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SHICKSHINNY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The fire chief explains a man died in a fire after he went back to save two cats from his burning home.

Crews were called to 80 South Main Street in Shickshinny around 4:00 a.m. for reports of a shed fire, according to the Mocanaqua Volunteer Fire Company.

The fire was under control after two hours with help from multiple fire departments.

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Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes stated 70-year-old Kenneth Ritchotte and his wife were inside when the fire started.

Watch: He arrived at the scene in less than a minute and had the child breathing again quickly

Police say a 45-year-old man opened the valve of a 20-pound propane tank following an argument

The Pennsylvania governor urged the president to "speak and act with moral clarity" in response to Trump characterizing "agitators" as left-leaning "scum."

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old he met up with to smoke marijuana with, police say.

According to the Hazleton City Police, the Hazleton Area School District contacted officers regarding a 15-year-old being raped.

The victim claimed she met up with 25-year-old Bryan Ramirez, aka B-Roll, to smoke weed in his vehicle, police stated. Officers said Ramirez picked up the victim at a gas station near her home in Schuylkill County, then began to drive to Hazleton.

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HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities have sentenced a Luzerne County man after he produced child pornography with a seven-year-old.

25-year-old Brandon Christopher Heck of Hanover Township was sentenced to 15 years for the production of child pornography.

According to the Acting United States Attorney, John C. Gurganus, in July 2023, Heck was communicating with a 7-year-old on the app Likee.

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) late Sunday criticized President Trump's use of the word "scum" in his latest remarks criticizing left-wing groups and pushed back on the suggestion that political violence is a problem plaguing only one side.

“No one party is immune from political violence,” Shapiro said in a post on the social platform X. “My family and I can attest to that.”

“Using the rhetoric of rage and calling some of our fellow Americans ‘scum’ — no matter how profound our differences — only creates more division and makes it harder to heal,” he added.