DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man and woman have been charged after police say the pair fought with Dunmore police officers.
According to the criminal complaint, on May 11, around 1:00 a.m., an officer was patrolling the borough on Prescott Avenue when they claim to have witnessed a man pushing a woman into the roadway with children nearby.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged after police say one person was shot and car windows were smashed with a baseball bat over a $5 marijuana debt.
Police say Isaac Blyther, 24, of Wilkes-Barre, has been charged after allegedly shooting a man who was breaking his car windows with a baseball bat over a marijuana debt around 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Man sentenced up to 60 years for murdering his grandmother
MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been sentenced to 13 to 27 years in prison after being found guilty on multiple charges in a series of child abuse incidents.
According to Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin, Timothy Paul Lawrence Jones, 48 of Bushkill, was found guilty of 15 separate charges, including:
Strangulation of a household member
False imprisonment
Intimidation in a child abuse case
Endangering the welfare of children
Six counts of simple assault
Other related charges
Along with a $4,300 fine
MIFFLINBURG — The Friends of R.B. Winter State Park will host a clean-up and volunteer work day off Route 192 on May 17.
MILFORD TOWNSHIP, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Pike County man has been sentenced to 23 to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to the homicide of his grandmother in April of 2024.
According to Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin, George F. Sisco pleaded guilty but mentally ill on March 7 to third-degree murder, arson, endangering persons, and terroristic threats and was sentenced on May 9 to 23 to 60 years in prison for the murder of his grandmother.
According to police, Sisco struck, then stabbed his grandmother, and set her body on fire.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You may have seen many motorcycles out in the beautiful weather, and a month-long safety campaign is making sure they all stay safe while on the roads.
28/22 News has more on how May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.
The roar of a motorcycle ready to hit the road is a common sound with the warmer temperatures in the month of May.
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT has announced lane restrictions on Interstate 81 in both directions in Lackawanna County, lasting until Friday.
Lane restrictions will happen at the following mile markers on I-81:
Southbound at mile marker 201 between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Northbound at mile marker 197 between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Northbound at mile marker 190 between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
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