HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania state senators voted Tuesday to approve legislation that would make it a third-degree felony to make false threats of violence against schools.
HARRISBURG — Lines are growing at PennDOT driver license centers as the May 7 enforcement deadline nears for Real ID, and Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll warns travelers that they soon won’t be able to board a commercial domestic flight without the enhanced ID or another federally acceptable alternative such as a passport.
HARRISBURG — Corrections officers and support staff rallied Tuesday at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in opposition to a pending plan to close two state prisons and two community corrections centers as part of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal.
NORTHUMBERLAND — Officials hope a $500,000 small water and sewer grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority can help fund a screen replacement at the Queen Street pump station in Northumberland.
MILTON — The Milton Area School District's finance committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday was rescheduled to 5 p.m. Thursday at the High School Literacy Cafe.
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is being charged after police say she attempted to light her hospital room on fire.
Officers say Clara Pratt was a patient at UPMC on Saturday when a nurse found her setting her bedding on fire.
Firefighters raise concerns over 911 Centers consolidation
Police say the nurse told them that she saw Pratt blowing on the flames, trying to spread them to more of the bedding, but the nurse quickly acted to put the flames out.
SHICKSHINNY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to charges from a crash that killed another person.
Officers say Tyler Mizell has been sentenced to one and a half to seven years for homicide by vehicle, and four months to three years for DUI.
Coroner confirms 1 man dead after Polk Township fire
The deadly crash happened in Union Township in June of last year when officers say Mizell was driving 77 miles per hour when he went off the road, across a driveway, and over a cliff, landing in the woods.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Shocking video shows a car on fire in Scranton, and police say it was a case of arson. 28/22 News Reporter Avery Nape met with the victims of the fire that left their family vehicle in ashes.
Just after 1:00 a.m. on March 21, the family woke up to the sound of their car alarm blaring.
Surveillance video shows two masked men pouring flammable liquid into the vehicle before lighting it on fire and fleeing the scene.
SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say police were out in Lackawanna County for a reported incident Tuesday night.
Authorities explained that police were called to the 400 block of Northern Spy Road in South Abington Township.
Coroner confirms 1 man dead after Polk Township fire
28/22 News crews on scene could see that police from multiple areas responded to the incident, including Waverly, Taylor, Scranton, South Abington Township, and others.
MIDDLEBURG — A 19-year-old Mifflinburg man is charged with felony sexual exploitation of a child and unlawful contact with a minor for sharing a nude photograph of a young girl on social media.
