March 5, 2024 at 17:13 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Schools in NEPA continue to celebrate Read Across America Week.
On Tuesday, 28/22 News Reporter Kelly Byrne had the opportunity to read to the kindergarteners in Mrs. Rother's class at Saint Nicks, Saint Mary's in Wilkes-Barre.
$800K PA Lottery ticket sold at Gerrity’s in Scranton
She read The Napping House and It's Not Easy Being a Bunny.
March 5, 2024 at 15:10 ESTPA homepage
MAHANOY CITY, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Law enforcement announced three wanted fugitives were arrested as a result of a search warrant in Schuylkill County.
On Tuesday, Mahanoy City Police with the PA State Parole Fugitive Apprehension Search Team, executed a search warrant on a residence in the 300 block of West Centre Street.
Two arrested after Luzerne County drug investigation
As a result, police say they arrested 40-year-old Nicholas Mosher, 25-year-old Shyanne Place, and 39-year-old Karen Rimsky.
March 5, 2024 at 14:50 ESTPA homepage
DALLAS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say large quantities of various drugs were seized from a residence after an investigation led to two arrests.
The Dallas Township Police Department and Kingston Township Police Department along with the Luzerne County Drug Task Force successfully conducted a joint investigation.
Police say the investigation resulted in the arrest of Theodore Goetze, 38 of Shavertown, and Rebecca Shiner, 38 of Shavertown, for their involvement in the distribution of methamphetamine.
March 5, 2024 at 13:52 ESTPA homepage
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Multiple police agencies investigated drug sale activity where a man allegedly used railroad tracks to transport narcotics across Pennsylvania.
Authorities stated on February 23, Reading & Northern Railroad Police and the Duryea Police filed charges for possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance on a man believed to be utilizing the railroad tracks to transport drugs.
March 5, 2024 at 12:55 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party announced they are coming to NEPA for the first time.
Officials have announced that Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party will be coming to Wilkes-Barre for the first time ever in August.
On August 10 and 11 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party will have three performances at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in the dark.
High school senior sets the bar for students
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March 5, 2024 at 10:15 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people are accused of separate retail thefts that occurred at a Luzerne County Target and are wanted by police.
According to the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department, on February 16 a man entered Target, selected two PS5 hard drives, and removed them from their security keepers.
The suspect discarded the empty security keepers and left the store in a black Dodge truck, investigators stated.
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Driver arrested for alleged speeding in Luzerne County
March 5, 2024 at 10:11 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Homicide. That’s the verdict from a jury for the coroner’s inquest into the 1970 disappearance of 22-year-old Ilonka Cann from Luzerne County.
The young mother vanished without a trace 54 years ago from her home near Sweet Valley.
The six-member jury deliberated for just over an hour. They determined the manner of death as homicide for Ilonka Cann and the cause is undetermined.
March 4, 2024 at 18:46 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The City of Wilkes-Barre has released the street cleaning schedule as the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority (WVSA) begins this week.
Wilkes-Barre Mayor George C. Brown announced Monday that WVSA will be street cleaning in Wilkes-Barre from Tuesday, March 5 through Friday, March 8.
The street cleaning schedule found below is tentative and weather is permitting.
Bill Clinton to speak at Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick dinner in Scranton
March 4, 2024 at 16:37 ESTPA homepage
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County man has been sentenced to over 6 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Monday, that Dario George, 32, of Nanticoke, was sentenced to 6 years and 6 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl.
According to U.S. Attorney, Gerard M. Karam, Geroge previously pleaded guilty and admitted to selling between 280 - 400 grams of fentanyl in the Luzerne County area in 2021 and 2022.
March 4, 2024 at 16:34 ESTPA homepage
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was charged after police say he was found speeding in Luzerne County.
According to the Hazleton City Police Department, on Friday, March 1 around 2:00 a.m., officers tried to pull over a Jeep driving along Galaxy Bar and Grill for traveling at a high speed.
Arrests made, four facing charges in Williamsport double homicide
Police say the driver, later identified as Yandry Almonte, failed to stop when officers turned on their lights and sirens.
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