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The cuts come as part of a larger push across the federal government to slash government workers.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a caretaker is facing charges after an alleged sexual relationship with a patient under her care went wrong.

According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, in January, 37-year-old Stacey Ann Dash, of Edwardsville, was employed by a home health service and took care of a quadriplegic man who lived at a home on Carey Avenue.

The victim informed police that Dash "flirted with him and he flirted back" and they engaged in sexual relations, as stated in the affidavit.

KINGSTON, LUZEREN COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a teen reported missing in Kingston.

The Kingston Police Department says they are searching for 16-year-old Christian Brito-Osoria.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Kingston Police at 570-288-3674 or 911.

(WBRE/WYOU) — Multiple counties in Pennsylvania have an elevated chance of wildfires.

The following counties are under an elevated risk of wildfire spread or an increased risk of rapid fire spread for March 27:

Bradford

Carbon

Clinton

Columbia

Lackawanna

Lehigh

Luzerne

Lycoming

Monroe

Montour

Northumberland

Pike

Schuylkill

Snyder

Sulivan

Susquehanna

Union

Wayne

Wyoming

Courtesy of Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

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(WKBN) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan coalition of 26 state attorneys general calling on Congress to pass legislation allowing states to deploy cell phone "jamming" systems in prisons.

"Jamming" involves the interruption of cell phone signals, which would disable non-emergency calls.

The legislation -- H.R. 2350 and S. 1137 -- regards contraband phones and would not impact individuals' usage of landline phones at prisons, according to a news release from the Attorney General's Office.

Michael Ritter pleaded no contest on Thursday to theft by deception.

Prosecutors introduce evidence in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder case, including a black balaclava mask purchase and surveillance footage.

The prosecution argues that the suspect's family should not be allowed in the courtroom during other witness testimony because they may be called to testify.

Lawmakers in West Virginia, which leads the nation in chronic diseases such as obesity, noted that the dyes are often found in sugary foods.