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WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Comedian Jeff Dunham will bring his "Artificial Intelligence Tour" to the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza.

According to a press release, Dunham holds a local arena record for being the all-time best-selling individual artist with over 50,000 tickets sold at the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza.

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ASHLEY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man slashed a woman's tires and stabbed a man in the head, hands, and shoulders.

Authorities say on September 28, Douglas Lopez Gutierrez, 29, slashed the tires of a woman's car, making her and a man exit a home in Ashley, where Lopez Gutierrez then stabbed the man after an altercation.

PSP: Man charged after deadly Schuylkill County shooting

Police say the victim then retrieved a short barrel rifle from his truck and fired a shot into the pavement on the driveway.

ASHLAND, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police said he robbed a Turkey Hill at gunpoint.

According to the Ashland Police Department, on September 30 around 7:30 a.m., officers were called to Turkey Hill on West Centre Street for a reported robbery.

Police said the man, later identified as Teddy Fishburn, 31, of Ashland, entered the store wearing black clothing, a black mask, and sunglasses.

Man accused of kidnapping woman, stealing car, money

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry warns residents of trending cyber fraud known as 'sextortion'.

A release from the Attorney General's office states that sextortion involves criminals demanding victims to pay to not have alleged explicit materials publicized or by blackmailing the victim over releasing their browser history. This can also coincide with pictures of the target's house.

Scranton School District says cyber attack cost them more than $100K

DANVILLE — A crack sealing project that began Monday is expected to affect drivers in Montour County until November.

MIFFLINBURG — The Herr Memorial Library in Mifflinburg is turning 80 in October.

RUPERT -- Township supervisors do not expect to have to raise taxes for property owners in 2025, despite expecting to...

BERWICK -- Firefighters struggled to find water to fight a blaze that started in the laundry room of a house here...

DANVILLE -- A woman already charged with sex offenses involving children has been booked on new counts, including one...

BLOOMSBURG -- An email sent to the media by the Bloomsburg Fair inflated the number of folks who attended the...