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MONTOUR COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner states a man has died after a collision happened between his vehicle and a pick-up truck.

The Montour County Coroner's Office along with state police are investigating the death of 86-year-old Carl Swisher of Danville.

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The coroner reports that the victim was traveling North on State Route 11 when he tried to make a left turn onto Groviana Drive in Cooper Township.

STROUD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new law to go into effect this year in the Keystone State is aimed at helping first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress injury.

Grabbing gear and heading toward a building engulfed in flames or helping a person involved in a car crash in the dead of winter.

It’s a response that emergency crews don’t think twice about doing or the mental impact it will have on them afterward.

“I started at 14 years old in the fire service and at that age, you’re seeing things that most people never see.”

SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three people are facing charges after police believe they plotted a robbery with a fake prostitution scheme.

According to the Sunbury Police Department, offices were called to the 500 block of Susquehanna Avenue for a man reporting an armed robbery. The victim told police that two men robbed him at gunpoint and took $15,000 from him, police stated.

TUNKHANNOCK TWP., WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An owl was saved after being hit by a vehicle and getting stuck inside the grill.

According to the Tunkhannock Township Police, officers were called to the area of DD Diner on State Route 6 for an owl hit by a vehicle and still alive.

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When police arrived, the owl had been cut out of the grill of the vehicle and secured in a box. Officers secured the injured owl in their patrol vehicle until it was turned over to the PA Game Commission.

Tunkhannock Township Police

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Broadway Street Bridge in Nanticoke/West Nanticoke is scheduled to close temporarily in March for inspection.

On Monday, March 17, and Tuesday, March 18, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Broadway Street Bridge is set to close for inspection.

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There will be a detour where motorists are asked to take the South Cross Valley Expressway (State Route 29) while the bridge is inspected.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man stabbed a Geisinger security guard after hospital staff allegedly refused to give him pain medication.

According to the Scranton Police Department, on February 16 officers were called for a security guard stabbed at Geisinger Community Medical Center on Mulberry Street around 10:00 a.m.

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LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Former Lackawanna County Commissioner Matt McGloin has now reportedly turned down a Boston College coaching position after resigning as county commissioner to take the job, a county spokesperson said.

McGloin announced his resignation on February 21, which went into effect Monday, February 24.

It was thought McGloin left the county commissioner position to take a job coaching football at Boston College, where he would be reunited with former Penn State coach Bill O'Brien.

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(WBRE/WYOU) — A lucky lottery player in Pennsylvania has won $3 million off a $30 scratch-off ticket.

A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Jefferson County sold a $3 million-winning The Hunt for $3,000,000 Scratch-Off.

Officials say the Uni-Mart on East Mahoning Street in Punxsutawney, will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Penn State University looks at closing multiple Commonwealth campuses: ‘Difficult choices’

(EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous version of this story had an inaccurate headline.)
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