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(WBRE/WYOU) — An unauthorized social post made on a Wyoming Valley West employee account regarding "sensitive political commentary" is under police investigation.

Wyoming Valley West School District stated on Sunday that a social media account belonging to one of its employees was compromised. School officials say on the employee's account, an unauthorized post containing "sensitive political commentary" was shared.

School district says worker’s social media compromised

SHICKSHINNY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The fire chief explains a man died in a fire after he went back to save two cats from his burning home.

Crews were called to 80 South Main Street in Shickshinny around 4:00 a.m. for reports of a shed fire, according to the Mocanaqua Volunteer Fire Company.

The fire was under control after two hours with help from multiple fire departments.

Roadblocks cause delays on I-81, I-380, and more

Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes stated 70-year-old Kenneth Ritchotte and his wife were inside when the fire started.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old he met up with to smoke marijuana with, police say.

According to the Hazleton City Police, the Hazleton Area School District contacted officers regarding a 15-year-old being raped.

The victim claimed she met up with 25-year-old Bryan Ramirez, aka B-Roll, to smoke weed in his vehicle, police stated. Officers said Ramirez picked up the victim at a gas station near her home in Schuylkill County, then began to drive to Hazleton.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities have sentenced a Luzerne County man after he produced child pornography with a seven-year-old.

25-year-old Brandon Christopher Heck of Hanover Township was sentenced to 15 years for the production of child pornography.

According to the Acting United States Attorney, John C. Gurganus, in July 2023, Heck was communicating with a 7-year-old on the app Likee.

School district says worker’s social media compromised

(WBRE/WYOU) — Road work continues to cause delays as major Pennsylvania roads are worked on.

The following roads are scheduled to have closures or rolling roadblocks:

Two dead, one in hospital after Hazleton shooting

Interstate 81 north and southbound between Exit 178 (Wilkes Barre/Scranton International Airport) and Exit 185 (President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Expressway) on Monday, September 15, through Thursday, September 18, between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. daily to perform shoulder cutting.

MILTON — Hector Boiardi has come home — albeit in the form of a 7-foot-tall bronze statue — to Milton, the town where the chef first built his pasta empire.

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