LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lackawanna County and the City of Scranton extended a Code Blue Frigid Weather Alert through next week. The alerts are issued between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights. St. Anthony’s Haven, Weston Field House, and the Community Intervention Center will serve as emergency shelters for [...]
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say they arrested a man in connection to a Thursday night attempted homicide in Middle Smithfield Township. 20-year-old Jahfari Kamdar of East Stroudsburg was arrested Saturday without incident, according to a PSP release. Kamdar allegedly shot a man in the hand and leg in [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Approximately 40 customers were affected by an early Saturday morning water main break on North Main Avenue, officials say. According to the Manager of External Affairs for PA American Water, Alana Roberts, the break was on an 8-inch water main on the 1400 block of North Main Avenue. Roberts said [...]
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Five people were displaced and an unknown number of pets were lost in a Saturday morning residential structure fire in Avoca. Around 10:00 a.m. Saturday, crews responded to the fire that Chief Matthews of the Avoca Fire Department said started on the third floor. Those who responded to the three-story [...]
The intersection at North Main Avenue and Green Ridge Street is closed on Saturday due to an early morning water main break.
Executives say the closures are part of a strategy to strengthen finances and concentrate resources on stronger locations.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Speed restrictions and commercial vehicle restrictions were placed on several interstates in the region by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Saturday morning. The following roads received a reduced speed of 45 mph and a right-lane-only restriction for commercial vehicles: PennDOT says they will continue to treat roadways until they are clear. Road [...]
LEWISBURG — A registered nurse accused of failing to report and find medical attention for her 1-year-old girl who ingested marijuana pleaded no contest to one of the charges in Union County Court.Danita Robinson, 38, of Logan Avenue, Lewisburg, pleaded no contest to a felony count of failure to report child abuse. In pleading no contest, Robinson did not admit guilt but acknowledged there was enough evidence against her that a jury might find her guilty.Robinson entered the plea on Jan. 5 in front of Union County Judge Michael Piecuch, who ordered a pre-sentence investigation.
MANDATA — The Line Mountain School District board of education at Tuesday night's meeting named Michael Shingara III director of plant operation and machine maintenance at a salary of $80,000.
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