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Breaking barriers in Lackawanna County schools

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new state investment is helping students in the Scranton School District get free period products at school, with the goal of removing another barrier to education. Pennsylvania has invested $9 million over three years to provide free period products in schools across the Commonwealth. The Scranton School District received [...]

Games commission ends volunteer deputy program

(WBRE/WYOU) — A big change is coming to Pennsylvania's wildlife law-enforcement force as the Game Commission is ending its deputy game warden program, saying it wants to focus on a full-time, professional force, according to the commission press secretary. The deputies served as volunteers, helping the agency protect wildlife and enforce state laws. The commission [...]

Latino Health Summit comes to NEPA

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The 2026 Pennsylvania Latino Health Summit took over Mohegan Pennsylvania in Plains Township Thursday. Hundreds of healthcare leaders, policymakers, researchers and community advocates were on hand for the event. This marks the sixth annual summit, the first in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The theme: Finding Our Way Forward In Unpredictable Times. [...]

Former resource officer found guilty of drugging and raping students

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The courtroom was cleared after former Scranton Police Resource Officer Stephen Carroll suffered a medical emergency while a jury found him guilty of drugging and raping students. After a week of emotional testimony, jurors have found Stephen Carroll guilty on nearly every count he faced. The jury has found Carroll [...]

Former PennDOT employee accused of embezzling thousands on company card

PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former PennDOT employee has been charged with embezzling more than $33,000 by overcharging her department-issued credit card, Attorney General Sunday stated. 55-year-old Tracy Touzalin was charged with theft by deception after investigators said she created fake purchase orders to overcharge her PennDOT-issued purchase order card, then steal the overcharges. Between [...]

Counterfeit cash discovered at Mohegan Pennsylvania Casino

PLAINS TWP., LUZENRE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police said counterfeit cash was attempted to be used at the Mohegan Pennsylvania in Plains Township. Police say the fake money was found after a 68-year-old man took the alleged counterfeit bill to the cash cage to exchange it after it was rejected by several machines. The bill [...]

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