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WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are investigating after a man was stabbed several times when he intervened in an assault between multiple people.

On August 16, around 12:00 p.m., officers were called to a hospital for a report of a stabbing victim inside the emergency room.

Wilkes-Barre City Police stated the victim, a 33-year-old man from Wilkes-Barre, was exiting a business in the 300 block of South Main Street when he saw a man he knew being assaulted by three other men.

Passenger killed after multi-vehicle crash on I-80

GILBERT, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Celebrating heritage and a growing legacy in Monroe County, the West End Fair attracts nearly 200,000 people each year.

Walking through the barns at the West End fairgrounds in Gilbert, you quickly learn, even royalty gets their hands dirty.

"I have 11 sheep here, 4 cows, I think 9 rabbits, and then a goat," stated Abigail Smith, exhibitor/2025 West End Fair Queen

The queen's coronation helped kick off day one of the West End Fair, where Abigail Smith received her crown and queen title.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two lucky lottery players were sold winning tickets in Luzerne County totaling an amount of $450,000.

Pennsylvania Lottery stated two jackpot-winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash tickets worth a combined total of $450,000 were sold from the weekend drawings.

On Friday, August 15, one Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket matched all five balls drawn, 8-18-28-29-37, to win a jackpot prize of $300,000. Gerrity’s Supermarket on the Sans Souci Parkway in Hanover Township sold the winning ticket and will earn a $500 bonus.

DENNISON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A passenger inside a car involved in a multi-vehicle crash on I-80 Sunday has died.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, on August 17, around 8:30 p.m., troopers were called to Interstate 80 Eastbound in Dennison Township for a multi-vehicle crash.

Police say one vehicle was traveling off the roadway when it hit a second car that was parked on the shoulder. After impacting the second car, the first vehicle traveled through the lanes, leading to a tractor-trailer collision.

WILLIAMSPORT — Not even a 30-minute downpour could put a damper on the faces of Little Leaguers from around the globe as they mingled with Major League Baseball players from the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners Sunday night ahead of the Little League Classic, inside Historic Bowman Field, in Williamsport.

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