(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Friday that there are now 1,136 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 58 more than Wednesday’s update. Of those 1,136 cases, 219 are hospitalized and less than 1% are fully vaccinated. In northeastern and central Pennsylvania, there are 122 confirmed cases:
(WBRE/WYOU) — A leader of the international online extremist group "764," known for the extreme exploitation, coercion, and harm of children, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit sexual exploitation of a child, according to a Friday FBI release. Prasan Nepal, 21, of High Point, North Carolina, also known online as "Trippy," is facing between [...]
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(WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police stated that over 3,700 people were denied firearms purchases in 2026 thus far, and investigations were conducted. The Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS) is used by county sheriffs and licensed firearms dealers to determine whether a person can legally get a license to carry or obtain a firearm through purchases [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Flames will keep the flame-broiled burgers off the menu in Scranton Friday morning. Smoke poured from the roof of Burger King on North Keyser Avenue Friday around 6:00 a.m. Crews say the two workers who were inside at the time of the fire were not hurt. Some equipment was damaged. [...]
MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is being accused of stealing $34,000 from his employer, Dicks Sporting Goods, during a return fraud scheme 29-year-old Melquan Hall faces charges after police say he committed a return fraud scheme while working at Dick's Sporting Goods (DSG) in Stroudsburg. The investigation began in May when managers received reports [...]
KLINE TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are in the process of solving a 1986 cold case after identifying a body found on I-81 as a teen who went missing. 18-year-old Gladys T. Johnson, aka "Tinker," from Washington, DC, has been identified as the body of a woman who was found naked in a [...]
SHENANDOAH, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are charging a man after they say he stabbed a juvenile during a fight at a Shenandoah Valley High School game. On October 8, 911 was called for a reported fight at the Shenandoah Valley High School Stadium near the concession stand during a high school football game. [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — This evening's weather for football will be nice but chilly. Temperatures will be in the 50s. Clouds will stream across our skies tonight in advance of Isaias. Temperatures will bottom out between 45 and 50. There is a fairly extensive cloud shield associated with Hurricane Isaias. As it moves north this weekend, you [...]
