at home with children inside, police say

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman has been arrested after police say she started a fire underneath the porch of a home where small children were inside. Dunmore Borough Police stated they arrested Jennifer Marie Kania on attempted aggravated arson charges after they investigated a fire on Nov. 1 in the 1800 block of [...]

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