January 16, 2026 at 17:53 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was sentenced to three years in prison after the FBI found hundreds of child pornography files on his devices. Roland Dennett Rhodes III of Wilkes-Barre, 55, was charged and sentenced by the Department of Justice for receipt of child pornography. According to a release from the DOJ, FBI [...]
January 16, 2026 at 17:16 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Martin Luther King Day is being celebrated a little early in the Diamond City. Preparations for the national holiday are underway as the city of Wilkes-Barre held a ceremony at City Hall to launch festivities for January 19. The city welcomed the NAACP Branch 2306 in Luzerne County for the first [...]
January 16, 2026 at 16:29 ESTPA homepage
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) issued an alert to warn drivers of forecasted snowsqualls for the weekend. PennDOT advises to avoid travel during winter weather, if possible, but they did issue several tips for driving during snow squalls: PennDOT also advised drivers to have an emergency kit in their vehicle. You can [...]
January 16, 2026 at 16:25 ESTPA homepage
PITTSON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Charges have been filed against a woman who police say stole over $93,000 from a woman in her care. Lauren Newberry of Falls, 41, is accused of using and opening several credit cards in the name of a Pittston woman she was entrusted to care for. According to police, Newberry [...]
January 16, 2026 at 13:52 ESTPA homepage
WALLENPAUPACK, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The superintendent of Wallenpaupack Area School District issued a warning to families about a possible attempted child abduction. The school district alerted parents of a possible attempted child abduction Thursday, in which they warned families of an incident involving a dark blue Toyota pickup truck driven by a 5-foot-10-inch white [...]
January 16, 2026 at 13:28 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested Thursday for running over another man's head last week, police say. Sean Toole, 36, of Edwardsville, is facing charges following an incident around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, at the corner of North River Street and West Hollenback Avenue in Wilkes-Barre, according to the affidavit. [...]
January 16, 2026 at 11:04 ESTPA homepage
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Hazleton are trying to identify the person they say robbed a gas station early Monday morning. Police were called to a gas station on East Broad Street around 5:15 a.m. January 12 for a report of a robbery. They say the man entered the store, robbed the clerk [...]
January 16, 2026 at 10:47 ESTPA homepage
CHEMUNG COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) – A Bradford County man is facing numerous charges after a pursuit that occurred on Wednesday afternoon, beginning in New York and ending in Pennsylvania. Brian T. Wilcox, 53, was arrested on the following charges, as stated in a release from the Chemung County Sheriff's Office: Officials say Wilcox was charged [...]
January 16, 2026 at 00:00 ESTPress Enterprise
District superintendent to see pay boost, more family time
SHICKSHINNY -- Northwest Area School District is going through a major change in leadership just as board members...
January 16, 2026 at 00:00 ESTPress Enterprise
BLOOMSBURG -- Stocking the bathrooms for the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds took $68,000 from the fair's bottom line last year...
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