TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators are examining whether Kratom products may have played a role in the deaths of two University of Mississippi students. Now, a local high school is bringing that conversation into the classroom. Last week in Paola's Parenting Playbook, we reported on Scranton's efforts to ban kratom sales through two proposed [...]
"No one should have to fear violence at school."
(WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Thursday he joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a notice to protect children's privacy in the bankruptcy of the company behind the chatbot Character.AI. The filing is intended to establish protections for Character.AI's user data, specifically child users, during any potential sale of the company, [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested Thursday for shooting his partner in the head in March and staging it as a suicide, according to Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce. Jacob Soboski, 40, of Wilkes-Barre was arrested Thursday morning and faces a homicide charge for the March 14 death of Soraya Cordy, [...]
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport will host a full-scale emergency exercise with local first responders Saturday morning. In preparation for an aircraft emergency, the drill will test the airport's Accident Response Plan from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on airport property, according to an AVP press release. The exercise will include [...]
FELL TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A couple was arrested Thursday after police say they set fire to their Fell Township home in July for insurance money. Salvatore Carovinci, 42, and Holly Carovinci, 41, both of Ocala, Florida, face arson and fraud charges for allegedly starting a July 25 fire at their Shannon Street home. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Lackawanna County District Attorney stated the lawsuit was approved to close the nuisance bar, Solstice Bar & Grill. The Commonwealth's injunction to shut down Solstice Bar was granted after the owner failed to appear. District Attorney Brian Gallagher said it was a default judgment in favor of the Commonwealth. The [...]
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men have been arrested for stealing 150 gallons of cooking oil from a pizza restaurant, police say. On Oct. 15, officers from the Wyoming Area Regional Police Department were called around 3:00 a.m. for two men stealing cooking oil from Pizza Loven in Exeter. Officers said that on scene, [...]
CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he stole multiple items, including two guns, from a deceased woman's home. Between Aug. 14 and Sept. 10, police say 20-year-old Davonte Bash of Carbondale stole multiple guns from the deceased woman's property as well as coins and jewelry. On Sept. 11, [...]
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — Runners will be all dressed up and ready to compete, but the reason why is bigger than themselves. "It goes back to stability, right. In this day and age, it's very difficult to raise a young family in a stable and secure household. That's really what Habitat for Humanity provided [...]
