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BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Young people are often encouraged to aim for the sky when it comes to their goals and ambitions. A Williamsport teenager is doing exactly that: Quite literally, in the cockpit of a plane.

It's not unusual to see small planes take off and land at Bloomsburg Municipal Airport, but what might surprise you is the age of the aviator in this single-engine aircraft.

At 18 years old, Trevor Estes already has his private pilot's license. He earned it in March.

EATON TOWNSHIP, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A family of four is left without a home after a fire destroyed it in Wyoming County.

Flames tore through the house in Eaton Township Sunday night.

Pilot killed in Pa. plane crash identified

The family, a grandmother and her three grandchildren, are all safe.

They are currently staying in a hotel while looking for other arrangements.

The cause of the fire is not clear at this time.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton Police Department addressed a video circulating that shows an officer sleeping while on duty.

The Scranton Police Department says they are aware of a recently circulated video that appears to show one of their officers asleep in a marked patrol vehicle while on duty.

Husband accused of murdering wife has court appearance

The department stated the following regarding the video:

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating an incident where a high beam argument between two people led to gunshots in Wilkes-Barre Friday night.

On July 18, around 11:42 p.m., officers were called to a residence on West River Street for a report of gunshots being fired.

Husband accused of murdering wife has court appearance

Once on the scene, the victim, a 46-year-old woman from Wilkes-Barre, told police that she argued with a man regarding his vehicle having its high beams on.

COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The man accused of murdering his wife is in court Monday, facing charges including homicide and abuse of corpse.

On Monday, around 10:00 a.m., 37-year-old Vincent Harp was brought to the Columbia County Court for a hearing. 

The hearing lasted for two and a half hours, with the district judge ruling there was enough evidence to send the case to court for trial. 

Harp is accused of murdering 33-year-old Katlyn Harp and then placing her body in a box and hiding it in a wooded area of Columbia County.

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