LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Lackawanna County man has been sentenced to eight years in prison and to pay over two million dollars in restitution for major artwork thefts.
After a two-month trial, Thomas Trotta, 49, of Dunmore pleaded guilty to one count of theft of major artwork and admitted to stealing multiple pieces of art and sports memorabilia.
Thomas Trotta was sentenced on Thursday to eight years in prison, followed by supervised release and to pay $2,759,073 in restitution.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)—Officers reported that an unknown man was in a woman's bathtub and told her not to call the police.
According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, on March 14, around 5:00 a.m., officers were called to South Meade Street for a burglary report.
Man accused of kidnapping child for ‘ding-dong ditching’
On the scene, the victim told police when she entered her bathroom, she saw a light coming from the bathtub. The victim then pulled back the shower curtain and saw a man sitting inside the tub, officers stated.
The 2025 Iditarod was the longest-ever after a lack of snow forced changes to the route and starting point for the world's most famous sled dog race.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man is being charged after he allegedly kidnapped a child, and held them at gunpoint for "ding-dong ditching" around the neighborhood.
The Scranton Police Department stated on March 7, around 10:30 p.m., officers were called to East Elm Street for a 12-year-old reporting that a man pointed a gun at her.
The victim told police she was playing "ding-dong ditch" with her friends when the group knocked on 56-year-old Robert Ulrich's door.
The Pa. Department of Labor & Industry announced its first employment situation report for January 2025.
Most of the new inquiries are focused on partnerships with the PhD Project, a nonprofit that helps students from underrepresented groups get degrees in business.
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Blaze Pizza Pi Day is here with their discounted pizza for $3.14.
Blaze Pizza celebrates Pi Day with a one-day event where their pizza will be $3.14.
Pi Day is on March 14, written as 3/14 in date form in the U.S. Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, correlating it to circle pizza pies. The diameter is the distance from edge to edge, and the circumference is the distance around the circle.
NEPA native has chance to win $25K for nonprofit
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Honesdale hosts a Mac & Cheese Crawl next Thursday for $10 tastings of dishes from nine businesses.
