NJ students help solve cold case of Allentown woman missing since 2014
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Human remains found in New Jersey in 2017 have finally been identified as a Pennsylvania woman who went missing more than a decade ago. Maria Quinones Garcia went missing in 2014, when she was just 54 years old. She was last seen at her Allentown home near...
Threat forces Montgomery Co. school to switch to virtual learning Wednesday
Students at one Montgomery County high school will be learning virtually on Wednesday after a threat of violence, according to administrators. A threat against Wissahickon High School has forced the school's administration to switch to a virtual instruction day on March 26. Superintendent Dr. James A. Crisfield...
Bicyclist dead after in Carbon County crash
CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — First responders were on the scene of a deadly crash in Carbon County. Officials tell 28/22 news one person was killed and another sent to the hospital. The Carbon County Communication Center told 28/22 News that Pennsylvania State Police Hazleton were called at about 5:00 p.m. for a...
Mugshot Released Of Gunman Accused In Door Dash Driver’s Bucks County Shooting
Keilan McKeever, of Richlandtown, shot through the rear window of the 19-year-old Quakertown delivery driver's Honda Civic just before 10 p.m. Saturday, March 22 on Cherry Street in Richlandtown, Pennsylvania State Police said. On Monday, March 24, authorities announced that McKeever was identified as a suspect and...
“It’s a piece of history’: LANTA bus in Lehigh Valley turning heads
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - At the LANTA garage in Allentown, a historic treasure is pulling out. And Doug Peters is here for it. Peters has a thing for busses. He has been photographing LANTA busses since the early 70's. "It's just a hobby with me. You know," said Peters. His pictures...
3-month-old girl hospitalized with fractured skull after her father, who was a fire chief,...
Pennsylvania – In a deeply unsettling incident in Pennsylvania, a 36-year-old father, identified as B. Salt, has been charged with aggravated assault following a severe injury inflicted upon his three-month-old daughter. This shocking act of violence occurred after Salt became frustrated and lost his temper with the...
Northeast Ohio & Northwest Pennsylvania Snow Showers Expected Until Wednesday Morning, Sunshine Returns Thursday
Cleveland, OH – Light snow is expected to move through parts of Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania through Wednesday morning, bringing minor impacts to travel in snowbelt areas. Dry conditions are expected during the day Tuesday, with warmer, sunnier weather arriving by Thursday. According to the National...
May 18 will become Six Triple Eight Day in New Jersey
In an effort to honor the women who served in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion -- including the 28 women from New Jersey among their ranks -- the Garden State has passed a resolution that will see May 18, every year, celebrated as Six Triple Eight Day. "The Senate’s...
Massive housing development in Northampton County taking shape
FORKS TWP., Pa.- A massive housing development is taking shape in Forks Township. The new Lafayette Hills neighborhood is under construction on Winding Road, Ben Jon Road, and Knollwood Drive. The site is bordered by existing neighborhoods to the north, east and south, and the Bushkill Creek to the west.
Tractor-trailer driver charged after hit-and-run on I-80
BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he hit a pedestrian on I-80 with his tractor-trailer, then fled the scene. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on March 21, troopers were called to Interstate 80 East at mile marker 257.1 in Butler Township for a crash...