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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two Scranton men have been charged by the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office for alleged possession of child pornography, guns, and drugs.

According to the Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian Gallagher, their office received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that someone in the 800 block of Columbia Street in Scranton’s Green Ridge section was uploading suspected child pornography to Snapchat.

Man sent to hospital after being stabbed in stomach in Wilkes-Barre

TANNERSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — From sleet to freezing rain and snow, our region has seen its fair share of weather this winter season.

It's a wintry haze of snow at Camelback Resort in Tannersville on Tuesday morning.

“We have been making snow the last week and we continue to make it until we see the temps start to rise, so it’s going to be a long stretch for us which we’re excited for.”

LEWISBURG, UNION COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new medical marijuana dispensary is hosting its grand opening Thursday, February 20 in Lewisburg.

Terrapin is an independent grower/processor of medical marijuana and will open the Terrapin Care Station. The dispensary has already begun serving patients but will host a grand opening on February 20.

Woman charged with fraudulently renting apartments

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton Police have charged a woman for allegedly renting out apartments that she did not own.

Scranton Police say Nicole Palmitessa, 37, was living in an apartment building on the 1300 block of South Webster Avenue in Scranton’s south side. While there, Police say Palmitessa was changing the locks on apartments in the building, creating leases and forging the owner’s signature, and renting them out to people after collecting rent and keeping it for herself, police say.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged in relation to the "House of Horrors" case where a woman was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered.

Police say Anthony Vernet Dixon, 24, of Sugar Notch, admitted to punching Nicole Cuevas, 38, multiple times and assisted in burying her body.

‘House of Horrors’ suspects arrive for court

Dixon has been charged with aggravated assault and abuse of a corpse.

Police say they found Cuevas' body buried in the basement of the Carlisle Street home.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — City police are investigating after a man was stabbed in the stomach in Wilkes-Barre Monday night.

Police say they were called to North Empire Court just after 10:30 p.m. for a report of a man who had been stabbed.

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When they arrived, they found a 42-year-old man from Kingston with a single puncture wound to his abdomen.

Police say the man refused to provide any information about the incident.

He was transported to an area hospital for treatment. The investigation is ongoing.

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