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While it may not be as captivating as a total solar eclipse, the lunar eclipse still puts on quite a show.

The TSA has about 50,000 staffers responsible for scanning hundreds of thousands of passengers a day for weapons or explosives.

CATAWISSA, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police were searching for a missing teenager in Columbia County.

According to the Catawissa Borough Police Department, a 15-year-old girl was reported missing on March 7.

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Police say the teenager has been located.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a suspect who they say robbed a store at gunpoint.

According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, on March 7, around 5:00 a.m., officers were called to a business on the 600 block of Hazle Street for a report of an armed robbery.

Once on the scene, the employee stated to police that the suspect entered the business and asked to purchase two packs of cigarettes.

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The 403-foot rocket blasted off from Texas, with wreckage seen streaming from the skies over Florida.

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect that Freed was suspended without pay in July of 2022.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former principal has been found not guilty of the charges of sexual assault after being accused of having a relationship with a student.

According to court officials, after a four-day trial, Roger Weaver Freed, of Cogan Station, was found not guilty on the following charges:

Corruption of a minor

School intercourse and sexual contact with a student

Furnishing liquor to a minor

Sexual assault

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The prosecution is asking the judge to allow the messages and the 911 call to be admitted as evidence in the upcoming murder trial.

The Assistant Director of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office described the former Olympian as "a very dangerous man."

Two public school districts and several parents are suing in Pennsylvania in a bid to undo antidiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people.