March 19, 2025 at 11:23 EDTPA homepage
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he gave a 15-year-old weed and requested sexual favors in exchange.
According to the Williamsport Bureau of Police, in the Spring of 2024, Donnell Edwards, 35, was talking with a 15-year-old girl through a messaging app and would send her inappropriate photos.
March 19, 2025 at 11:11 EDTPA homepage
(The Hill) — Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn (R) was arrested for soliciting a teen on Monday, authorities said, hours after he introduced a bill proposing “Trump derangement syndrome” (TDS) as a form of mental illness.
Detectives with the Bloomington Police Department had communicated with Eichorn, who was under the assumption he was talking to a 17-year-old female, police said. He arrived Monday to meet the teen in person but was instead met by local officers.
March 19, 2025 at 11:09 EDTWNEP
Tesla showrooms, vehicle lots, charging stations and even privately owned cars have been targeted.
March 19, 2025 at 10:43 EDTWNEP
The young fan retrieved the ball as umpires on the field reviewed to make sure the ball had cleared the wall and Ohtani had his first home run of the season.
March 19, 2025 at 10:24 EDTWNEP
The change will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency field offices rather than interact with the agency over the phone.
March 19, 2025 at 10:22 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A visitation for Lieutenant Kelly Hopkins of the Scranton Fire Department will be held on Thursday, March 20.
The visitation will last from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Edward J. Chomko Funeral Home.
The funeral home is located at 262 Railroad Avenue in Scranton.
A memorial mass for Lt. Hopkins will be held at the Cathedral of Saint Peter located at 315 Wyoming Avenue Scranton on Friday, March 21 at 9:30 a.m.
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March 19, 2025 at 10:07 EDTWNEP
“Sunrise on the Reaping” had already reached No. 1 on Amazon before its publication and is widely expected to be one of the year's biggest fiction sellers.
March 19, 2025 at 10:05 EDTPA homepage
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they have charged a man with impersonating an officer to trick a woman about a no trespassing sign.
The Hazleton City Police Department charged Jose Santos, of Sugarloaf, for an incident in January where they say he used a police badge on a woman living in the area of North Pine Street.
Two arrested, police shut down large-scale fentanyl dealing
Police said Santos pretended to be an officer and told the woman he could arrest her for having a no trespassing sign on her property.
March 19, 2025 at 10:01 EDTWNEP
The mystery has forced two beaches in southern Australia to close as scientists investigate the cause of the foam.
March 19, 2025 at 08:58 EDTPA homepage
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men have been arrested after a drug task force shut down a large-scale fentanyl distribution in Luzerne County, police say.
According to the Hazleton City Police Department, on February 27, multiple detectives executed two search warrants in the 100 block of West 1st Street in Hazleton and the 300 block of 36th Street in Hazle Township.
Police stated two men, 47-year-old Miguel Carrasquillo Apolinaris and 53-year-old Luis Mercado Alicea were arrested and identified as key players of this drug trafficking organization.
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