LEWISBURG — A Williamsport woman tried to punch a staff member and threatened employees at the emergency room at WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg on March 30, according to state police in Milton.
(WBRE/WYOU)— The discovery of bedbugs has one local school district taking precautions.
The Carbondale Area Superintendent confirms that two bedbugs were recently found in a classroom at the high school.
The principal there says students who were in the affected classroom moved and the room was closed off until a deep clean was done.
The superintendent says this is not considered to be an infestation and they are in compliance with the state health department.
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued an extension on the Keystone Sanitary Landfill's (KSL) operating permit on Friday.
According to the release, the DEP has issued a six month extension to the landfill's existing operating permit for its facility in Dunmore and Throop.
This renews the operating permit until October 6, 2025.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Ford Motor Company announced it is offering customers a limited-time discounted deal. Following the Trump administration's hefty 25% duty on all auto imports.
That deal extends to car lots right here in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Facing new tariffs and potential price hikes, Ford is rolling out an unprecedented offer: the "From America for America" plan, allowing all U.S. Customers to purchase vehicles at employee pricing.
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Luzerne County Historical Society will have a new place to preserve and teach about the area's rich history.
The society purchased Saint Cecilia Church on Wyoming Avenue in Exeter which closed in 2022.
Once renovations are completed, it will serve as a unique resource for the county holding historic county artifacts and museum exhibits.
Dumpsite cleaned up in Luzerne County
Society officials say this is just an expansion of the organization and will still continue to operate at their current Wilkes-Barre locations.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— An area along the west bank of the Susquehanna River is now free from a buildup of trash.
Crews from Wilkes-Barre and Edwardsville teamed-up today to clean up the dump site at Nesbit Park.
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Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown says the wooded area was home to a homeless encampment that was cleared in late march.
Dump trucks and bulldozers cleared the site piled high with trash.
EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Empty bowls in Monroe County are helping to fully stock food pantry shelves.
Dozens are gearing up to roll up there sleeves to participate in Saturday's empty bowls event at East Stroudsburg United Methodist Church.
It is part of an international event that allows local artisans to band together with their communities to fight hunger.
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All of the money raised from Saturday's event will be donated to the food pantry and soup kitchen at the church.
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Hazleton Area School District, the largest school district in Northeastern Pennsylvania, is making major upgrades to its school safety system.
Those upgrades include "hi-tech" sensors that can detect smoke from gunshots and pick up keywords such as "emergency" or "help".
Police block off home, road in Luzerne County
The security upgrades also include a special window film that hardens windows from intruders, gunfire, and severe storms.
New mobile metal detectors will also be installed.
LUZERNE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police blocked off a home and roadways in Luzerne Borough Friday afternoon as they investigate explosives found in a home.
Around 1:40 p.m., police blocked off a home in the 300 block of Bennett Street between Sly and Academy Street.
Investigators say they were awaiting local bomb squad personnel to check out the home in question, but the Scranton Bomb Squad said the amounts of items found in the home is too much for their unit to handle.
MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Moosic council member has been charged with theft after police say she added 1,200 hours of sick time to her account when she served as the borough’s administrator.
According to the Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office, in February, an investigation began after the Moosic Borough filed a theft complaint against 66-year-old Jane Sterling.
