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Home destroyed after morning fire in Susquehanna Co.

HERRICK TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A home is destroyed after an early morning fire in Susquehanna County.

The fire broke out just after four this morning in Herrick Township.

Residents who reported the fire on the 500 block of Tirzah Road say at least eight people were staying in the home.

Explosion kills man in Carbon County

Officials say nobody was hurt.

State police say the fire started on the front porch, but that the damage is so severe, they cannot pinpoint the cause.

Troopers do not consider the fire suspicious.

Explosion kills man in Carbon County

TOWAMENSING TOWNSHIP, LEHIGH COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man is dead following an explosion in Carbon County on Tuesday.

61-year-old Kevin Koch sustained injuries due to the explosion of a pyrotechnic device on Friday, around 10:15 p.m. in Towamensing Township, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.

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The coroner says Koch was pronounced dead due to his injuries on Tuesday, around 6:40 p.m. at the hospital.

Fallen Northern York County Regional Police officers identified, suspect deceased

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NORTH CODORUS, Pa. (WHTM) — Three Northern York County Regional Police officers have been identified as the victims of what York County District Attorney Tim Barker called a "brutal ambush" on Wednesday.

The officers were identified as Det. Sgt. Cody Becker, Det. Mark Baker, and Det. Isaiah Emenheiser. A fourth Northern York County Regional police officer and a York County Deputy Sheriff were also shot and taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition.

Courtesy Northern York County Regional Police Department

Man accused of assault with metal bat

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested after allegedly attacking another man with an aluminum baseball bat on Wednesday.

Officers were dispatched to a home on South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre around 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the release.

The victim told police he had gotten into a verbal argument with 33-year-old Alijah Grier-Wright of Wilkes-Barre.

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The victim said Grier-Wright then retrieved a bat and struck him several times with it.

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