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SELINSGROVE — Susquehanna University will hold its annual Halloween on the Ave. next week.

DANVILLE — Flocks of flamingos took over the Danville community in the last several weeks as high school senior Madeline Cross raised funds for a prom closet.

If You Go What: The Joseph Priestley House ghost tour When: Saturday, Oct. 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. Three time slots available. Where: The Joseph Priestley House, 472 Priestley Ave., Northumberland How much: $10 per ticket More information: Visit joseph-priestley-house.org for tickets and tour times.

Pennsylvania's next attorney general will have the discretion to focus on gun crimes they deem important. Here’s where Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Republican Dave Sunday stand.

TANNERSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men have been arrested after they allegedly committed retail theft at the Pocono Premium Outlets and led multiple police agencies on a chase.

On Thursday, October 17 around 2:40 p.m., officers were called to a retail theft at Tommy Hilfiger Outlet in the Pocono Premium Outlets. While searching the parking lot, a witness told officers a suspicious man was next to his car and a blue Mercedes.

FORTY FORT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local garden center in our area is stepping up to help support and find a cure for type 1 diabetes.

It’s all smiles walking through a haunted corn maze at Edward’s Garden Center in Forty Fort.

The attraction is part of the shop’s kiddie play area that opened last year, where for just nine bucks you can have fall fun but also contribute to research into type one diabetes.

THROOP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A space heater is blamed for sparking a fire that destroyed a home in Throop Tuesday afternoon. Fire crews say the house is unhabitable.

Fortunately, the homeowners got out safely and no injuries were reported, which is amazing when you consider how quickly the fire spread.

"It was just a lot of fire in a concentrated area here," said Chief Andy Hegedus, Volunteer Hose Company #3, Throop.

The call came in around 10:00 Tuesday morning for flames in the living room of a home on Oleckna Street.

A submitted photo printed on Page 9 of today's Press Enterprise shows a jack o' lantern mushroom, which is a toxic mushroom, according to multiple mushroom foragers who have contacted...

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are searching for a suspect who allegedly stole an iPhone off a porch in Wilkes-Barre.

On October 21, around 4:00 p.m., officers were called to a home on South Franklin Street to investigate a report of theft.

Man accused of stealing voucher at Mohegan Pennsylvania

The victim claimed FedEx had delivered an iPhone 16 to her home and when she went to grab the package, she saw that an unknown man had stolen it from the front porch.

By SUSAN SCHWARTZ
Press Enterprise Writer
BEACH HAVEN — Fire engulfed a house here late Sunday night, devouring the structure and killing a dog, the fire chief said....