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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Shocking video shows a car on fire in Scranton, and police say it was a case of arson. 28/22 News Reporter Avery Nape met with the victims of the fire that left their family vehicle in ashes.

Just after 1:00 a.m. on March 21, the family woke up to the sound of their car alarm blaring.

Surveillance video shows two masked men pouring flammable liquid into the vehicle before lighting it on fire and fleeing the scene.

SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say police were out in Lackawanna County for a reported incident Tuesday night.

Authorities explained that police were called to the 400 block of Northern Spy Road in South Abington Township.

Coroner confirms 1 man dead after Polk Township fire

28/22 News crews on scene could see that police from multiple areas responded to the incident, including Waverly, Taylor, Scranton, South Abington Township, and others.

An incomplete renovation project has left the field in St. Clair unusable. Newswatch 16's Adi Iyer shows us the mad scramble to play ball.

The Democratic senator from New Jersey broke the record held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.

A federal lawsuit accuses that the billionaire failed to pay a suburban Philadelphia man more than $20,000 for getting people to sign a petition in favor.

Scranton Police Department is asking the public for any information on the identity of a suspect who allegedly set a car on fire along Beech Street on March 21st.

MIDDLEBURG — A 19-year-old Mifflinburg man is charged with felony sexual exploitation of a child and unlawful contact with a minor for sharing a nude photograph of a young girl on social media.

MAHONING TOWNSHIP — The Mahoning Township Police Department was recognized for excellence in policy management and training for the fifth consecutive year.

DANVILLE — With a portion of Liberty Valley Road set to close beginning next week, Danville school administrators are unsure how severely bus routes to Liberty Valley Intermediate School may be delayed.

DANVILLE — Though January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, The Women's Center waited for the temperature to rise to host an awareness event in Montour County.