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Man, 80, allegedly sexually assaults teen several times

WYALUSING BOROUGH, BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Bradford County man was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a teen in Bradford and Lehigh counties. Dennis Kochenash, 80, of Wyalusing Borough, was arrested Wednesday and is awaiting extradition, officials say. According to a release from the District Attorney's Office of Lehigh County, PSP Fogelsville received a [...]

4 juveniles accused of assault over 'Fortnite' argument

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Four teens were charged after allegedly assaulting someone over a video game argument. Police say they responded Tuesday to Foster Street at Gunster Avenue in Scranton for a reported possible abduction, but determined the incident to be an assault. The male victim, 14, told investigators that he was in an [...]

PSP releases New Year's holiday enforcement stats

(WBRE/WYOU) — The five-day period that encompassed New Year's weekend from Dec. 31 to Jan. 4 included over 1,000 crashes investigated and almost 400 DUI arrests made by Pennsylvania State Police. PSP released their annual crash and traffic enforcement statistics for the New Year's weekend, which detailed 1,098 crashes, including three people killed in three [...]

Firefighter injured, sent to hospital while responding to fire

WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A firefighter was injured, and several cats are unaccounted for after a fire late Tuesday night in West Pittston. Authorities say crews were called to the 500 block of Luzerne Avenue in West Pittston for a reported structure fire at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. 28/22 News Reporter Avery Nape [...]

3 officers injured after fights lockdown local prison

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local prison had to lock down several times over the weekend. According to Commissioner John Christy, four separate fights caused the Monroe County Correctional Facility to lock down from Saturday night to Sunday morning. Three officers were injured after fights with inmates. Two officers were sent to the [...]

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