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Man convicted of molesting a 10-year-old girl

ATHENS TOWNSHIP, BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been found guilty of molesting a 10-year-old girl in 2021.

A Bradford County jury convicted Dennis Vanderpool, 38, of Rome, PA, of all charges related to the sexual molestation of a 10-year-old girl in Athens Township in 2021.

Man shot in the stomach 3 times outside VFW

According to the Bradford County District Attorney, Vanderpool was entrusted to babysit the 10-year-old while the family went to attend to a family member in hospice care when the molestation happened.

U.S. Marshals offer reward for Scranton homicide suspect

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Middle District of Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force is looking for the public's help in locating a Scranton homicide suspect, offering up an up to $2,500 reward.

USMS is looking for 20-year-old Malachi Allah Darden, aka Mdott, who was allegedly part of a shooting that killed one person in Scranton in May 2024.

On May 14, 2024, Scranton police responded to the 1800 block of Jackson Street for a car crash, and it was later determined that the driver of the car had been shot.

Fire reported at shopping center in Luzerne County

FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews responded to a reported fire at a shopping center in Luzerne County on Friday.

Firefighters were called to a shopping center on South Mountain Boulevard around 10:15 a.m.

Fire destroys popular Mountain Top restaurant

No injuries have been reported at this time.

A family-owned restaurant had also suffered a fire previously, the same week, a little further down the road.

This is a developing story; 28/22 News will have more information as it becomes available.

Man shot in the stomach 3 times outside VFW

WEST HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man was shot three times in the abdomen outside the VFW in West Hazleton.

According to police, they responded to a call on Winters Avenue around 3:30 a.m. Friday morning for a man with a gunshot wound.

Expect a cool, soggy Memorial Day weekend

Police say there was a multi-person fight happening inside the VFW bar that spilled into the street that ended in a man being shot three times.

According to police, they do not have anyone in custody.

The sun arrives just in time for Memorial Day

(WBRE/WYOU) — Sunday brings grey skies and no rain with plenty of sunshine and pleasant temps for Memorial Day.

It will be unseasonably cool and breezy conditions will be with us as we start the holiday weekend. A chance of a scattered shower is possible through Sunday.

We do dry out for Memorial Day though.

The unsettled weather will return for the midweek period, along with near seasonal temperatures.

A slow-moving area of low pressure to our north will continue to give us a chance at a stray shower later Sunday 

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