Luzerne County

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A close call for a woman at the wheel of a car that flipped onto a creek bank in Luzerne County's Back Mountain.

According to police, the driver of this SUV lost control on wet pavement around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, along Hillside Road.

Vacant building burns in Mount Carmel

The car came within feet of landing in Hicks Creek in Jackson Township.

The woman driving the car managed to walk away from the crash, shaken up, but not injured.

While a vote has not made anything official, students at the Wilkes-Barre campus and the surrounding community say the uncertainty has been difficult to deal with.

Terence Ray gave up his extradition rights in New York on Wednesday afternoon.

The 69th Fine Arts Fiesta transforms Wilkes-Barre’s Public Square into an art and music hub, drawing over 50,000 attendees annually.

(WBRE/WYOU) — An accused killer will soon be brought back to Pennsylvania to face murder charges. 55-year-old Terence Ray from Hazleton waived his right to an extradition hearing on Wednesday in New York.

Ray allegedly murdered 39-year-old Jessica Lockwood at his Hazleton home three weeks ago and was the focus of an 11-day manhunt.

28/22 News I-Team Reporter Andy Mehalshick has been working on this story.

Penn State's President released a full recommendation report on Tuesday evening confirming suspicions surrounding the pending closure of multiple branch campuses.

PLAINS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Law enforcement in Luzerne County, along with the FBI, are trying to track down the source of a threat made against the Wilkes-Barre Area School District on Tuesday. That threat led to the closing of all district schools and district buildings.

GAR Memorial Middle School and seven others were closed.

That threat was determined not to be credible, meaning that students and staff would not have been harmed, but the source of that threat is still being pursued.

"The Conjuring: Last Rites" film trailer revived interest in West Pittston's infamous Smurl house, causing excitement and apprehension among locals.

Terence Ray, who was wanted in connection to the murder of Jessica Lockwood, was taken into custody early Thursday morning in Yonkers, New York, by U.S. Marshals.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man wanted for the brutal murder of a Luzerne County woman remains locked up in a New York prison. Prosecutors say efforts are underway to bring 55-year-old Terence Ray back to northeastern Pennsylvania to answer to murder and other charges.

Ray is scheduled for an extradition hearing Wednesday morning that will determine when Ray will be brought back to northeastern Pennsylvania.

28/22 News can tell you family and friends of Jessica Lockwood say they just want him back here, they want justice for Jessica.