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Man sentenced 3 years for over 700 pieces of child porn

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 [...]

Celebrating MLK Day a little early in NEPA

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 [...]

PennDOT alerts drivers of possible weekend snow squalls

(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 [...]

Caregiver steals $93,000 via unauthorized purchases, police say

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 [...]

Wallenpaupack issues alert regarding possible child abduction

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 [...]

Pedestrian hit, head run over by second vehicle

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. [...]

Sheriff: Bradford County man arrested after DWI, hitting patrol car

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 [...]

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