ENOLA — When Ashleigh Reedy struggled with hunger in school, she told a panel of Pennsylvania state lawmakers that she was given more access to psychiatric counseling and antidepressants to treat her issues than simply being fed.
LEWISBURG — Additional charges have been filed in Union County against a woman from Ohio who is part of a group from New York involved in a fraudulent check-stealing, washing and cashing scheme, according to Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department.
LEWISBURG — Nearly $700,000 in Union County’s affordable housing fund remains unused as officials grapple with high prices, limited inventory and program restrictions.
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 [...]
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 [...]
(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 [...]
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, 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 [...]
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. [...]
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Hazleton are trying to identify the person they say robbed a gas station early Monday morning. Police were called to a gas station on East Broad Street around 5:15 a.m. January 12 for a report of a robbery. They say the man entered the store, robbed the clerk [...]
