HONESDALE, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Wayne County woman faces charges for sending antisemitic threats in Honesdale. The District Attorney says 21-year-old Korin Carl emailed antisemitic language and three caricatures to his former coworker on December 7. Investigators confirmed two of them were antisemitic and one depicted a swastika. The victim says they are of Jewish [...]
KULPMONT, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials have released the total number of people out of their homes after a multi-house fire in the Shamokin area. The Deputy Fire Chief says at least 12 people were displaced by the fire on Scott Street in Kulpmont over the weekend. Two of the five homes that caught fire had [...]
STERLING TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man faces charges for impersonating a public servant in Sterling Township. The Wayne County District Attorney says Joseph Neiger had flashing red and white strobe lights on when he passed a state trooper on Interstate 81 back in March 2024. Court papers say Neiger told the trooper he had [...]
When Lisbet Searle-White walked into the Meadville Public Library in June, she wasn’t looking for books. Armed with the necessary equipment, she was hunting energy vampires in the western Pennsylvania library.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The 16-year-old killed in a Scranton shooting has been identified, and three juveniles have been interviewed. Officers were called to the 1300 block of Bryn Mawr Street for a reported shooting victim. On the scene, police say they found 16-year-old Dylan Smith of Taylor suffering from a gunshot wound. Life-saving [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested after police say he "jabbed" at a constable while being evicted from his apartment. According to the Scranton Police Department, a tenant at Adams High Rise in Scranton was being evicted, and when the constable showed up, the man "jabbed him" with a "small knife." An [...]
BANKS TWP., CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say a man is wanted after a woman was found shot at and assaulted over the weekend. On Saturday, December 13, around 4:20 p.m., troopers were called to a shooting incident that occurred in Banks Township, Carbon County. Police discovered that a 29-year-old woman was shot at [...]
PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a blood trail led to the arrest of a possible suspect in a stabbing investigation. On Saturday, December 13, the Plymouth Borough Police Department investigated a stabbing that occurred in the 130 block of East Main Street, at an apartment complex. Officers said an investigation linked the incident [...]
W. HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested a man after a months-long drug investigation that resulted in multiple grams of cocaine seized. On Friday, December 5, the West Hazleton Police Department, along with other agencies, executed a drug search warrant on a residence occupied by Luis Rivera Colon. Police say the warrant [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a woman who allegedly used $500 worth of counterfeit cash at Walmart. Wilkes-Barre Township Police, along with Pittston Township Police, are searching to identify the woman pictured below. Police say the suspect went to Walmart and passed $500 in counterfeit $50 bills. Any person with [...]
