SELINSGROVE — Three Selinsgrove brothers raised $841 for Meals for Seals at a lemonade stand they set up Saturday, helping support the financially-struggling nonprofit.
WHITE DEER TOWNSHIP — A New Columbia man has been charged after allegedly striking a woman multiple times in the face and recording her without her consent, according to state police in Milton.
LEWISBURG — Fiber artist Frances Appleman will discuss the history of woven coverlets in the Union County Historical Society Collection at 2 p.m. Aug. 17.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — Motorists traveling to the Little League World Series got a navigation boost from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
LOCK HAVEN — Clemson University in South Carolina is home to a Division I athletic program and where Commonwealth University-Lock Haven athletic training student Samuel Betz chose to spend his time during his last semester completing a full-immersion externship.
An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant that shook the ground near Pittsburgh left one dead and sent at least 10 to hospitals with emergency workers still searching the badly charred rubble hours later for a missing worker. An Allegheny County spokesperson says an explosion followed by several smaller blasts happened Monday morning at the Clairton Coke Works. The plant is a massive industrial facility along the Monongahela River south of Pittsburgh, and is considered the largest coking operation in North America.
Experts say the rollback will decrease energy production and add $130 on average to bills by the end of the decade.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is dead after a shooting in Wilkes-Barre over the weekend.
Candles now sit outside the Mila Lounge in Wilkes-Barre after the homicide of 30-year-old Ayana Velardo. In a criminal complaint obtained, 35-year-old Natasha Dixon is accused of shooting Velardo.
It happened after an altercation between the two at the lounge early Saturday morning. Witnesses say they saw them arguing inside the lounge, which then escalated outside.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You've probably heard the phrase: "Crime knows no boundaries". Because of that, law enforcement officials say cooperation is crucial to fighting and deterring crime.
Lycoming County District Attorney Tom Marino sat down for a one-on-one interview on Monday with I-Team Reporter Andy Mehalshick.
They talked about a wide range of issues facing law enforcement in central Pennsylvania and beyond.
DA Marino says now, more than ever before, cooperation among law enforcement across the area is key to combating crime.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are investigating an incident where five suspects allegedly assaulted a man after a softball game.
On August 10, around 11:00 p.m., officers were called to Coal Street Park for an assault victim.
The victim stated he was attending a softball game when five men confronted him, police stated.
Arrest made after deadly Wilkes-Barre shooting
According to Wilkes-Barre City Police, the victim claimed that the five then physically assaulted him before several bystanders intervened.
