HAZELTON, LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — Fourth of July celebrations are filled with food, fun, and fireworks, but in Hazleton, one holiday tradition is also giving back. Independence Day festivities are helping raise money for local causes, including new equipment for Hazleton Area football. "A lot of the equipment we get, they help fund it and give [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The man accused of killing a Pennsylvania State Police trooper is an illegal Haitian immigrant, according to an official from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Michael Bon, 33, who is accused of killing trooper Michael Pahira, 44, has illegally lived in the U.S. since June 2025, the official says. Bon initially entered [...]
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A teenager was arrested Tuesday in connection to a 2025 Halloween night homicide case, according to the Williamsport Bureau of Police. Vincent Baskerville, 17, was arrested in Dauphin County and charged with the homicide of 15-year-old who was found shot in the street in Williamsport, police say. Williamsport police were [...]
SUNBURY — A man making threats to hurt himself was taken into custody after fleeing from a traffic stop in the city Thursday afternoon.
SUNBURY — A 32-year-old Florida man will spend up to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to restraining and assaulting a 14-year-old girl in July 2025 in Coal Township.
MIFFLINBURG — The Herr Memorial Library in Mifflinburg celebrated Independence Day during its weekly storytime program on Thursday.
SELINSGROVE — A 32-year-old Oklahoma City man is facing felony sex charges involving a Monroe Township minor he met on the internet.
SUNBURY — A Middleburg man is wanted by Sunbury police after allegedly pulling a knife on another man during an altercation on South Fourth Street on June 30.
Editor’s Note: The Daily Item will publish speeches of valedictorians from high schools across the region in the coming days and weeks.
Editor’s Note: The Daily Item will publish speeches of valedictorians from high schools across the region in the coming days and weeks.
