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MAHONING TOWNSHIP — Though closed nearly two months longer than expected, River Drive in Mahoning Township is now open to traffic.

BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Luzerne County man is being charged after he allegedly fired at and threatened to light an air mattress on fire of people he was subletting to.

Butler Township Police charged 55-year-old William Everett, from Drums, following a shooting/fire incident at his residence in Beech Mountain Lakes early Friday morning.

According to a release from the Butler Township Police Department, police responded to an incident on Randy Ridge Court in the Beech Mountain Lakes section around 8:30 a.m. Friday morning.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Dominion has taken responsibility for a spelling error that caused the Luzerne County Board of Elections to cancel over 6,700 ballots.

Romilda Crocamo, Luzerne County Manager, released a statement saying:

I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Dominion for their collaborative efforts with Luzerne County to address the recent 119th Legislative District ballot issue. I also appreciate the acknowledgement that the County Election Bureau has diligently performed all of its tasks with precision and integrity.

TROY BOROUGH, BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A jury has found a Bradford County man guilty of numerous sex offenses against children.

Chase Ripley, 40, of Troy Borough was found guilty of felony charges of involuntary sexual intercourse with a child and statutory sexual assault, and two misdemeanor counts of indecent assault of a child.

The offenses were committed in the Summer of 2022 and Spring of 2023 in Troy Borough.

The latest solar storm has triggered northern lights farther south than normal including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City. There were no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications from Thursday's storm. Friday forecast shows continued higher-than-normal activity, but the chances for another overnight show are slim farther south of Canada and the northern Plains states. The sun is near the peak of its current 11-year cycle, sparking all the recent solar activity.

During the spring of 2024, many trees and forests were defoliated by spongy moths. Repeated defoliation will impact tree health, leading to tree death, costly tree removals, and loss of ecosystem services that are provided by trees and forests. 

SHAMOKIN, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was found guilty of first-degree murder and other related charges for a 2022 death in Shamokin.

According to court documents, after a one-day trial, Corey Quincy was found guilty of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault, abuse of a corpse, recklessly endangering another person, and possession of an instrument of crime.

One dead, one in custody in Shamokin homicide

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania-owned university system seeks to freeze tuition for an eighth straight school year next fall, however, its operating board projects another funding increase from the commonwealth is necessary to maintain the streak.