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‘He’s just a little boy!’ Mom Breaks Down as Deputies Arrest Teen for Shooting Threat
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – When authorities arrived Friday to arrest a 15-year-old in Florida after threats to commit a school shooting showed up on a video game platform, he told them he was joking, they said. “I Dalton Barnhart vow to bring my fathers m15 to school and kill 7 people at a minimum,” the boy wrote using a fake name, according to a Volusia County Sheriff’s Office...
WNEP Wed, Aug 21 [totalcount]
Developer Scraps ‘Marywood South’ Plans Over Zoning Dispute
SCRANTON, Pa. -- A California developer has pulled out of a controversial project in Lackawanna County. The former Scranton School for the Deaf was set to become a restaurant and apartments but is now back on the market. Developer Lance Robbins had big plans for the former deaf school property that's in both Dunmore and Scranton. Robbins told us he had to walk away because of a zoning...
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‘If you see it, kill it’ – Expert Advice on Spotted Lanternfly
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- More and more spotted lanternflies are showing up in Monroe County. The invasive pest destroys crops such as grapes and hops. Professors at East Stroudsburg University tell Newswatch 16, if you see one, kill it. People in Monroe County are posting more and more to social media about sightings of the spotted lanternfly. This month alone, several townships and the Monroe...
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Camper drowns in creek
ORANGE TWP. — A camper who fell down an embankment into Fishing Creek late Tuesday night — setting off a massive search-and-rescue effort — was discovered lifeless along the shore just a...
Press Enterprise Wed, Aug 21 [totalcount]
Man Drowns at Columbia County Campground
ORANGE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man drowned early Wednesday in a creek at a campground in Columbia County. John Williams, 55, from Mahanoy City, fell into Fishing Creek at the Fishing Creek Campground around 1 a.m. Wednesday, according to the coroner. An autopsy is set for Thursday to determine if Williams suffered any injuries during the fall that may have contributed to his drowning.
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Harvest Season in Full Swing
HOMETOWN, Pa -- August is Pennsylvania Produce Month, and for farmers across northeastern and central Pennsylvania, harvest is in full swing. Summer Stehr has been working with her family at the Hometown Farmers Market for the last ten years, where Kenny Stehr and Sons sell their produce from Eldred Township. Stehr says that dramatic changes in the weather this season have proved a challenge. "...
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Man Accused of Stalking, Gun Threats in Northumberland County
WATSONTOWN, Pa. — A man is locked up in Northumberland County after police say he stalked a woman and threatened her with a loaded gun. Police say Logan Mathias, 23, stalked a woman at her home on Tuesday night in Watsontown. When the woman came home, Mathias threatened to kill her and another woman inside the home. The woman managed to get inside the home and lock Mathias out. According...
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Teen Honors Father Killed in Afghanistan with Special Senior Photos
AURORA, Neb. -- It's been "extremely, extremely" tough growing up without her father, Julia Yllescas tells CNN. "It gets harder and harder every year." Army Ranger Capt. Robert Yllescas never came home after he deployed to Afghanistan when Julia was 7 years old. As she started her last year of high school in Aurora, Nebraska, she had a photographer edit an angelic visage of her father into her...
WNEP Wed, Aug 21 [totalcount]
At Least 26 People Have Been Arrested After Threats to Commit Mass Attacks Since Dayton
HOLLY HILL, Flo. — When authorities came to arrest a 15-year-old Florida boy from Holly Hill on Friday after threats to commit a school shooting were made on a video game platform, he told police he was joking, according to a Volusia County Sheriff’s Office report. He is one of more than two dozen people who have been arrested over threats to commit mass shootings since 31 people...
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Ohio Man Arrested After Woman Says She Went to Party, Woke up in Freezer with Severe Frostbite
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio -- An Ohio woman is recovering from severe frostbite after telling police say she went to a party and then woke up inside a freezer with severe frostbite. She managed to escape and crashed a car, which led police to arrest a suspect in East Cleveland, according to WJW. The woman was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center for treatment. She told police the last thing she...
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