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LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A notorious murder case from the early 2000s in our area is back in the spotlight.

There's a new documentary out on the double convicted murderer Hugo Selenski.

The show featured several people from our area who played large roles in the case.

PA State Representative’s office firebombed

A local reporter who covered the case, and eventually wrote a book about it was featured in the documentary.

The show is a reminder that it's still talked about to this day both locally and nationally.

DANVILLE — On the final day of their five-day strike, hundreds of Geisinger Wyoming Valley nurses visited Geisinger’s main campus in Danville to ensure their voices were heard at the health system’s home base.

Working conditions for Valley health care leaders have not always consisted of large offices and professional suits. In fact, the women locally leading Geisinger, UPMC and WellSpan Evangelical each began their careers slicing deli meat.

(WBRE/WYOU)— Avian flu reports have slowed in the past few weeks, but the game commission is still responding to the occasional call of a dead bird being found in NEPA.

The Game Commission says even with the lower numbers of the avian flu being reported, they're unsure of what the near future holds because snow geese are still in the middle of their mass migration to this area.

DPW employees recognized for helping 7-year-old girl

When the flu hit in January, it affected wildlife first then agricultural flocks.

LEWISBURG — A Bucknell University student athlete named last month to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches’ All American Honorable Mention list is facing criminal charges after he struck a woman with his car in a campus parking lot and left the scene without rendering aid, according to Bucknell University Public Safety.

MIFFLINBURG — A Northumberland man broke into a Buffalo Township home and took a flower cactus planter worth $25 on Jan. 20, according to state police in Milton.

WATSONTOWN — Touching on subjects as diverse as energy policy and rural population, state Sen. Gene Yaw addressed a Watson Inn audience of more than 130 people during a Friday morning legislative breakfast sponsored by the Central Pa. Chamber of Commerce.

A 14-year tradition in Union County honors the iconic photograph taken during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.