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DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Dickson City man has been charged after allegedly smothering a seven-month-old baby.

According to the criminal complaint, officers responded to Geisinger Community Medical Center for a report of an assault against a seven-month-old child.

The criminal complaint states the baby had a mark on her stomach that resembled the shape of a hand and a few cuts on her neck. As stated in the affidavit, 19-year-old Tre Fox-Frazier was left alone at home with the seven-month-old baby.

SHAMOKIN — A model railroad club is holding its traditional open house events starting at the end of the month.

TURBOTVILLE — It’s the 1920s, prohibition is in full effect and murders are taking place in an old mansion on a deserted island.

SELINSGROVE — Weeks after North Carolina was hit hard by Hurricane Helene, Selinsgrove VFW Post 6631 is collecting items to help those affected.

HAMILTON TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The truck driver involved in a Monroe County crash that killed three people last year is facing homicide charges.

The five-car crash happened in March 2023 when a tractor-trailer crossed the median on Route 33 in Hamilton Township and hit oncoming traffic.

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State police stand-off in Monroe County ends with arrest

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have charged a fourth person related to a shooting in Bloomsburg from the beginning of October.

Police say they used geo-location data from Snapchat to put Elliot Foster D. Wample, 17, of Berwick, at the scene of a shooting in Bloomsburg on October 4.

MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators are looking for a man after they say he led police on a chase with a child inside the car.

The Stroud Area Regional Police Department stated in July 2024, officers tried to pull over a car where the driver, Adam Booker, 36, had several active warrants out of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. 

A chase started involving several police departments and during the pursuit, Booker called 911 to report that a woman and a 4-year-old were in the car with him, and "he was out of his mind," police reported.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY — For those struggling to get into the holiday spirit, a new pop-up bar in Lackawanna County will help stir up some excitement.

Holiday vibes are shaken, poured, and served at a new pop-up bar in Scranton.

“We are in misfits,” said Danielle Pilotta, a sophomore at Lackawanna College.

The pop-up named Misfits has taken over 409 on Adams Avenue, Lackawanna College’s student-run restaurant. Now it’s bringing all the holiday cheer to the city through December 21st, but not the traditional kind.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Guilty: That was the verdict handed down in the case of a jury of a Hazleton man who scammed a 95-year-old woman out of her home.

Investigators say 35-year-old Jeremy Cieniawa from Hazleton gained the trust of the wheelchair-bound woman and then violated it.

The jury deliberated for about three hours finding Jeremy Cieniawa guilty on all counts, including theft and crimes against a care-dependent person.

Prosecutors say and the jury believed that Jeremy Cieniawa took advantage of that trust for personal gain.

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A federal grand jury has charged ten people with an auto theft conspiracy where they would allegedly transport stolen vehicles across states.

According to U. S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam, from October 2023 through September 2024, ten suspects from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland, conspired to transport stolen vehicles across state lines and to receive, possess, conceal, store, sell, and dispose of stolen vehicles that had been transported.

The ten alleged suspects are as follows:

Nigel Criss, 25, of Philadelphia