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FORTY FORT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews were in Forty Fort for a reported water main break Saturday afternoon.

PA American Water External Affairs Manager Susan Turcmanovich told 28/22 News crews responded to an eight-inch water main break in Forty Fort Saturday afternoon.

28/22 News was there as crews were at work on the break at the 1000 block of Rutter Avenue.

Turcmanovich later told 28/22 News service has been restored to all customers, and crews worked on road restoration.

Victims of deadly helicopter crash identified

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lackawanna County officials say a Lackawanna County man has been found guilty of the 2023 murder of a woman.

According to the Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office, a Lackawanna County jury found Donnell Brunson of Taylor guilty of the murder of Danielle Barbuti on Friday.

Authorities explain that Barbuti was found dead with blood all over the bedroom in her Scranton home in December 2023.

One man dead after Shickshinny fire

SHICKSHINNY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man was left dead after a fire in Shickshinny on Saturday morning.

70-year-old Kenneth Ritchotte lost his life in a fire at 80 South Main Street on Saturday, according to Luzerne County Coroner, Dion Fernandes.

Crews were dispatched to the scene just before 4 a.m. for reports of a shed fire, according to the Mocanaqua Volunteer Fire Company.

Victims of deadly helicopter crash identified

Officials say that the fire was brought under control after about two hours with help from multiple fire departments.

CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The two people killed in a helicopter crash near Jim Thorpe on Thursday have been identified.

The pilot, 52-year-old Jeffrey Patmore of Terrace, British Columbia and the lineman, 40-year-old Michael Higgins of Haddon Township, New Jersey both died in the crash, according to the Carbon County Coroner.

Debris flown into bus drivers window causes rollover, sending 7 to hospital

The victims' autopsies will be completed on Saturday. The coroner will release the official cause and manner of death upon official autopsy findings.

NORTHUMBERLAND — W&L Subaru, on Route 11 in Northumberland, has been named the 2025 Subaru Love Promise Retailer of the Year by Subaru of America

LEWISBURG — Union-Snyder Agency on Aging Executive Director Holly Kyle has retired after nearly four decades of service to the organization.

SELINSGROVE — Journey to Justice provided its first outreach beneficiary donation on Wednesday morning by providing 10 dementia-friendly clocks to the Manor at Penn Village in Selinsgrove.

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