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(WBRE/WYOU)— Watch as Nick and Ricky sit down with The Athletic Steelers Beat Writer Mike DeFabo as he tells you what to watch for ahead of the Steelers' first divisional match-up against the Browns.

Ricky will also give you the latest on the playoff baseball series. The Phillies will be playing for their lives against the Dodgers, and the Yankees are headed to Cancun after falling to the Blue Jays.

Allie Berube will also give an update on the Nittany Lions as they look to bounce back against Northwestern.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— There is a traffic advisory in Luzerne County.

PennDOT will be doing rehabilitation work on the South Street Bridge in Wilkes-Barre, starting Friday.

Six-inch water main repaired after breaking Thursday morning

The bridge will be open to single lane traffic for the week while crews work on the bridge's deck surface.

Work is expected to be finished next Thursday, October 16th.

FRANKLIN COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)—  New information on Thursday on the two state troopers shot in Franklin County.

The troopers have been identified as 23-year-old Thomas Pack and Northumberland County native 31-year-old Lucas Amarose. Amarose was from the Mount Caramel Area.

Both were shot multiple times on I-81.

Investigators say three people from Baltimore stole a thousand dollars' worth of clothing from Dick's Sporting Goods near Chambersburg.

Families of murdered teens vow to pursue justice forever

(WBRE/WYOU) — The families of two Schuykill County teenagers who were brutally murdered two years ago this week say they will never stop seeking justice.

16-year-old Angelito Caraballo and 18-year-old Hunter Mock from New Philadelphia were killed on October 8th, 2023. Their bodies were found in a wooded area near New Philadelphia.

Caraballo was stabbed, and Mock was shot.

19-year-old Lamour Branch is charged with their murders.  

BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters spent hours battling a fire that left one person dead and a Wayne County home in ruins on Thursday.

Neighbors told 28/22 News that they saw flames coming from a home on Fallbrook Road in Buckingham Township and called 911 around 11 a.m. Thursday morning.

79-year-old Donald Herbert, the home's owner, was pronounced dead at the scene around 2 p.m., according to the Wayne County Coroner's Office. An autopsy for Herbert is planned for Saturday, and his cause of death is under investigation.

SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person was killed during a fatal car crash Thursday morning in Monroe County.

Officials told 28/22 News that two cars collided head-on on Route 209 in Smithfield Township around 9:00 a.m. Thursday morning.

Police said four people were involved in the crash, one person was killed, and three were seriously injured. Multiple helicopters were called to the scene to transport the victims.

None of the victims' identities is available at this time.

Man displaced, fire destroys Luzerne County home

HUGHESTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Repairs have been made to a water main that broke in Luzerne County, impacting the community on Thursday.

Reports were finished around 4:00 p.m., and service has since been restored to all customers, according to Susan Turcmanovich, External Affairs Manager, Pennsylvania American Water.

Pennsylvania American Water tells 28/22 News that a broken six-inch main on Center Street in Hughestown is currently impacting 30 customers.

Man displaced, fire destroys Luzerne County home

PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An early morning fire destroyed a home in Luzerne County and left one person displaced on Thursday.

Officials say the fire broke out around 3:00 a.m. at a home on Laurel Street in Pittston Township. A man who lived in the house was outside when crews arrived.

A water main break around the time of the fire made fighting the flames difficult, as firefighters had to pump water from a source 1,000 feet away, crews stated.

Search for missing 12-year-old