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4 displaced after fire destroys Eaton Township home

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.

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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 officer found sleeping while on duty, police say

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:

High beam argument leads to gunshots

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.

Husband accused of murdering wife has court appearance

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.

Remembering man behind Scranton 'Holiday House'

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man who brought so many smiles to northeastern Pennsylvania through his holiday-decorated home has passed away. Tom Culkin was the man behind what many for decades called the "Holiday House" in South Scranton.

He would adorn his house and fill his yard on Moosic Street at Christmas, Easter, and Halloween time with lots of lights, animated characters, and all sorts of decorations.

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