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MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $1.3 million sold for the Friday, November 8 drawing.

The Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket matched all five balls drawn, 11-21-26-27-29, to win $1,350,411.50 million.

Turkey Hill on West Hartford Street in Milford, Pike County will earn a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

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Winners can be identified only after prizes are claimed and tickets validated.

LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two former employees of Keystone Central School District have pled guilty to sex-related offenses.

In July 36-year-old Dana Ann Kitchen from Lock Haven and 29-year-old Brittany Kay Koch of Beech Creek were charged with sending explicit messages to a child.

According to the Clinton County District Attorney's Office, Kitchen engaged in repeated sexually explicit messages, including photos and videos with two juvenile males using Snapchat in 2023.

TUNKHANNOCK TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating the death of a man who was hit by a vehicle in Tunkhannock Township Monday evening.

The Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department said they were called to a crash involving a pedestrian around 5:00 p.m. in the area of 3797 Route 115.

Man dies after scooter collides with SUV in Wayne County

Police say 63-year-old Clifton Little from Blakeslee, was trying to cross Route 115 when he was hit in the northbound lane. Clifton was pronounced dead on the scene.

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center construction work to expand the hospital may cause traffic delays for those traveling within the area.

Geisinger representatives say visitors should allow extra time when traveling to the hospital in case of construction delays, and drivers should be alert for new traffic patterns and signage throughout the project.

Man dies after scooter collides with SUV in Wayne County

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — We have all heard of businesses and organizations hosting holiday food drives, but how about a couple of podcasters?

Work does not happen just from nine to five for Kevin Kaskey and Darrian Tyson, co-hosts of the Go Getters podcast.

Walking around Public Square in Wilkes-Barre they are planning their ‘Go Getters podcast third annual Thanksgiving food drive’ as the sun comes up.

CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Many were searching for a woman reported missing in Carbondale.

According to the Carbondale Police Department, 46-year-old Tara Ann LaRoche was last seen on November 5 on 7th Avenue in Carbondale.

Family members tell 28/22 News LaRoche has been located safely.

TEXAS TWP., WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man died after the coroner says his scooter motorcycle and an SUV collided Tuesday morning in Wayne County.

Wayne County Coroner Edward R. Howell stated officers were called around 8:00 a.m. for a deadly crash at the intersection of Texas Palmyra Highway (Route 6) and Beach Lake Highway (Route 652).

Police shut down Crips drug operation in Scranton

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Prosecutors say it's a case of betrayal in its worst form. A 95-year-old woman's lifelong home is sold out from under her by a person she trusted.

Testimony gets underway Wednesday morning in the trial of 35-year-old Jeremy Cieniawa of Hazleton.

Prosecutors say the victim trusted Cieniawa. She thought he was her friend. It turned out, they say, he was the proverbial "wolf in sheep's clothing."

"I'm very angry over this whole thing," said the great-niece of victim Allison Tomczyk.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — District attorney Mark Powell released details Tuesday after a months-long investigation into gang activity within Lackawanna County.

Investigators held a press conference Tuesday to discuss an 11-month-long investigation, resulting in the arrest of nine suspected members of the Crips street gang.

The nine alleged members were arrested in October but on Tuesday the Scranton business they operated out of was shut down following the nearly year-long investigation.

LARKSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people were transported after a shooting in Larksville Sunday morning.

According to the Larksville Police Department, Sunday around midnight, officers were dispatched to a home in Second Street for a report of a shooting.

Upon arrival, police say they learned two people had been shot, one in the leg and the other in the hand.

The release states the father slapped his son in the face for being disrespectful or loud, which led to a fight with the second son.

The first son had legal possession of a gun, police add.