May 16, 2025 at 13:42 EDTPA homepage
(WBRE/WYOU) — Officials are warning about a utility scam that is showing up in northeastern Pennsylvania.
It involves a threat to shut off the electricity to a person's home or business because of a supposed delinquent account.
The scam callers claim to be from PPL Electric Utilities and say payment must be made immediately or the power will be shut off.
The I-Team's Andy Mehalshick spoke to a businessman who says he almost fell for it. Live reports coming up tonight on 28/22 News.
May 16, 2025 at 12:52 EDTPA homepage
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman has been charged after a stabbing in Hanover Township on May 15.
According to police, Clary Negron Rodriguez, 34, has been arrested after a reported stabbing at the Hanover Village Apartment Complex.
Police need help identifying car burglary suspect
Police say the victim sustained superficial wounds to his abdomen and was not required to be medically treated.
Negron Rodriguez was taken into custody and charged with simple assault.
May 16, 2025 at 10:54 EDTPA homepage
SOUTH ABINGTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The South Abington Township Police are asking the public for help in identifying the person and vehicle involved in a burglary.
Police say on May 3, at the Country Club of Scranton in South Abington, there was a burglary.
Police are asking for help identifying the person and vehicle in the video above.
One woman dead after car barrel rolls off I-84
May 16, 2025 at 05:02 EDTDaily Item
Transparency advocates are questioning the Penn State Board of Trustees’ use of closed-door meetings for discussion of potential campus closures that would affect thousands of employees and students.
May 16, 2025 at 05:02 EDTDaily Item
MIDDLEBURG — Snyder County officials recently discovered a second property purchased from the state decades ago has deed restrictions limiting the use of the land.
May 16, 2025 at 05:02 EDTDaily Item
MIDDLEBURG — A Snyder County judge rejected a plea deal in an aggravated assault case Thursday after the alleged victim objected to the 10-year to 20-year sentence as too lenient.
May 16, 2025 at 05:02 EDTDaily Item
HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday implored Democrats and Republicans in the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass legislation expanding the attorney general’s authority to block hospital mergers and acquisitions by private equity firms, urging action in a visit to Delaware County where a single investment management company shuttered four hospitals within three years.
May 16, 2025 at 05:02 EDTDaily Item
MIFFLINBURG — Mifflinburg Area School Board members are questioning whether to renew a contract for a language arts curriculum due to its focus on diversity, equity and inclusion.
May 16, 2025 at 05:02 EDTDaily Item
LEWISBURG — People are invited to watch and even help at a privy dig in Union County.
May 16, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Town to pave part of Market Street, add two bike lanes
BLOOMSBURG -- Council briefly wavered Monday on its oft-debated plan to pave a portion of Market Street this year,...
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