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DUI checkpoints set in Pennsylvania

(WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed across various roadways in Pennsylvania during the Easter weekend.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a “zero-tolerance enforcement policy.”

Police say checkpoints and roving patrols will be placed on roadways experiencing high rates of DUI-related traffic violations and DUI-related crashes.

The known counties participating in the DUI checkpoints are as follows:

Berks County

Penn State President delays announcement on Commonwealth Campus closings

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (WHTM) - Penn State University's President is delaying the announcement on closing multiple Commonwealth Campus locations.

In a letter released Thursday, university president Neeli Bendapudi says due to final exams and graduations, she will delay an announcement on proposed campus closures until mid-May.

Arrest made after lottery tickets stolen

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested a man after stealing lottery tickets from a store in Hazleton.

On April 17, around 8:00 a.m., officers were called to the Panty Quick on East Diamond Avenue for a robbery report. 

Officers said they learned the suspect entered the store, walked to the container, and began taking lottery tickets. The employee saw what appeared to be a gun in his hand, and the suspect fled on foot from the scene, according to the Hazleton City Police.

Woman arrested after deadly wrong-way crash

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