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LAKE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Pittston Township Police say they have charged a 40-year-old man with sexually assaulting a teenager on multiple instances, who later became pregnant.

Ryan McDermott allegedly sexually assaulted and recorded several instances that took place across multiple Luzerne County hotels.

Police say they first became aware of the incident when contacted by a college police department in Illinois.

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The federal government lowered interest rates on mortgages this week for the first time since December.

28/22 News Reporter Connor Coar spoke with both a realtor, Friday, and a woman who is buying a home in the Poconos to see how this news is impacting her purchase.

The Federal Reserve cut the lending rate between 4.25% and 4%. This is the first time in the calendar year a cut has been made.

The decision to announce the cuts was not unanimous.

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WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In light of two high-profile police shootings in Pennsylvania, 28/22 News wanted to take a closer look at police training practices.

28/22's Joe Mason spoke to area police chiefs today and has a look at how police train for a crisis.

Two Pennsylvania state troopers were seriously injured after a shooting in Susquehanna County in early August. On Wednesday, three police officers were shot dead, and two were left in critical condition in York County.

PINE SUMMIT — The death of a 17-year-old boy whose body was found by a family member Thursday morning in his home...

PINE TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State Police are investigating the death of a teen in Columbia County after his death was ruled a homicide.

Officials say EMS was dispatched to a residence in Pine Township around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, where they found a boy deceased. State police and the Columbia County Coroner's office also responded to the home.

10-year-old shot during argument involving two men

Beginning at sunset on Monday, Jewish residents of the Susquehanna Valley and around the world enter into the holiest time on the Jewish calendar.

MIDDLEBURG — Midd-West High School junior Grant Boop held a plank for several minutes to demonstrate the new outdoor fitness court studio installed at the Midd-West School District campus.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Visits to the dog kennels at the SPCA of Luzerne County are temporarily suspended due to an illness.

The SPCA announced on Friday that visits, meet-and-greets, and public interactions with the dog kennels would be suspended until further notice due to an upper respiratory illness spreading.

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LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two business owners, one from Lackawanna County, have pleaded guilty after investigators say failed to pay employment taxes.

34-year-old Vincent Guntur, of Dunmore, and 65-year-old Angelica Jones, of Hauppauge, New York, owned and operated four companies, Mega & G Inc., Yoagen LLC, Phoenix 89 LLC, and Starlight & Sun Inc. from 2018 through the third quarter of 2024.

$25K worth of lottery tickets stolen from machines, dispensers

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police report a man has been arrested after a drug bust revealed he was selling crystal meth out of an abandoned warehouse.

Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian J. Gallagher says 44-year-old Earl Locklear of Scranton was arrested after a drug trafficking investigation.

10-year-old shot during argument involving two men

Detectives stated Locklear was squatting in an abandoned warehouse in the 300 block of Olive Street in Scranton, where he would handle his drug sales.