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Hundreds put best foot forward to support mental health awareness

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds of people are putting their best foot forward this Sunday for Mental Health Awareness Month. They laced up their sneakers and walked around Kirby Park. Peer Help United Network hosted the fundraiser and awareness event. Vendors were on hand with information to help those in the struggle and their [...]

Police looking to ID people amid fire investigation

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police need your help to identify several people in connection with a fire in Bloomsburg. They say the individuals were caught on camera early Friday morning on Light Street Road near South Penn Street. It's where investigators say fire damaged a building. Anyone with information is urged to call Officer [...]

16-year-old sent to hospital after incident at dam

BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say a 16-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after a suspected drowning Sunday afternoon in Bear Creek Township. PSP says in a release that troopers from Troop P Wilkes-Barre were called to the Francis Walter Dam in Bear Creek Township at about 4:00 [...]

One man killed in ATV rollover, State Police say

DAMASCUS TWP., WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man was killed in an ATV crash late Saturday night in Damascus Township, Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say. Timothy Abbot, 49, of Damascus was found dead on the scene just before midnight on Stoneface Road. According to the release, Abbot was driving around a right curve when the [...]

Lane closures, restrictions set for major NEPA highways

(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has scheduled several lane closures and restrictions starting as early as Sunday night in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. Starting 8 p.m. Sunday, May 17, there will be slowdowns on I-81 southbound in Lackawanna County, between the I-81 and I-84 split in Dunmore to River Street in Scranton. [...]

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