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Crews responded to Sir Bradford Road in Tobyhanna Township for a water rescue around 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Cody Balmer's lawyer said Friday that his hearing scheduled for Wednesday will be postponed to ensure he's mentally fit when he appears in court.

Authorities say it was part of a scheme to get his Bitcoin password and empty his virtual wallet.

TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A day of kayaking on a lake in the Poconos turns to tragedy. On Sunday, crews say a man is dead after a reported drowning in Monroe County.

Officials say crews were called to the 100 block of Sir Bradford Road in Tobyhanna Township near Lake Kathryn for a reported drowning victim shortly before 12:30 p.m.

The call originally came in as two people in the water, but one got out before rescue crews arrived.

Interstate 80 westbound is back open after an investigation in Greene Township near Loganton.

GREENE TOWNSHIP, CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Pennsylvania State Police state that a chase that started in Union County, ended with troopers using force a county over.

According to a Pennsylvania State Police release, a trooper attempted to make a traffic stop after a white Ford F-250 with dark tinted windows was speeding in the area of PA-15 near Joe Road in White Deer Township, Union County just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday night.

The trooper states he put on his emergency lights, but the driver failed to pull over and traveled into Greene Township.

The celestial send-off on May 31 will also celebrate the space agency's founding 50 years ago.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— One man is in custody after a shooting that killed one man and injured another.

Jose Sandoval Perez is being held on charges of felony Theft of a Firearm, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Firearms not to be Carried without a License.

Hazleton City Police Chief Brian Schoonmaker and District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce released a statement saying police were dispatched around 1:30 a.m. to a local bar and restaurant at the corner of 20th and Alter Street for a report of shots fired.

The crash happened along Painter Lick Lane in Columbia Township Friday evening.

Pope Leo' election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S. citizen who is also a foreign head of state.