PITTSBURGH – Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris reiterated support for the middle class Wednesday, unveiling an economic plan she said will give tax cuts to more than 100 million Americans.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a federal grand jury on criminal charges that are still sealed. That's according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Adams said after the indictment that he would not resign. The indictment Wednesday night marks a stunning turn for Adams, a Democrat who won election nearly three years ago to become the second Black mayor of the nation’s largest city.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA (WBRE/WYOU) — An investigation into Ukraine President Zelenskyy's visit to the Scranton area over the weekend is underway.
Zelenskyy visited the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant on Sunday and now that visit is under scrutiny in Congress.
Some in Congress are calling the visit "an apparent campaign event."
The Speaker of the House wants Zelenskyy to fire the country's ambassador who arranged the tour to Scranton on Sunday.
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WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman had to be taken to a nearby hospital and a home's garage was badly damaged after a car crashed into a Wilkes-Barre home Wednesday.
Officials told 28/22 News they were called to Brader Drive around 3:30 p.m. for reports of a car into a home.
Repairs underway to ruptured Snyder County sewer line
Captain Eric Serafin of the Wilkes-Barre Fire Department says the woman's vehicle hit several objects before hitting the garage of a home.
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One of the scariest Halloween attractions in northeastern Pennsylvania will open for the season this Friday.
Horror Hall in Plymouth Township is preparing to send a chill down your spine this Halloween season by bringing more scares and haunted attractions to its haunted house.
For 40 years, Horror Hall has been the area's biggest and longest-running all-indoor attraction.
A portion of the proceeds raised go to local veterans.
Weatherly man facing more charges after assault accusations
WEATHERLY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Weatherly man is accused of sexually abusing a resident at a care facility in Carbon County, and assaulting a co-worker inside a locked closet.
59-year-old Edward Roche now faces a dozen counts, including committing an offense against a care-dependent person.
Drug raid arrests three, over 1,000 bags of fentanyl seized
The accusations surfaced about a week after police say Roche assaulted a co-worker at Forest Hill Rehabilitation Center.
Roche is jailed in lieu of a $250,000 cash bail and faces a hearing next month.
DANVILLE — A Berwick man faces 26 felony charges pertaining to intercourse with a child in Montour County.
SELINSGROVE — A broken pipe at the Eastern Snyder County Authority treatment plant in Penn Township that spilled an uncertain amount of raw sewage into the Susquehanna River has been repaired.
SUNBURY — The Shikellamy teacher's union strike is postponed until Tuesday.
HARRISBURG — Testimony delivered Wednesday at a Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing aligned on changes sought to Pennsylvania’s election laws including a collective desire to create a pre-canvassing period for mail-in ballots to speed up the vote count on Election Day.
