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Flames broke out along Tirzah Road in Herrick Township near Union Dale around 4 a.m. Thursday.

UNION TOWNSHIP, UNION COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man from Union County was killed in a motorcycle crash on Wednesday.

65-year-old Craig Derk of Winfield was driving on Trutt Road in Union Township on Wednesday around 6:30 p.m. when a deer wandered into the roadway. Police say Derk was unable to avoid the deer and struck it with his motorcycle.

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According to the police report, Derk then lost control of his vehicle. He was thrown off the motorcycle and left lying in the middle of the roadway.

NORTH CODORUS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) – Three law enforcement officers are dead and two others are injured after a shooting in York County on Wednesday, according to Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Col. Christopher Paris.

Col. Paris says the two officers who were injured are in critical but stable condition after a “critical incident that has rocked the community here in York County.” The suspected shooter is also deceased, and police believe the community is safe.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Locust Street in Hazleton between Diamond Avenue and 15th Street will be converted into a one-way street with traffic flowing south starting September 29.

According to Hazleton City Police, no one will be allowed to travel north on Locust Street between Diamond Avenue and 15th Street beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, September 29.

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The Associated Press has identified Matthew Ruth, 24, as the gunman who fatally shot three police officers Wednesday afternoon.

HARRISBURG — As worsening disasters stretch the capacity of response organizations, the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania is working to ensure no one faces a crisis alone. Volunteers make up 90% of the Red Cross workforce.

BLOOMSBURG — A commemorative bell will be unveiled in Bloomsburg next week, one of 108 to be placed across the commonwealth in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States.

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Law enforcement confirmed that 24-year-old, Matthew J. Ruth, of Hanover shot and killed three officers Wednesday afternoon, and left two more critically wounded.

Today, some 60,000 people are being held in immigration detention – a 51% increase since January.