Luzerne County

PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Break-ins, burglaries, physical assaults, and an attempted sexual assault: These are just some of the acts police say were committed on a crime spree inside a Plymouth apartment building overnight.

36-year-old Suffian Johnson is locked up and facing more than a dozen charges.

Investigators say that the crime spree took place just before midnight inside an apartment building on West Main Street here in Plymouth.

Police say Johnson also carried a knife and threatened to slit the throat of one tenant.

WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating two card skimmers discovered at Walmart in Wilkes-Barre Township.

Wilkes Barre Township Police say they were called on December 18 about two skimming devices placed on two point-of-sale machines at registers 11 and 12 in Walmart.

Police stated the suspect pictured placed the device on December 9 and 11.

Wilkes Barre Township Police

These devices, which can capture and store card information, were found during the store's security team checks.

AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport TSA says they intercepted a gun at the security checkpoint Thursday morning.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport intercepted a 9mm handgun loaded with 11 bullets at the airport checkpoint on December 19.

Officials stated the weapon was caught as the man from Orangeville, entered the security checkpoint, and the X-ray alerted to a gun in his carry-on items.

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WEST WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wednesday's Holiday House is not necessarily a house, but is the West Wyoming Hose Company.

The display, which wraps around the hose company and continues across into the West Wyoming Athletic Field, is entirely set up by volunteers and residents of the borough.

Santa bringing smiles to kids at 75th Annual Special Needs Charity Dinner

The display features several walkways that anyone can explore.

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Santa made an appearance at an area venue Wednesday evening to bring smiles to the faces of local children.

The Plains Rotary hosting the 75th Annual Special Needs Charity Dinner at the Woodlands Inn.

The event has hot food served alongside live Christmas music and presents from Santa.

Many of the children there have been attending this event for several years.

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HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A private Christian school in Hazleton may have to suddenly close its doors.

Immanuel Christian School sent out a text message to parents calling for an emergency meeting on Wednesday afternoon after school was out.

The reason for the possible closure is a lack of funding from grants that were never received.

They were expected to come in on December 15.

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JENKINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a reported head-on crash in Jenkins Township Wednesday night.

Authorities say the Jenkins Township Police Department was called to the 1500 block of Pennsylvania State Route 315 after 5:00 p.m. for a reported head-on crash involving two cars Wednesday night.

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Officials say there are injuries, but can not say how many or how severe they are and the Jenkins Township Police Department is investigating the incident.

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Longtime Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey said his goodbyes on Wednesday.

Casey conceded to Republican Dave McCormick in November after winning six out of his last seven general elections.

Casey served the commonwealth for 18 years in the United States Senate.

Luzerne County women’s shelter collecting gift donations

On Wednesday, in his goodbye speech, Casey said in part the following:

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— It's the season of giving, and a local shelter wants to spread Christmas cheer to its residents.

28/22 News reporter Amelia Sack stopped by Ruth's Place Women's Shelter earlier Wednesday.

She has more on what's on their Christmas list, and how you can help make their Christmas wish come true.

Ruth's Place is operated by Volunteers of America, and it's the only 24/7 emergency shelter in Luzerne County for women experiencing homelessness.

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) —  There is outrage and lots of questions coming from the victims of the Kids for Cash scheme in the aftermath of United States President Joe Biden's clemency action for corrupt judge Michael Conahan.

Victims say they were never notified by federal officials about the clemency and that Conahan would soon be totally free.

Conahan and fellow judge Mark Ciavarella were sent to prison for a scheme where they accepted millions of dollars in kickbacks to send kids to two detention centers, in which they had a business interest.