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Two men arrested in illegal drug scheme at convenience store

Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department announced the arrest of two men, one from New Jersey, for supplying marijuana and ...
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Police chase ends in arrest of wanted man

Police say they pursued a man after a traffic stop who they identified to have warrants for arrest. Stephen Schwika, 64, is ...
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Fire destroys home, leaves one displaced

GILBERTON, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Fire crews spent hours battling an overnight blaze that destroyed a home and left one person displaced. Continental Hose Company #3 of Gilberton responded to ...
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One killed, several injured in head-on crash

SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person was killed during a fatal car crash Thursday morning in Monroe County. Officials told 28/22 News that two cars collided head-on on Route 209 ...
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Father charged after 3-year-old suffers gunshot wound

OLYPHANT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after his 3-year-old daughter was shot in the leg while handling a gun she found in a backpack at her home in Olyphant Tuesday morning ...
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Crash on I-80 leaves one dead, two injured

POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person was killed and two others injured in a crash that closed Interstate 80 westbound in Monroe County early Friday morning. State police say a ...