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TUNKHANNOCK TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police report that an ATV driver was killed after a crash and sent a passenger to the hospital for serious injuries.

On September 13, around 2:30 a.m., officers were called to a crash involving an ATV and a vehicle on Route 115 in Tunkhannock Township.

Police say the ATV driver, Dymtro Prokopets, 22, with a passenger, Andrii Zhyryk, 19, both of Brooklyn, New York, were on SR 115 when a vehicle hit them from behind.

Drew Mumich
and Brian Smith
Press Enterprise writers and managing editor
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WEST HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A historic theater is closing its curtain after more than 100 years of showing movies in West Hazleton. The theater has undergone multiple ownership changes, name changes, and closures over the years, and each time, it has made a comeback. However, locals are saying this is its last hurrah.

Many businesses struggled to keep their doors open during the pandemic, but the movie industry was hit harder than most. For the historic Hershker Theater, most recently known as Cinema and Drafthouse in West Hazleton, it was time for the final act.

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The Fed meeting this week is marked by uncertainty and political pressure, with interest rates and key attendees still in question.

The new service will unify fire management across the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.