Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and city leaders honored the Oscar and Grammy winner on Wednesday by renaming a street next to Smith's old high school.
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man vomited on an officer while being arrested after a fight.
On March 25, around 5:50 a.m., officers were called for a fight in the 600 block of Seybert Street. Police said they learned 23-year-old Tyress Martinez of Allentown had returned to a home where he was trespassing earlier in the night when a fight happened.
BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local record shop is giving old media a second chance at life.
Watching a movie nowadays is as easy as clicking a button but before streaming services, you had to get your hands dirty.
“To see how people get excited about these films, that’s what it’s all about.”
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VHS’ and VCRs could be classified as ‘dead media’. That’s why Waxpax Record Shop owner Mark Collier expanded his business and is set to open the ‘dead media room’ in Berwick.
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are charging a woman with DUI after she led troopers on a chase that ended with a crash into a home.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, on March 8, around 1:00 a.m., troopers tried to pull over a car for multiple traffic violations.
500 doses of fentanyl seized, alleged drug dealer wanted
Police say the driver, 21-year-old Samiyah Kramer of Williamsport, led troops on a 1-mile chase before crashing into a home. Kramer then fled on foot and was arrested shortly after.
U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. Glenn H. Hodak of Cambridge Springs, Crawford County, died in the Tokyo Prison Fire on May 26, 1945 after being shot down during a mission.
Dollar Tree acquired Family Dollar for more than $8 billion in 2015 after a bidding war with rival Dollar General.
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was charged after police say he attempted to buy heroin and cocaine, fled from police, hitting multiple police cars in the chase that ensued.
According to police, on March 20, Jabril Crumbley, 23, was attempting to buy drugs from a confidential informant when officers arrived.
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Loretta Perfectus Walsh became the first woman to enlist in the U.S. Navy in 1917, opening doors for future generations.
In the summer, the sewage sludge, referred to in the industry as biosolids, attracted so many flies there was no way to keep them out of the house.
W. HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a man wanted after investigators seized over 500 individual doses of fentanyl and various other drugs.
According to the West Hazleton City Police Department, 38-year-old Eldor Mendez-Cabrera from Hazleton is wanted for his role in a drug distribution operation.
After a months-long investigation into area drug trafficking, police said they seized the following;
Over 500 individual doses of fentanyl
87 grams of cocaine
101 misbranded pills that were made with fentanyl
Cash
