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(WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed across various roadways in Pennsylvania during the July 4th weekend.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a “zero-tolerance enforcement policy.”

Police say checkpoints will be placed on roadways from Thursday, July 3, through Sunday, July 6, that are experiencing high rates of DUI-related traffic violations and DUI-related crashes.

The benefit concert was part of NFL’s Tight End University weekend long event in Nashville.

BLOOMSBURG — The 115-year-old Japanese beech tree at the corner of Third and Market streets is being taken down...

Henry Stubbs died on June 17 while serving a life sentence for first-degree murder, according to the state Department of Corrections.

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wyoming Valley Mall is closed until further notice for a power outage.

According to the mall's Facebook page, around 5:30 a.m., they announced the mall would be closed until further notice due to a power outage.

$5,000 worth of horse equipment stolen during break in

Around 11:30 a.m., the mall confirmed it will be closed for the rest of the day on June 25.

HUNTINGTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say around $5,000 worth of horse riding equipment was stolen when somebody broke into a horse trailer.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, a horse trailer was broken into on Baker Hill Road in Huntington Township in the early hours of June 1.

Tractor-trailer hit and run leaves porch destroyed, raises serious concerns

The release states that multiple saddles, reins, ropes, collars, and other horse-riding equipment valued at up to $5,000 were stolen.

(The Hill) - A Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) aide known as “Big Balls” resigned from his role on Monday following the exit of White House adviser Elon Musk. 

A White House official with knowledge of the matter confirmed that Edward Coristine, who codes under the “Big Balls” alias, departed, in a statement to The Hill. 

Coristine, a 19-year-old high school graduate, was privy to high-level meetings involving DOGE, the Treasury Department, Commerce Department and military operations throughout his tenure at the newly formed digital agency. 

The Senate is gearing up for weekend work while House Speaker Mike Johnson told lawmakers Tuesday to keep their schedules “flexible.”

The agreement began taking shape early Sunday morning, soon after the U.S. carried out blistering strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

The race’s ultimate outcome could say something about what kind of leader Democrats are looking for during President Donald Trump’s second term.