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Water rescue crews were called to Seven Tubs Recreation Area just before 8 p.m. Sunday after a male jumped in and never resurfaced.

A road closure is scheduled Monday overnight between the Wyoming Valley Exit 115 & Pocono Exit 95 for emergency repairs.

COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police arrested a man on Sunday in the death of his wife, Katlyn Harp.

The arrest follows days of an intense police investigation in Columbia County.

Troopers explain that 37-year-old Vincent Lloyd Harp from Bloomsburg was taken into custody without incident and is facing criminal homicide and related charges in connection with the death of his wife, 33-year-old Katlyn Harp.

PSP continues missing woman search at Columbia County home

BERWICK — Police have arrested Vincent Lloyd Harp, 39, of Bloomsburg for killing his wife, according to a State Police press release.Katlyn Harp, 33, had been missing since...

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Roughly 300 runners tackled a course at a location best known for skiing. They headed to the slopes of Montage Mountain on Sunday to take part in the Black Diamond Mainline 5K.

Montage Mountain and Scranton Running Company teamed up for the event.

Organizers say this 5K is known to test runners' grit, determination, and endurance.

Touching trucks of many kinds in Luzerne County

GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some local ham radio operators had themselves a Field Day in Lackawanna County. The Windmill Amateur Radio Club took part in the American Radio Relay League's Field Day Weekend.

Members gathered at Merli-Sarnoski Park Soccer Field in Greenfield Township both Saturday and Sunday.

They spent hours on the mic communicating with other amateur ham radio operators in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

Festival kicks off summer celebrations in Drums

WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It was a moment of history and honor in West Pittston as dozens gathered to remember the first local lives lost in the Revolutionary War.

The First to Fall Ceremony was held Sunday afternoon at Jenkins-Harding Cemetery.

It's only a few miles from where Patriot Benjamin Harding and other farmers were killed in 1778 while tending crops, sparking the Wyoming Massacre just days later.

This year marks the fourth time the West Pittston Historical Society has held the event.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local pet groomer is stepping up to help find more cats a forever home. All Paws Salon in Hazleton hosted an Adopt-A-Cat event on Sunday at their South Church Street location.

Visitors could learn about adopting a cat, or even volunteering to provide a foster home for one before a pet finds a loving home.

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Organizers planned the event to coincide with National Adopt A Cat Month.

The festival celebrated all things ranch and how the condiment and be used.

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — If you are fed up with mosquitoes, and who isn't, some relief is on the way for several local communities. A truck-mounted spraying operation is planned in Luzerne County.

The Luzerne Conservation District uses a spray designed to provide quick knockdown and effective control of adult mosquitoes.

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The spraying operation will target nearly a dozen Luzerne County communities listed below:

Plains Township

Plymouth Township

Plymouth