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JACKSON TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) —  A man has been charged after state police say explosive materials were discovered inside a home, prompting a controlled detonation.

35-year-old James Andrew Niedosik from Stroudsburg was charged with the following:

Having weapons of mass destruction

Risking catastrophe

Making repairs/selling, or otherwise dealing with prohibited offensive weapons

Possession of a firearm

Recklessly endangering another person

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Abused and neglected children can sometimes be overlooked in court.

That's why an event held last night raised $250,000 to support volunteers who represent those children.

Funds raised at the Beaumont Inn in Dallas for CASA of Wyoming Valley will help recruit, train, and support community advocates to be the voice of children in the court system.

The list now contains 158 companies — the vast majority Israeli, that the UN says are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights.

Authorities are conducting a controlled detonation in the area of Hazelle Lane in Jackson Township.

The haunted attractions has drawn hundreds of visitors every year. This year is extra special.

Israel warned that that the boats would not be allowed to reach Gaza, and its military would stop the flotilla before it reached the shore.

There are days left before a government shutdown, and Democrats appear unwilling to back down from their demands.

MIFFLINBURG — An additional $9,789 will be needed to finish the delayed sewer work on Market Street in Mifflinburg.

Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of stories featuring high school marching bands from across the region. They will publish on Fridays in The Daily Item.

BLOOMSBURG -- A defense lawyer for a teen charged earlier this week with killing another teen in Pine Township says the...