Amelia Sack

3 weeks ago | pahomepage.com | Amelia Sack

(WBRE/WYOU) — According to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) data, in 2024, there were nearly 10,000 crashes involving a distracted driver, resulting in more than 6,000 injuries and 49 deaths. Paul Miller’s Law will take effect on Thursday. Under this new law, if you have your phone in your hand, for any reason, while driving, you could face consequences. Effective June 5, 2025, Paul Miller’s Law makes it illegal to hold your cellphone while driving.

3 weeks ago | pahomepage.com | Amelia Sack

FALLS TOWNSHIP, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local animal welfare organization is growing its reach to help more pets in need. The NEPA rescue veterinary clinic at Indraloka Animal Sanctuary began providing low-cost services to pet owners about a year ago. Indraloka’s founder says they are planning to help more people in need get quality care for their pets. Providing care to pets who need it the most is the goal of Indraloka’s NEPA Rescue Veterinary Clinic. “A lot of families are struggling.

3 weeks ago | pahomepage.com | Amelia Sack

WEST WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A hearing over an unpleasant smell in Luzerne County has come to a halt. Residents in that area say the odor is affecting their quality of life. But they now have to wait a little bit longer for a solution to their problem. At a hearing last week, Judge Joseph Carmody heard arguments surrounding a smell coming from KB Crash Creations in West Wyoming. Today, he ordered the case to be reassigned to another judge.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Amelia Sack

LENOX TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A wedding cancellation turned into a community celebration in Susquehanna County Friday afternoon. 28/22 News reporter Amelia Sack stopped by the event. After one woman’s wedding was called off, she decided to put a positive spin on the situation and host a different kind of celebration. “It is a beautiful day. Everybody thought it was gonna rain and then what do you know? So it makes it even more special,” expressed Scranton resident Elizabeth Altier.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Amelia Sack

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Leaders with the school district and the Dallas Township. Police Department have confirmed the shooting never happened. At a gun violence survivor rally in Kentucky back in February, Calvin Polachek claims he survived a school shooting in Dallas in 2017. As we reported yesterday, the event he described never happened.