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ALLENTOWN — An autopsy performed Monday on Katlyn Harp's remains could not immediately determine a cause of death...

BERWICK — Berwick Offray is closing effective Aug. 26, leaving 380 people out of work, the company’s new owners...

NORTHUMBERLAND — Parking restrictions are in place for Pineknotter Days beginning Monday and continuing through Saturday, Northumberland Police Chief Butch Kriner said.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT has announced new long-term detours while crews repair a sinkhole.

Blackman Street was closed at the intersection of Carlisle and Huston Streets on June 25 due to the sinkhole. The estimated time of reopening has yet to be determined.

Husband charged, woman finds missing sister’s body in box

The updated detours are as follows:

Car Detour from Blackman Street to San Souci Parkway:

Turn left onto South Main Street.

Continue on South Main Street for 1 mile.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- With Congress working to pass the coined "big, beautiful bill," Republicans insist it won't cut programs like Medicaid and SNAP. But as abc27 News' Dennis Owens reports, that may not be entirely true.

Although Republican lawmakers insist that they are only looking to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in programs intended for lower-income Americans, Pennsylvania's Independent Fiscal Office crunched the numbers on the budget proposal and came to a different conclusion.

JACKSON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been sentenced to prison after he admitted to shooting and killing his brother.

John Kilpatrick, 35, previously pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for shooting his brother, 30-year-old Kevin Kilpatrick, at their home on Chase Road in Jackson Township in August 2023.

Husband charged, woman finds missing sister’s body in box

Court officials state Kilpatrick has been sentenced to 42-84 months minus over 400 days he has served in prison since his arrest.

PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities report a 17-year-old has died after being rescued from Seven Tubs Recreation Area Sunday.

Mike VanLuvender, Captain of the Plains Township Fire Department, said that fire crews received a call around 7:20 p.m. on June 29 for a male in water that hadn't resurfaced.

Half an hour later, crews discovered the victim, and he was not breathing. Captain VanLuvender stated that life-saving efforts were performed, and he was transported to Geisinger.

Husband charged, woman finds missing sister’s body in box

COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators say a man is facing charges for allegedly killing his wife after the victim's sister and a search party discovered her remains in a box on the property he used to own.

37-year-old Vincent Harp, of Hemlock Township, was arrested Sunday and faces charges of criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence in the death of his wife, 33-year-old Katlyn Harp. 

BUCKHORN -- Police say Vincent Harp killed his wife, Katlyn Harp, and then stashed her body in a large, locked metal...

See the charges State Police have filed against Vincent Lloyd Harp in the death of his wife Katlyn Harp at http://...