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FAIRVIEW TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators say a Luzerne County tax collector has pleaded guilty to embezzling $400,000 of public funds for personal use.

According to Acting United States Attorney John Gurganus, 46-year-old Karen McGinnis of Mountain Top pleaded guilty to embezzling public funds.

From March 2023 to January 2025, McGinnis was the tax collector for Fairview Township and was responsible for collecting property taxes from residents. This included taxes payable to Fairview Township, Luzerne County, and the Crestwood School District.

(WBRE/WYOU) — Two suspects on the Pennsylvania State Police Ten Most Wanted list have been arrested. Troopers are offering a $5,000 reward for information on any of the suspects.

Two suspects have been arrested from the PSP’s Ten Most Wanted list:

Daryl Eugene Beckett Jr., who was wanted for homicide in 2023 in Delaware County

Bradley Andrew Buchanan, who was wanted for the rape of a child in Lancaster County

PSP is now offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of any of the suspects remaining on the list.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Machine Gun Kelly is bringing The Lost Americana Tour with Wiz Khalifa to The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in June.

Machine Gun Kelly and Wiz Khalifa will take the stage on Friday, June 12, at 7:00 p.m. at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton.

YMCA collects Halloween costume donations in Dunmore

General public sales begin Thursday, September 25, at 12:00 p.m. The concert will also feature special guest De’Wayne.

Purchase tickets at livenation.com and ticketmaster.com.

SUNBURY — Gas prices across the Susquehanna Valley were a penny higher this week at an average of $3.15 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report released Monday.

SELINSGROVE — A decade after an electrical fire heavily damaged Christ United Methodist Church on North Eighth Street in Selinsgrove, the bell that sat atop the building has been restored and installed at the church’s new location.

SUNBURY — The Shikellamy School Board will approve a new superintendent during a special meeting on Thursday.

LEWISBURG — The municipal contribution toward the budget for the Buffalo Valley Recreation Authority is increasing by 3 percent in 2026 for East Buffalo Township and Lewisburg Borough.

DANVILLE — Talen Energy’s request to rezone around 1,300 acres of land in Montour County does not include the Montour Preserve.

LEWISBURG — Two men were sentenced to state prison last week after pleading guilty to their roles in the theft of copper piping and wiring from the former Laurelton Center.

MIFFLINBURG — The borough of Mifflinburg is being recognized for its historic connection to buggy manufacturing during the 19th and early 20th centuries.