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Man sentenced for producing child porn with 7-year-old

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities have sentenced a Luzerne County man after he produced child pornography with a seven-year-old.

25-year-old Brandon Christopher Heck of Hanover Township was sentenced to 15 years for the production of child pornography.

According to the Acting United States Attorney, John C. Gurganus, in July 2023, Heck was communicating with a 7-year-old on the app Likee.

School district says worker’s social media compromised

Shapiro knocks 'rhetoric of rage' after Trump 'scum' remark

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) late Sunday criticized President Trump's use of the word "scum" in his latest remarks criticizing left-wing groups and pushed back on the suggestion that political violence is a problem plaguing only one side.

“No one party is immune from political violence,” Shapiro said in a post on the social platform X. “My family and I can attest to that.”

“Using the rhetoric of rage and calling some of our fellow Americans ‘scum’ — no matter how profound our differences — only creates more division and makes it harder to heal,” he added.

Roadblocks cause delays on I-81, I-380, and more

(WBRE/WYOU) — Road work continues to cause delays as major Pennsylvania roads are worked on.

The following roads are scheduled to have closures or rolling roadblocks:

Two dead, one in hospital after Hazleton shooting

Interstate 81 north and southbound between Exit 178 (Wilkes Barre/Scranton International Airport) and Exit 185 (President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Expressway) on Monday, September 15, through Thursday, September 18, between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. daily to perform shoulder cutting.

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