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Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones spoke with BJ Lewis, who the community is calling a hero for his actions that afternoon.

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An investigation into thefts from a run-down cemetery in northeastern Pennsylvania is getting national attention. "How can anyone rob bodies from a mausoleum? That is just so sick," Virginia Siesto, whose father was buried at Good Shepherd Memorial Park, told 28/22 News. Siesto spoke to 28/22 News on Saturday [...]

James Pickens Jr. is emphasizing the importance of routine screenings after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

JENKINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds of people are rallying behind a longtime first responder who is battling a serious health crisis. A huge crowd packed into a local firehouse to support the paramedic who has spent decades showing up for everyone else. The moment you walk in, you can feel it: support, warmth, [...]

The senator has been released from the hospital after he suffered a fall near his home in western Pennsylvania.

Federal aviation officials expanded their emergency airworthiness directive to include McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft following the fatal UPS crash in Kentucky.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — City of Scranton police say they have located a man they say went missing on Saturday. A 25-year-old man was reported missing at 302 Lauer Avenue according to police. The missing person was found Saturday evening.

The theft from a credit union in Forty Fort happened in 2018 but a woman accused of the crime agreed to plead guilty to a crime earlier this month

The 22-year-old creator was taken into custody on multiple drug-related charges and his bond was set at $3,500.

ATHENS BOROUGH, BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a Bradford County man was arrested Friday evening for delivery of a controlled substance, methamphetamine. Chad Michael McLinko was arrested following an investigation by a joint investigation by the Bradford County Drug Task Force and the Pennsylvania State Police Vice and Narcotics Unit, according to a release [...]