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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.

Ballot issues overshadow upcoming voting deadlines

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News has an update to a strange incident at a Monroe County school earlier this month, in which a Stroudsburg area staff member was suspended for taping the mouths of children.

Officials and parents were hoping to get a clearer picture of what happened in a private meeting on Tuesday, but according to one parent, it only made the situation more confusing.

School employee accused of taping 1st grade students’ mouths shut

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker stopped by to see the competition.

Pa. (WETM) – Commonwealth University President Dr. Bashar W. Hanna has announced that he will be stepping down from his position at the university at the end of July and assuming a new position with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).

On Tuesday, April 29, the university released a statement disclosing that Hanna will step down from his position as president of the university on July 31, 2025, to take on a new role as vice chancellor for strategic initiatives for PASSHE.

Commonwealth University-Mansfield to see changes to dining facility

The new charge comes days after the U.S. Army assumed oversight of a 170-mile strip along the southern U.S. border.

Assistant Chief Chip Chidester of the Harford Volunteer Fire Company died on Sunday due to complications from an injury he sustained while fighting a brushfire.

A portion of a brick building collapsed along Julia Street in Sunbury around 8 p.m. Tuesday amid wind and rain in the area.

In the past month, foreign students around the U.S. have been rattled to learn their records had been removed from a student database maintained by ICE.

Many are without power due to storms across Central Pennsylvania