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TROY BOROUGH, BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A jury has found a Bradford County man guilty of numerous sex offenses against children.

Chase Ripley, 40, of Troy Borough was found guilty of felony charges of involuntary sexual intercourse with a child and statutory sexual assault, and two misdemeanor counts of indecent assault of a child.

The offenses were committed in the Summer of 2022 and Spring of 2023 in Troy Borough.

During the spring of 2024, many trees and forests were defoliated by spongy moths. Repeated defoliation will impact tree health, leading to tree death, costly tree removals, and loss of ecosystem services that are provided by trees and forests. 

SHAMOKIN, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was found guilty of first-degree murder and other related charges for a 2022 death in Shamokin.

According to court documents, after a one-day trial, Corey Quincy was found guilty of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault, abuse of a corpse, recklessly endangering another person, and possession of an instrument of crime.

One dead, one in custody in Shamokin homicide

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania-owned university system seeks to freeze tuition for an eighth straight school year next fall, however, its operating board projects another funding increase from the commonwealth is necessary to maintain the streak.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Wilkes-Barre man has been found guilty of third-degree murder and other charges after a woman was shot dead last year according to police.

Natanihel San Martin was found guilty of third-degree murder, two counts of recklessly endangering another person, and endangering the welfare of children after he allegedly murdered a woman in February 2023.

Suspect in custody after Sunday morning homicide

STROUD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former honeymoon resort that put the Poconos on the map has been demolished following years of fires and growing safety concerns.

28/22 News took a deep dive into the resort’s history dating back to the 1940s and has what’s next for the property.

Some may see just an excavator and boulders left at this property in Stroud Township, but others remember history as part of the ‘honeymoon capital of the world’ era.

Celebrating National Walk to a Park Day in Scranton

WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A school in Luzerne County is dismissing early after officials say the smell of gas could be detected.

According to a post from the Wyoming Area Intermediate Centers Facebook page, the Secondary Center will be evacuating and dismissing students early on Friday after the gas smell was noted.

Suspect hospitalized, house burning after Scranton standoff

The school states that students were dismissed starting at 11:45 a.m.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man has been charged with rape by forcible compulsion, and indecent assault of a person less than 16 years old after turning himself in.

According to Hazleton Police, Arvin De Jesus Mercedes, 20, turned himself in on October 1. Police say the charges come from an investigation involving the rape of a juvenile female.

Wanted suspect arrested after Bloomsburg shooting

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man was hospitalized and a house was set on fire after a standoff with Scranton police Friday morning.

The suspect is 43-year-old Michael Scott Wormuth, he's currently in custody at Geisinger CMC with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said he was breathing when he was being taken to the hospital and he's likely in critical condition

At 7:22 Friday morning police received a call from a female who fled a domestic dispute with her ex-boyfriend, Michael Scott Wormuth, at 405 Bartel Street in Scranton.

A portion of Little Mexico Road will be closed in Jackson Township, Snyder County, during a bridge repair next week