SUNBURY — A Sunbury man is jailed on $75,000 cash bail and faces 100 felony charges of possessing child porn after members of the state police computer crime unit say they discovered the images on a computer inside a home on South 4th Street on Thursday morning.
LEWISBURG — White Pine Alley in Lewisburg will not be closed.
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT has announced lane closures and detours in Lackawanna County throughout the upcoming week.
A ramp in Dickson City will be closed, and lane restrictions will be in place overnight for grinding and epoxy overlay.
Crash on I-80 causes traffic backup
The Dickson City Main Avenue on-ramp on I-80 will be closed on Saturday, Oct. 11, and Sunday, Oct. 12. Detours to and from Main Avenue are as follows:
From Interstate 81 northbound at Exit 190 (Main Avenue):
Pass Exit 190, head northbound toward Exit 191B.
POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person was killed and two others injured in a crash that closed Interstate 80 westbound in Monroe County early Friday morning.
State police say a vehicle that was traveling down I-80 in Pocono Township crashed into another vehicle that had slowed down due to another crash ahead. The driver of the first vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. Their identity has not been released at this time.
Tow truck driver accused of fleeing crash
DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a hit-and-run after they believe a tow truck driver fled the scene after crashing his vehicle.
The Duryea Police Department stated a hit and run occurred after midnight on October 9 in the area of Evans Street and Mead Street.
Police say a white pickup truck towing a car carrier trailer loaded with two vehicles struck a parked car on Evans Street, then fled and hit a telephone pole.
The impact caused the trailer to overturn and detach from the pickup in the area of Phoenix Street.
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office announced they have started investigations on 10 registered sex offenders.
Authorities report a law enforcement operation took place to conduct Megan’s Law compliance checks on registered sex offenders who live in Lackawanna County.
Fire breaks out in Scranton home
Detectives stated they did 240 compliance checks within one day, and as a result, 10 investigations are now underway regarding suspected violations.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters were called to a house fire early Friday morning in Scranton.
Fire department officials told 28/22 News the fire broke out in the back of the house around 6:00 a.m. in the 1500 block of Jackson Street.
One dead, home destroyed after Wayne County fire
The fire was quickly extinguished, and those inside the home made it out safely with no reported injuries.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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