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Turnpike text scam occurrences increasing

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A warning from law enforcement regarding a text scam that 28/22 News has been tracking. It involves text messages that are supposedly sent by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.

Those who receive them are told they owe overdue tolls and face serious legal penalties if they don't immediately pay up.

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission officials tell the I-Team the texts are becoming more threatening and the number of those texts being sent to Pennsylvanians is also increasing in a bigtime way. They are urging people not to fall for the scam.

Man charged with firing multiple shots from home

UNION TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged after police say there were multiple shots fired from a home in Schuylkill County.

Around 10:30 a.m. on March 13, police responded to the 500 block of Pattersonville Road in Union Township for a report of a disturbance.

While in route, troopers say a witness told them Paul Kline, 62, Ringtown, fired multiple shots from the porch of the home and also fired the gun once inside the residence.

Resident frustrated about years-long bridge closure 

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The buzzing of machinery is a constant sound at the site of the Glenbrook Road Bridge Project in Stroudsburg.

“It’s very loud, the pumps run 24/7. So, we can’t open a window.”

Resident Joan Fitzgerald lives right next door to the closure since it was damaged in August 2020 by tropical storm Isaias.

Bringing old media back to life at the ‘Dead Media Room’

"They made this much bigger site than I ever anticipated.” . . . “It’s just disappointing that it looks like this and it’s taking so long.”

Bringing old media back to life at the 'Dead Media Room'

BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new place to appreciate and buy old media is opening Berwick.

Mark Collier is adding a new addition to his business. The Dead Media Room will house more than 5,000 VHS tapes for sale.

"It'll be a throwback to an '80s or '90s video store, lots of neon, over 5,000 VHS tapes".

Collier owns WaXPax Records, a record store in Berwick, and when a space opened up, he saw an opportunity.

"The neighbor moved out and I got the other side of the building and knocked a wall down".

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