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NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A portion of Interstate 180 has been reopened after a truck carrying stone hit a bridge, closing that portion of I-180 around 8:00 a.m. Friday.

I-180 was closed in both directions between McEwensville/Watsontown (Exit 1) and Turbotville (Exit 5) in Northumberland County, due to a truck hitting the bridge that carries Eighth Street (Route 1006) over the interstate.

JACKSON TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) —  A man has been charged after state police say explosive materials were discovered inside a home, prompting a controlled detonation.

35-year-old James Andrew Niedosik from Stroudsburg was charged with the following:

Having weapons of mass destruction

Risking catastrophe

Making repairs/selling, or otherwise dealing with prohibited offensive weapons

Possession of a firearm

Recklessly endangering another person

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Abused and neglected children can sometimes be overlooked in court.

That's why an event held last night raised $250,000 to support volunteers who represent those children.

Funds raised at the Beaumont Inn in Dallas for CASA of Wyoming Valley will help recruit, train, and support community advocates to be the voice of children in the court system.

MIFFLINBURG — An additional $9,789 will be needed to finish the delayed sewer work on Market Street in Mifflinburg.

Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of stories featuring high school marching bands from across the region. They will publish on Fridays in The Daily Item.

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