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UPDATE Police: Former marketing director funneled $870,000 to own accounts

LEWISBURG — A former marketing director for the Susquehanna River Valley Visitors Bureau created a fake marketing company to funnel nearly $870,000 into his bank accounts and used the bureau credit card to pay for a monthly subscription to a sexually explicit website depicting nude children and adults, according to state police in Milton.

GIANT recalls organic carrot brand due to E. coli

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The GIANT Company is recalling Nature’s Promise Organic baby and whole carrots due to the potential of E. coli presence.

Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots sold in multiple states

The recall includes the following products:

Nature’s Promise organic baby carrots, 1 pound, UPC: 68826704735, with best if used by dates through Oct. 25, 2024

Nature’s Promise organic whole carrots, 1 pound, UPC: 68826705750, purchased between Aug. 14, 2024 and Oct. 10, 2024

PHOTOS: Snow storm comes through Pennsylvania

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The season's first snowstorm has reached Pennsylvania! Check out how some towns in our area are being impacted this Friday.

Crews work to clear up the Bear Creek Pennsylvania Turnpike exit around 11:00 a.m.

The snow covered the yards and trees in Old Forge Friday morning.

Snow accumulating in higher elevations in NEPA

Snowflakes are falling heavily to cover the roads in Pittston.

Around 5:00 a.m. the roads were filled with snow between Monroe and Wayne counties.

I-84 reopens, I-380 restrictions lifted through several counties

28/22 NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Interstate 84 and Interstate 380 North have reopened with restrictions in several counties that have been put in place for others due to Friday's storm.

According to PennDOT, I-84 was closed starting at the 380 splits in Lackawanna County, to Exit 34 (Lords Valley/Dingmans Ferry) in Pike County.

Traffic backed up on Interstate 81 leading to Interstate 84 and 380 which have been closed due to Friday's winter storm.

PennDOT had shut down I-380 northbound between Exit 20 (Daleville/Moscow) and the I-84 split in Roaring Brook Township.

Winter storm causes power outages across northeastern Pennsylvania

(WBRE/WYOU) — As heavy snow falls and wind picks up across northeastern and central Pennsylvania, trees and powerlines continue to fall causing power outages for tens of thousands of customers throughout the region.

Courtesy: PPL Outage Center

As of noon Friday, the PPL Outage Map was reporting approximately 73,000 customers without power. The bulk of outages are in Lackawanna and Wayne counties.

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