NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The investigation into a firebombing at the office of a state lawmaker in Luzerne County is moving forward, so says the Police Chief.
The incident, which was caught on camera, occurred on the night of February 19th at State Representative Alec Ryncavage's office in Nanticoke.
PA State Representative’s office firebombed
MILTON — A painting exhibition performed by several cats playfully rolling over a blank paint-covered canvas served as a showcase of a new space for rescued cats.
LEWISBURG — Members of the public will have a chance to meet the new chief of the Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department.
SELINSGROVE — Three incumbents and one political newcomer are seeking election to Selinsgrove Borough Council this year.
LEWISBURG — More than a dozen artists with a connection to Lewisburg are currently featured as part of a special exhibition, “Art in Lewisburg: A 50-Year Retrospective,” at the Gallery at 15 N. Water St.
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Lackawanna County man has been sentenced to eight years in prison and to pay over two million dollars in restitution for major artwork thefts.
After a two-month trial, Thomas Trotta, 49, of Dunmore pleaded guilty to one count of theft of major artwork and admitted to stealing multiple pieces of art and sports memorabilia.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)—Officers reported that an unknown man was in a woman's bathtub and told her not to call the police.
According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, on March 14, around 5:00 a.m., officers were called to South Meade Street for a burglary report.
Man accused of kidnapping child for ‘ding-dong ditching’
On the scene, the victim told police when she entered her bathroom, she saw a light coming from the bathtub. The victim then pulled back the shower curtain and saw a man sitting inside the tub, officers stated.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man is being charged after he allegedly kidnapped a child, and held them at gunpoint for "ding-dong ditching" around the neighborhood.
The Scranton Police Department stated on March 7, around 10:30 p.m., officers were called to East Elm Street for a 12-year-old reporting that a man pointed a gun at her.
The victim told police she was playing "ding-dong ditch" with her friends when the group knocked on 56-year-old Robert Ulrich's door.
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Blaze Pizza Pi Day is here with their discounted pizza for $3.14.
Blaze Pizza celebrates Pi Day with a one-day event where their pizza will be $3.14.
Pi Day is on March 14, written as 3/14 in date form in the U.S. Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, correlating it to circle pizza pies. The diameter is the distance from edge to edge, and the circumference is the distance around the circle.
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