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WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Power has been restored to the area surrounding Public Square after a gas leak shut it down Wednesday night.

Power has been restored to downtown Wilkes-Barre, and all nearby businesses can now fully operate, stated Mayor George Brown.

Firefighters told 28/22 News that they shut down power in and around the Wilkes-Barre area while they investigated a gas leak near Public Square.

Over 3,700 customers in the Wilkes-Barre area were without power around 9:00 p.m.

28/22 News back on the air after power outage

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MILTON — A Milton man faces misdemeanor charges of criminal conspiracy in concealing the death of a child and abuse of a corpse after borough police say he buried the body of a 3-day-old baby in the backyard of a Center Street residence.