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WWE paid tribute to Hogan, calling him “one of pop culture’s most recognizable figures.”

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Despite popular rumor, the 2025 Rockin' The River concert series is still on for Friday, July 25.

Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo released a statement saying that the final show for this year's event would go on as planned.

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Crocamo announced that Back In Black: A Tribute to AC/DC would replace the initial AC/DC cover band planned for the event, but otherwise the event would go unchanged.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has died at age 71, according to multiple reports.

TMZ was first to report on Hogan's death Thursday morning, saying emergency medical crews were seen outside of his Clearwater, Florida, home.

Police told Nexstar's WFLA that officers were called to the home where Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, suffered a cardiac arrest just before 10 a.m. He was taken to Morton Plant Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

PHOTOS: Remembering Hulk Hogan, iconic wrestler dead at 71

SWOYERSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A spicy and fried weekend festival will get your stomachs growling, while also raising money for local parks in one part of Luzerne County.

It’s the centuries-old question: what came first, the chicken or the egg? For those at Murphy’s Pub in Swoyersville, chicken is the priority, but the follow-up question is most important: drums or flat?

"I’m a flats girly," said Angeli Nause Mahovich, organizer of Swoyersville Chicken Wing Fling.

"Drums," said Matthew Centak, co-admin, NEPA Chicken Wing Bulletin.

The diffusers were sold online and at Target, Scheels and other stores nationwide from August 2023 through May 2025.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a burglary after a suspect removed the victim's AC to break into her home.

On July 22, around 12:30 p.m., officers responded to a reported burglary on Hickory Street in Wilkes-Barre.

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Police said the victim claimed that sometime overnight, a suspect had entered her residence by removing an air conditioner from the first-floor window.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police were searching for a missing teen in Scranton.

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The Scranton Police Department is searching for a teen who has since been located safely.

Sheetz announces a high-octane spectacle, allowing customers to have their sandwich sliced with a chainsaw.

Police arrested former Ohio State wrestler Sammy Sasso in Pennsylvania for possessing firearms and THC during a traffic stop.

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