EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed across various roadways in Pennsylvania. According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a “zero-tolerance enforcement policy.” Police say one or more checkpoints and roving patrols will be placed []
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Seven Tubs Recreation Area located off Route 115 within Pinchot State Forest District, has officially reopened. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR), The Seven Tubs Recreation Area reopened on Friday, April 5. The DCNR announced the temporary closure of The Seven Tubs last year []
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for searching for three suspects who allegedly stole a credit card and used it at Walmart. The South Abington Township Police are asking for help with information regarding the identity of the individuals caught on camera. The suspects stole a credit card in South Abington Township and used []
DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Breaking in the new mats, former U.S. Olympian wrestler Ken Chertow shows off a move or two of the sport he’s soon to be head coach of, women’s wrestling at Misericordia University. “It just wasn’t common for girls to wrestle and now it’s becoming more of an accepted thing. I’ve []
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two shootings are under investigation in Wilkes-Barre City. According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, on Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday morning, two shooting incidents were reported. On Wednesday around 2:00 p.m., officers were called to the area of South Franklin Street and Ingham Street for a report of gunshots []
PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Court officials report a man has been sentenced for hiding a woman's body after a deadly overdose. According to Pike County District Attorney, 31-year-old Sean Engle of Tafton, was sentenced to probation for 18 months and fined $800.00 for the crimes of abuse of a corpse Pennsylvania State Police responded to []
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport announced Wednesday morning a new summer seasonal flight service. Starting on June 20 Breeze Airways will offer nonstop one-way flights to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Thursdays and Sundays. “Team AVP has looked forward to the return of non-stop service to Myrtle Beach and we’re glad []
ATHENS TWP, Pa. (WETM) — Three people are dead in Bradford County after a single-car crash in Athens Township blocked traffic for much of the morning. According to the Athens Township Police Department, three people died in a crash when their car was going south on Riverside Drive along the Susquehanna River around 2:39 a.m. []
POCONO MANOR, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A rental property in the Poconos, not only do neighbors say it's noisy, but now potentially dangerous. The property at 205 Lake Drive in the Pocono Manor neighborhood has been reported to the police more than a dozen times. Neighbors say the noise from the renters is out of []
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Both Bob Casey and Dave McCormick have been hitting the campaign trail in recent days making several stops across the commonwealth. The contest between Casey and McCormick is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Casey is seeking his fourth term, he's also perhaps Pennsylvania's best-known politician, the son []
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania's high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall, as Tuesday’s primary election put the men on track for a race that is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and help decide control of the Senate next []
(WHTM) - Allegheny County Democrat Erin McClelland has won the primary race for Treasurer in an upset victory over State Representative Ryan Bizzarro, who received the state party’s endorsement last year, and will face incumbent Republican Treasurer Stacy Garrity. McClelland has worked as a substance use/mental health counselor and a policy advisor for the Allegheny []