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HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say a woman is facing arson charges after a fire in Hazle Township.

Troopers say in a release on Wednesday, March 19, before 9:00 p.m., authorities were called to the 1000 block of North James Street in Hazle Township.

When state police arrived on scene, they discovered a row of bushes, measuring about 150 feet long, was involved in a fire.

Two arrested, facing charges after alleged home invasions

POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Call it an end-of-winter celebration in the Poconos. Dozens of people put on their skis or snowboards on Saturday and took part in Camelback's Annual Pond Skim.

The ultimate goal was to avoid falling and making a splash while navigating a 90-foot-long stretch of water.

Celebrity judges like 28/22 News Reporter Sydney Kostus sat on lounge chairs and scored the snowboarders and skiers.

This year's theme was a throwback to the 1980s and many of the pond skimmers dressed for the part and, win or lose, aimed to have fun.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Federal workers are sounding off this weekend about the way the Trump administration is reducing government.

A crowd gathered on Saturday at Wilkes-Barre Public Square to demonstrate.

Many held signs calling for the protection of workers from the gutting of several federal departments.

Protesters took aim at the recently created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and tech billionaire Elon Musk who leads it.

It’s Match Day for local medical students

MIFFLINBURG — Already a well-established business owner in Danville and Paxinos, Greg Diehl saw an opportunity in 2023 to parlay his passion for bagels and buy and grow Old City Bagel Co. in Danville.

SUNBURY — The Rotary Club of Sunbury is holding a Kentucky Derby-themed fundraiser April 4 at Whispering Oaks Vineyard in Sunbury.

LEWISBURG — The Buffalo Valley Recreation Authority is offering early bird pool memberships for the Lewisburg Community Pool.

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MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men have been arrested in connection with a string of home invasions earlier this week in Monroe County.

According to a release from the Stroud Area Regional Police Department, officers were called to a reported home invasion on Barry Street in Stroudsburg just before 11:00 a.m. on March 20.

The victims say a Hispanic man, later identified as 34-year-old Jose Ramirez of East Stroudsburg, allegedly armed with a knife entered their residence, demanded money and personal property, and then took their cell phones before fleeing in a silver SUV.

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