A family doctor was arrested after trying to convince a mom to let him groom and have a sexual relationship with her 5-year-old daughter, police say.
LEHMAN TOWNSHIP, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Pike County man has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse material.
26-year-old Alexander Rafaniello of Lehman Township was arrested on multiple child pornography related charges.
Man accused of threatening Special Olympics participants with hammer
Detectives from the Pike County District Attorney's Office received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that child sexual abuse material had been uploaded to a social media account, according to the press release.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Permits that expand hunting opportunities for Pennsylvania deer hunters are now on sale.
Landowners can apply for a permit for the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP), which encourages antlerless deer harvests on their property. The program aims to curb deer populations.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man threatened Special Olympics participants at Kirby Park, then later threw fecal matter on the walls of a holding cell.
Officers were called to Kirby Park for a report of a man harassing several people and threatening them with a hammer.
On the scene, police said the victims claimed the man, later identified as Matthew Fisher, 36, of Wilkes-Barre, approached them and a group of people participating in a Special Olympics event held at Kirby Park.
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A community action agency in Columbia County is celebrating its one-year fight against food insecurity with its mobile food pantry.
“For families, when it comes to something with their income that they need to cut, food is always that one thing,” said Sandy Winhofer, self-sufficiency supervisor at Central Susquehanna Opportunities.
But a new pantry on wheels is hitting the streets to fight back.
Over a dozen Americans won at least $1 million in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, but the jackpot continues to grow.
Armani revolutionized Italian ready-to-wear fashion in the late 1970s with his relaxed silhouette.
The painting, missing for 80 years, appeared in a real estate listing last month.
During a news conference, the women shared their experiences and called for transparency and accountability.
(WBRE/WYOU) — After days without rain for most of northeastern and central Pennsylvania, things will change on Thursday.
A cold front is moving into western Pennsylvania on Thursday morning, progressing to the east.
By the afternoon and evening, showers and storms will push from central PA into eastern PA. A few storms may become strong to severe with damaging winds and a few downpours as the main concerns.
Given how dry it's been, the flood threat is very low.
Crash on I-80 had shut down all lanes of traffic
