SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three men were convicted Thursday after a two-week trial for running a drug organization out of a Wilkes-Barre barbershop, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Jerrod Curtis, 42, Paul Chavis, 56, and Reneard Harris, 68, all of Wilkes-Barre, were found guilty before a U.S. District Judge in Scranton [...]
A Pennsylvania woman's death is the state's third this year involving the measles virus. Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong says on Facebook the 40-year-old woman died Saturday from complications associated with measles. The post did not identify the woman other than as a resident of a rural area some 50 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania’s two previous deaths involving measles were infants. Both previous deaths were in August. Doctors deemed measles a “significant condition” at the time of one infant's death.
HARRISBURG — Three organizations in Northumberland and Union counties received a combined $34,000 in cultural and historical support grants from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC).
SHAMOKIN DAM — Charges are pending against the driver in Thursday’s fatal accident that killed a 71-year-old Shamokin Dam woman.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man suspected of using fake cash at Sheetz pulled a gun on officers before being arrested, police stated. On September 12, 32-year-old Maurice Davis Jr., of Brooklyn, went to Sheetz and added $300 to a Cash App account using five $20 and two $100 bills that police said were [...]
SHAMOKIN DAM BORO, SNYDER COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A driver was killed after police say a vehicle ran through a red light, causing a collision. A two-car crash killed 71-year-old Bonnie Shenck on North Susquehannock Trail in Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County, on September 10. Police say a Ram truck was traveling north, approaching the intersection [...]
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A lucky lottery player has won $1,000,000 from a scratch-off ticket in Pennsylvania. In Lackawanna County, a $1 million-winning Snake, Rattle and Roll Scratch-Off was sold. Snake, Rattle and Roll is a $20 game that offers top prizes of $1 million. M Kumar P Inc. (Food Express) in Throop Borough will receive a [...]
LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been arrested after police say he attempted to forcibly raped a child. 41-year-old John Mitchell Poorman, of Williamsport, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for the following charges from the Mill Hall Borough Police Department: Poorman was arrested on September 9 and denied bail. He remains in [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — State police released the results of their DUI checkpoint enforcement, which was conducted over the weekend in Luzerne and Carbon counties. Pennsylvania State Police conducted a soberity chekpoint from Septmber 11 to 13 acorss various areas in Carbon and Luzerne counties. As a result of the checkpoint, police said they arrested one person [...]
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they helped people residing in Hazleton's "tent city" relocate to shelters. Police stated they helped clear an area known as "tent city," where people had been residing in tents on private property within the City of Hazleton. The property owner provided notice to those staying on the property [...]
