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The arrest marks the first time investigators have settled on a suspect in an act that had long vexed law enforcement.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A homicide suspect out of Scranton has been arrested in New York after he jumped out a window to avoid police. According to the Cortland Police Department, on December 1, around 2:16 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance in the City of Cortland. While en route, officers said they were [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested a teen in connection with a stabbing that was allegedly caused after a video game argument Wednesday night. Police say they responded to a South Hyde Park Avenue residence on December 3 following a call from a woman claiming her son, 21, was stabbed by a [...]

GameStop's "Trade Anything Day" expands the parameters of the store's usual trade-in policy to include a range of items, including taxidermy.

Beckstrom, a 20-year-old serving with the West Virginia Army National Guard, died last month after being shot along with another Guardsman near the White House.

(WBRE/WYOU) — President Donald Trump is set to visit Northeastern Pennsylvania on Tuesday, December 9, to discuss ending the inflation crisis. White House officials confirm with 28/22 News that President Trump will be traveling to Northeastern Pennsylvania on Tuesday. During the President's visit, he plans to discuss how he and the administration continue to focus [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — A man is being accused of operating a sex trafficking organization and allegedly using physical violence and other intimidation tactics to control victims. Attorney General Dave Sunday and the Pennsylvania State Police have filed charges against 33-year-old Thomas Cory Green of Effort, who is the alleged leader of a sex trafficking organization. The [...]

The president's proposal to send $2,000 checks to the American people comes as the Supreme Court mulls whether Trump's sweeping tariffs are even legal.

BERLIN, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Snyder of Berlin chip plant in Somerset County will close in February, affecting hundreds of workers and the local economy. One employee told WTAJ News that they and their coworkers were informed of the closure by company officials, and those who remain until February will receive severance packages. "I know [...]

More than 260,000 cases of shredded cheese were recalled because of the potential for metal fragment contamination.