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August 28, 2025 at 15:05 EDTWNEP
The products' capacitor can overheat and burst, “causing parts to be forcefully ejected.”
August 28, 2025 at 15:03 EDTWNEP
Carbon County Friends of Animals will reopen after a ringworm outbreak earlier this month.
August 28, 2025 at 14:49 EDTWNEP
GoFundMe is verifying fundraisers for victims of the Annunciation Catholic School shooting. Here's how you can donate and help.
August 28, 2025 at 14:39 EDTWNEP
County officials say cyber criminals stole data held by the Department of Public Safety, which may have included driver's license numbers.
August 28, 2025 at 14:22 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Columbia County man faces charges for impersonating a Homeland Security officer.
Officers observed a vehicle with tinted windows, an antenna, a police interceptor logo, emergency lights, sirens, and a decal labeled "US Department of Homeland Security, CERT instructor."
Multi-vehicle crash slows traffic on I-81
August 28, 2025 at 14:02 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police report that Walmart in Wilkes-Barre Township is temporarily closed due to a water issue.
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Police say additional businesses in the area may be closed once the source of the leak has been found.
A representative from Pennsylvania American Water said the issue involves a service line connected to Walmart.
An estimated time for the store to reopen has not been announced.
August 28, 2025 at 13:53 EDTPA homepage
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman has been charged in the drug overdose death of a Luzerne County woman that occurred in 2023.
42-year-old Martina Wheeler was found dead of an overdose in bed by police officers on September 6, 2023.
In their investigation, police found that Wheeler had messaged with a friend, 41-year-old Cassie Zambetti, on Facebook in the days leading up to her death. Messages obtained by police show the two discussing an exchange of money and coordinating a meeting on September 5.
Man faces DUI homicide charges for fatal ATV crash
August 28, 2025 at 13:28 EDTWNEP
The car was owned by a New York woman for 22 years and had been associated with her father
August 28, 2025 at 13:22 EDTPA homepage
(WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed on various roadways across the state over the Labor Day weekend.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a "zero-tolerance enforcement policy."
Police say checkpoints will be placed on roadways that are experiencing high rates of DUI-related traffic violations and DUI-related crashes.
The counties participating in the DUI checkpoints are as follows:
Berks County
Lebanon County
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