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Andy Mehalshick

Wilkes-Barre

Andy Mehalshick is the Lead Investigator of the @WBRETV Eyewitness News I-Team. He's been covering news in Northeast PA for more than 40 years.

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  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Andy Mehalshick

    PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County man is locked up tonight, charged with allegedly trying to recruit a 13-year-old to carry out a mass killing. Courtesy of the Plymouth Borough Police DepartmentPlymouth Police say 18-year-old Riley Young, from Plymouth, used the social media app Snapchat to recruit the boy, as well as others, to kill people he says “wronged him.”Investigators say someone involved in the Snapchat alerted police to the alleged murder plans.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Andy Mehalshick

    LAFLIN BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An investigation is underway into shots fired in Luzerne County Monday morning. Bullets hit and damaged a home and a car on Laflin Road in the borough of Laflin. There are no reported injuries. A man inside the home did not want to comment on the shooting. State troopers say the investigation is ongoing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

  • 3 weeks ago | pahomepage.com | Andy Mehalshick

    by: Andy Mehalshick Posted: Jun 6, 2025 / 03:25 PM EDT Updated: Jun 6, 2025 / 03:25 PM EDT EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The investigation into a break-in at a Luzerne County cell phone store is moving forward.  It happened early Thursday morning at Boost Mobile store in Edwardsville. Police released store surveillance video showing two suspects inside the store.

  • 3 weeks ago | pahomepage.com | Andy Mehalshick

    by: Andy Mehalshick Posted: Jun 5, 2025 / 02:59 PM EDT Updated: Jun 5, 2025 / 02:59 PM EDT WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Keeping our children safe when they ride school buses and when they board or exit the buses is the goal of a new state grant program.

  • 3 weeks ago | pahomepage.com | Andy Mehalshick

    by: Andy Mehalshick Posted: Jun 3, 2025 / 03:02 PM EDT Updated: Jun 3, 2025 / 03:02 PM EDT WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Wilkes-Barre is moving forward, so says the Luzerne County District Attorney.

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Andy Mehalshick
Andy Mehalshick @AndyWBRE_WYOU
8 Jun 25

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Andy Mehalshick
Andy Mehalshick @AndyWBRE_WYOU
8 Jun 25

https://t.co/EjGgeAIGdx. Helping youths overcome challenges.. the focus of 28-22 Newsmakers Sunday at 7:30 am on WYOU and noon on WBRE. @wbrewyou https://t.co/2VJH7HsXYw

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7 Jun 25

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