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(WBRE/WYOU) — Questions remain regarding how 38-year-old Cody Balmer was allegedly able to break into the Governor's Mansion, set a fire, and get away without being detected or picked up by security.

Governor Shapiro and his family were asleep inside the mansion at the time the fire was started.

The State Police say a third-party expert will conduct an independent security review of the Governor's Mansion and property.

Many questions about the break-in and arson attack at the Governor's Mansion last weekend.

A Piper PA-22 flipped over after landing at Lehigh Valley International Airport Friday morning, according to the FAA.

Reporters were hurriedly rushed out of the Oval Office after a White House guest appeared to have a medical issue.

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For decades, several churches and the faithful in Monroe County have come together to ‘Walk for Christ’ in observance of Good Friday.

Crowds of people cross the street in Stroudsburg, all with the same goal in mind to walk the stations of the cross.

In observance of Good Friday, this "Cross Walk" has taken place in the borough for more than thirty years.

Oscar Rodriguez-Espinoza is charged with burglary, criminal trespass, indecent assault, and other offenses.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested after a fight broke out in Wilkes-Barre, leading to a shooting that injured another man.

According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, on April 17, around 7:30 p.m., officers were called to the 100 block of Old River Road for a fight.

Officers said they learned two men, one identified as 42-year-old Ezekiel Canty of Wilkes-Barre, were arguing, which then turned into a physical assault between the two.

DUI checkpoints set in Pennsylvania

Any electric or plug-in hybrid cars with registration that expires after May will have to pay more money. EV registration will cost hundreds more.

It will be the second asteroid encounter for Lucy, launched in 2021 on a quest that will take it to 11 space rocks.

While Nintendo is keeping the originally announced price for the Switch 2 console, accessories are a different story.

(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