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PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A man investigators say was cheating at the casino is now facing charges.

According to police, officers were called to Mohegan Pennsylvania at 4:30 a.m. Monday regarding a cheating incident.

Police said they spoke with employees and were told they saw 47-year-old Jianchu Liu acting suspiciously at a baccarat table. Upon reviewing the security footage, police noted Liu was adjusting what appeared to be a phone underneath the scorecards.

Body found in Wilkes-Barre home, investigation continues

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.

McConnell, who turned 82 last week, announced his decision Wednesday in the well of the Senate, a place where he looked in awe from its back benches in 1985 when he arrived and where he grew increasingly comfortable in the front row seat afforded the party leaders.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Pennsylvania raked in a record $5.7 billion in gambling money in 2023, but with more people gambling there are more problems.

The rush of playing slots or winning a hand of cards, it's the entertainment that goes into gambling.

But that fun could get addictive and put you in debt, which is why Governor Shapiro's administration is getting an early start on National Problem Gambling Awareness Month.

Funding announced to clean up Luzerne County water contamination

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are back on the scene of an apparent death investigation in Wilkes-Barre.

Police have been on Carlisle Street for almost 13 hours. Investigators are not saying officially why they are here but based on what we have seen this appears to be a death investigation.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Biden-Harris Administration announced new funding to help the Environmental Protection Agency remove contamination from the Valmont TCE site in Luzerne County.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a third and final wave of more than $1 billion for cleanup projects at more than 100 Superfund sites across the country; one of these projects includes the Valmont TCE site in Hazle Township and West Hazleton.

Customers react to Wendy’s potential price increase

DANVILLE -- A McDonald's restaurant may be coming to a site along Route 11, opposite the Danville Area school complex,...

BLOOMSBURG -- Cameras will soon watch over the town pool, bandshell and Little League fields -- but the new Bloomsburg...

HEMLOCK TWP. -- A Geisinger physician is headed to court on charges he allegedly fled police at high speeds on Mall...

SOUTH CENTRE TWP. -- An enthusiastic crowd cheered on Special Olympics bocce teams Tuesday night as they competed for a...

BLOOMSBURG -- Columbia County Sheriff Tim Chamberlain said someone is calling residents claiming to be from his office...