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SELINSGROVE — A 32-year-old Oklahoma City man is facing felony sex charges involving a Monroe Township minor he met on the internet.

MIFFLINBURG — The Herr Memorial Library in Mifflinburg celebrated Independence Day during its weekly storytime program on Thursday.

As Fourth of July celebrations near this weekend, a Geisinger nurse is urging the public to prioritize fireworks safety.

LEWISBURG — A Union County woman jumped from a moving vehicle along Route 15 in Lewisburg to escape a man who assaulted her while driving and threatened to shoot her and her son on Monday, according to Buffalo Valley Regional Police.

SUNBURY — Two Sunbury residents face felony robbery charges after city police say a man made verbal threats before flashing a handgun in a dispute over a vehicle.

WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he fought several people at Wawa while holding brass knuckles. On July 3, around 1:00 a.m. Jonathan Bryce Bilwin was arrested after two victims reported that he hit them with brass knuckles, police stated. An investigation found Bilwin initiated a fight [...]

FAIRMOUNT TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews worked for hours to rescue a hiker who fell 20 feet into a falls at Ricketts Glen. Fairmount Assistant Fire Chief Anthony Coletti told 28/22 News that around 10:00 a.m., a woman who was hiking fell 20 feet into Erie Falls. The hiker suffered minor injuries and was [...]

READING, Pa. (WHTM) - A "mass casualty incident" was declared at the Berks County stop in Pennsylvania for the  Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive's nationwide tour. The Muhlenberg Township Police Department says thousands of spectators waited in 106-degree weather for the train at the Reading & Blue Mountain Railroad Outer Station in Reading [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — A thunderstorm warning has been issued as heat and humidity still play a big role today, with heat indices will be between 95 and 105. Extreme heat warnings and heat advisories are issued for the region until this evening. We also are tracking the chance for showers and storms in which a few [...]

MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — At PNC Field in Moosic, 29 people became U.S. citizens before the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders game. Federal judges from the middle district of Pennsylvania held the naturalization ceremony right on the field. It came just before the Fourth of July, and during the celebration of America's 250th birthday.For the new citizens [...]