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DANVILLE -- A 20-year-old man is accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend and dangerously sabotaging her car.
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(WBRE/WYOU)—It’s officially Week Three of the 2025 high school football season!

#9 Wilkes-Barre Area and #10 Valley View duke it out in a surprising low-scoring battle. #3 Lackawanna Trail falls in blowout fashion to Berwick. #4 North Schuylkill hot starts runs cold against Notre Dame Green Pond.

Lakeland also upsets Riverside in a battle of Lackawanna Conference powerhouses.

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The 28/22 Friday Night Sports Show is back with final scores and game highlights.

HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Another Italian festival kicked off this weekend, this time in Luzerne County.

From making your own fried dough to chowing down on cannolis, the Hazleton chapter of UNICO has it all at its annual Bell' Italia Festival. The three-day event is held at the Hazleton Township community park, welcoming first timers and repeat attendees.

WASHINGTONVILLE — Talen Energy wants to change the zoning classifications of lands the company owns in Anthony Township from agricultural to industrial.

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LEWISBURG — WellSpan Health announced plans to further enhance security in its facilities, which include WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, by introducing a private police force and other measures.

LEWISBURG — A Lewisburg man is accused of stealing 15 lawn-mowing tools and pieces of equipment worth more than $4,600 from Rockey Auctions in August, according to state police in Milton.

ELYSBURG — Knoebels Amusement Resort will continue operation into the fall season with September weekends, Doggie Dive, Knoebels Lumber 5K and Hallo-Fun.

MIFFLINBURG — A Millmont man is accused of producing child pornography after he illegally filmed sexual acts with a teenage girl in 2022 in Hartley Township, according to state police in Milton.

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Some people were forced from their homes after a late-day fire in Kingston.

Crews raced to 3rd Avenue just after 4:00 p.m., dispatched for a commercial fire, but arrived to find a four-unit apartment building with flames in the back of the building.

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Kingston Fire Chief Frank Guido says it took about 15 minutes to knock down the fire.

Six people are now displaced, The Red Cross is helping them, according to Chief Guido.