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93-year-old woman uncovers senior phone scam

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 93-year-old woman is being praised by law enforcement for her handling of an attempted phone scam and her efforts to warn others about the scam.

The Lackawanna County resident called the 28/22 News I-Team because she wanted to prevent others from possibly becoming a victim.

If the scammers thought they had found an easy mark, they quickly learned they had met their match.

"They're trying to give me money, they want to give me $8,000,000," 93-year-old Fran from Lackawanna County told 28/22 News.

Six teens accused of stealing and crashing two vehicles in central Pa.

MONTOURSVILLE, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say six teenagers were arrested Tuesday morning after being accused of stealing and crashing two vehicles in Lycoming County.

According to the Montoursville Police Department, the teens, ranging in age from 13 to 16, were arrested Tuesday morning after a search.

Bryan Kohberger's former professor, fellow students were alarmed by his behavior before murders, docs reveal

(NewsNation) – Bryan Kohberger’s former professor told investigators the convicted murderer was “obsessed” with serial killers, wrote a paper on burglary and was flagged by several female classmates for sexist behavior. 

These details were revealed in an interview given to Idaho State Police by a criminology professor at Washington State University, where Kohberger was a teaching assistant pursuing a Ph.D. in criminology. The interview was part of a document drop first reported on NewsNation's "Banfield." 

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