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LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two business owners, one from Lackawanna County, have pleaded guilty after investigators say failed to pay employment taxes.

34-year-old Vincent Guntur, of Dunmore, and 65-year-old Angelica Jones, of Hauppauge, New York, owned and operated four companies, Mega & G Inc., Yoagen LLC, Phoenix 89 LLC, and Starlight & Sun Inc. from 2018 through the third quarter of 2024.

$25K worth of lottery tickets stolen from machines, dispensers

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police report a man has been arrested after a drug bust revealed he was selling crystal meth out of an abandoned warehouse.

Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian J. Gallagher says 44-year-old Earl Locklear of Scranton was arrested after a drug trafficking investigation.

10-year-old shot during argument involving two men

Detectives stated Locklear was squatting in an abandoned warehouse in the 300 block of Olive Street in Scranton, where he would handle his drug sales.

CHESTNUTHILL TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say a 10-year-old was shot while a man was arguing with the boy's father nearby, with a gun involved.

Police say on September 18, around 8:00 p.m., troopers were called to Orchard View Drive in Chestnuthill Township for an assault involving a gun.

28 bundles of heroin found during traffic stop

Troopers said they learned 34-year-old Darius Oshan James was involved in a fight with another man, and at some point, a gun was discharged, hitting a 10-year-old boy, who was in the residence at the time.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — They are the latest hi-tech camera systems being used by police departments around the country to help solve and prevent crime.

A local community says they have been so successful that their system will undergo a major upgrade.

We will take a closer look at the Flock camera system now in use in Hazleton.

They are described as "game changers" by law enforcement.

Law enforcement describes a hi-tech camera system as a Game-changer in their efforts to fight and even deter crime.

SELINSGROVE — Susquehanna University’s String Orchestra will present a concert at 7:30 pm Saturday, Sept. 27, in the Cunningham Center for Music & Art’s Stretansky Concert Hall.

DANVILLE — Pack the Preserve event will support local nonprofits and celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association Inc.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in August, holding steady at 4% according to preliminary data from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

ROSS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A chase between a vehicle and troopers is currently under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police.

PSP says troopers from Troop P Wilkes-Barre and Shickshinny were engaged in a chase on Thursday in Ross Township. Troopers lost sight of the vehicle around Grassy Pond Road, and the pursuit was terminated.

Man accused of breaking into car held for hit-and-run investigation

The vehicle was later located in the area and seized. Police say there is no threat to the public.

SMITHFIELD TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police arrested two people after a traffic stop revealed 28 bundles of heroin inside a Jeep.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police, on September 15, troopers pulled over a vehicle on Seven Bridge Road in Smithfield Township.

Police say that during the traffic stop, "indicators of criminal activity" were detected, and troopers asked the driver, Richard Gandolfo, 53, of Stroudsburg, if they could search the car.

$25K worth of lottery tickets stolen from machines, dispensers

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The city of Wilkes-Barre is holding an event to allow residents to get rid of e-waste and private documents.

The mayor's office announced a drive-through e-recycling and paper shredding event for city residents.

The event will be held on Monday, October 6, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., as well as Thursday, October 9, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Wilkes-Barre Public Works Facility, according to the mayor's office.

Local borough looking to clean up blight for new business