Tasia Fortune's hanging was 'staged' after her death in a drug dispute, Mississippi police say
Police in Mississippi say they believe a Black woman found hanging in a tree was dead before her body was placed there.
Police in Mississippi say they believe a Black woman found hanging in a tree was dead before her body was placed there.
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Friday there are now 890 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 98 more than Monday’s update. Of those 890 cases, 173 are hospitalized and less than 1% are fully vaccinated. In northeastern and central Pennsylvania, there are 78 confirmed cases:
A federal jury awarded $164 million to a woman trafficked at a Georgia hotel, finding that the operator knew of it and profited.
FDA advisors back a blood test that screens for many cancers, plus a new mRNA flu shot, vascular warning signs and an AI enzyme search.
The company is deploying its own AI system, saying customers have responded well to trial runs in select restaurants.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Fire Chief John J. Judge IV will leave the Scranton Fire Department after 25 years of service. On January 2, 2027, John J. Judge will officially retire from the Scranton Fire Department as fire chief. Judge was appointed fire chief in November 2020. "Firefighters often choose this profession for a [...]
Ed Sheeran's Gillette Stadium shows are canceled due to severe weather
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two separate Northumberland County residents were indicted federally on drug trafficking charges through a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) initiative, according to DOJ releases. Hailey Marie Monterosso, 27, of Kulpmont, and Joshua Dinklocker, 28, of Coal Township, were both arrested through the DOJ Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative, according to two DOJ [...]
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) - A Pennsylvania pediatric critical care doctor was fatally stabbed in his sleep during a home invasion. Allegheny County Police say officers responded to a reported stabbing in the 100 block of Linden Avenue in Edgewood, a Pittsburgh-area borough, at 12:31 a.m. on September 24. Police say they found two adults [...]
The recently revamped DHS tool has been a central pillar of President Trump’s crackdown on noncitizen voting, although its use remains voluntary.