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Motel shutdown leaves residents with nowhere to go

PARADISE TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two families remain at the Econostay Inn in Paradise Township after several others have already been forced to leave. Now, with the motel preparing to close, those residents say they have nowhere else to go. As the property prepares to shut down, the last two families are scrambling to [...]

Mother in court for neglect of teen son

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A mother is going to trial and facing charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Several times over the 17-year-old boy's life, he has been malnourished and diagnosed with a failure to thrive. "Because it was preliminary, only one side was heard," 50-year-old Zakia Patterson said. [...]

Sinkhole, water main break closes Wilkes-Barre road

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities tell 28/22 News a water main break is to blame for a sinkhole that closed a Wilkes-Barre road Monday afternoon. 28/22 News was on scene Monday afternoon as crews said a sinkhole on the corner of Moyallen and South Sheridan Street was the result of a water main break. [...]

Teen identified after drowning at Luzerne County dam

BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Montour County Coroner has released the name of a 16-year-old boy who lost his life after a drowning over the weekend. Authorities say that Wilkes-Barre PSP and the Montour County Coroner's Office are investigating the death of 16-year-old Enias Mins. Officials explain that Mins entered the water [...]

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