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SUNBURY — A severe storm with heavy rain and wind swept through the Valley before 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, bringing down trees and wires in several communities.

HARRISBURG — Two months remain until Pennsylvania’s statutory budget deadline arrives and two proposed revenue streams vital to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plan for the new fiscal year are unresolved: legal recreational marijuana and regulated skill games.

WILMINGTON Twp., Pa. (WKBN) -- A man accused of armed robbery and his wife are facing forgery charges after allegedly passing bad checks at grocery stores.

According to a criminal complaint, Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to an Amish community grocery store in Wilmington Township on April 1. The owner of the store said two personal checks received as payment the day prior were invalid, as the account on the checks no longer existed.

BLOOMSBURG -- Commonwealth University President Bashar Hanna announced Tuesday he will step down this summer to take a...

BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg Police chief informed the town he will resign from his post May 23.
"His wife was offered...

MILLVILLE -- An Amish defendant accused of raping a year-old child last year sat quietly Tuesday morning during a...

BLOOMSBURG -- A Millville company is offering a cash reward to anybody who identifies the people responsible for...

EAST BERWICK -- A transformer fire leaped about 20 yards to set the wall of a metal building ablaze Tuesday night....

CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News obtained some surveillance video of a crime spree that police say two teens went on over the weekend in Monroe County.

Video shows them breaking into West End Tobacco and Vape on Route 209 in Chestnuthill Township.

One of the boys can be seen firing a gun through the front window of the store.

The two then climbed inside, took several items, including nicotine vapes, THC products, and other items.

The teens also broke into the Bright Fuel gas station.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some residents in Luzerne County were out of their homes on Tuesday after their building was condemned.

A notice on the door of 16-22 East Union Apartments in Wilkes-Barre says the building is "unfit for human habitation."

The notice from the City of Wilkes-Barre's Code Enforcement Department also says the building is in violation of code for not having a fire alarm, electrical hazards, a plumbing issue, and a roof leak.

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