March 11, 2025 at 14:56 EDTPA homepage
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a one-of-it's-kind security system in northeastern Pennsylvania, and a Luzerne County Police Department says it continues to pay dividends.
Hazleton Police say it helped lead to the arrest of two suspected gunman after shots rang out in a neighborhood in the middle of the afternoon.
It's called the Flock Safety Raven System. It combines hi-tech cameras and listening devices to help track and possibly prevent crime
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March 11, 2025 at 14:53 EDTWNEP
The NTSB determined the existing separation distance between planes and helicopters at Reagan National Airport is “insufficient" and poses an intolerable risk.
March 11, 2025 at 14:50 EDTWNEP
The talks are a first step in mending US-Ukraine relations after a public blowup at the White House last month.
March 11, 2025 at 14:28 EDTPA homepage
RICE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Maple syrup season is in full swing, and local producers have been waiting on Mother Nature to give them the perfect weather.
Tapping for some sap before the sun comes up is a normal early morning task for Bill Urbanski, Co-owner of Urbanski Farms.
“We generally want to find a tree that’s going to be ten to twelve inches in diameter before we begin to tap it.”
Elevated risk for wildfire spread in NEPA
The local sap house in Rice Township is stoked and steaming, producing sweet maple syrup.
March 11, 2025 at 14:11 EDTWNEP
A Montrose man admitted he assaulted an 11-year-old girl, state police said
March 11, 2025 at 14:07 EDTPA homepage
MONTROSE, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged with 12 counts of rape of a child, according to state police.
State police report they have filed the following charges against Ernest Thomas Labarr, 64, of Montrose, following an investigation into child sex abuse allegations;
Man charged with 54 counts of child pornography
12 counts of rape of a child
12 counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 16 years old
12 counts of statutory sexual assault (offender 11 years older than victim)
March 11, 2025 at 13:38 EDTWNEP
If TikTok is not sold to an approved buyer by April 5, the original law that bans it nationwide would once again go into effect.
March 11, 2025 at 13:38 EDTDaily Item
WILLIAMSPORT — A former Mount Carmel police officer could face up to eight years in federal prison after signing an agreement to plead guilty to conspiracy to deprive constitutionally protected rights.
March 11, 2025 at 13:12 EDTWNEP
"It just reinforces how dangerous the Great Lakes can be any time of year.”
March 11, 2025 at 12:52 EDTPA homepage
(WBRE/WYOU) — Due to dry and windy conditions, there is an elevated risk of wildfire spread in northeastern Pennsylvania.
The following counties have an elevated risk of wildfire spread on March 11:
Bradford
Carbon
Clinton
Columbia
Lackawanna
Lehigh
Luzerne
Lycoming
Monroe
Montour
Northumberland
Pike
Schuylkill
Snyder
Sullivan
Susquehanna
Union
Wayne
Wyoming
EEE virus found in Lackawanna County
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