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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Cody Balmer, the man accused of setting fire to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's Harrisburg residence, made references to Palestine in a call shortly after the fire, according to court records released Wednesday.

According to an affidavit filed by Pennsylvania State Police, Balmer allegedly called Dauphin County 911 on April 13 around 2:50 a.m., nearly an hour after the fire at the Governor's Residence.

Body camera footage showed investigators working inside Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's home as they tried to piece together what had happened to the couple.

MOUNT POCONO, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One of three suspects is still on the run following a deadly shooting at a short-term rental property in the Poconos back in January.

Authorities believe all have ties to a gang in Venezuela.

It’s an open case out of Long Pond following the shooting and killing of a 22-year-old man from Venezuela at a rental property back in January.

Man accused of hiding camera inside bathroom smoke detector

(WBRE/WYOU) — An alleged teen gang member is going to prison for a deadly shooting in Scranton.

Kenneth Tapia was ordered to serve at least 20 years for third-degree murder on Tuesday.

Man accused of hiding camera inside bathroom smoke detector

Police say when Tapia was 17 years old, he shot Robert Dawson during a fight near Weston Field in April of last year.

Dawson later died at the hospital. Tapia pleaded guilty to homicide charges back in February.

POCONO SUMMIT, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pocono Mountain Regional Police say a gun was found on a student Wednesday morning.

Police say during routine security protocols at Pocono Mountain West High School, a firearm was detected and, after a search, a gun was found in a student's backpack Tuesday morning around 7:00 a.m.

Man accused of hiding camera inside bathroom smoke detector

According to police, the school resource officer detained the juvenile and seized the gun.

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Federal authorities are assisting with the state investigation into the arson attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's (D) official residence, and Attorney General Pam Bondi told reporters Wednesday she wants the person responsible to end up "behind bars as long as possible."

"It is absolutely horrific what happened to (Shapiro)," Bondi said, noting that she has known the governor for years.

"Those photos — it was horrible. I firmly believe that they wanted to kill him," she added.

Two years after a mother lost her 15-year-old daughter, she got to hear her child's heartbeat again.

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged after police say he put a hidden camera in a bathroom to record women while using the shower.

According to the Dallas Borough Police Department, officers were called in November 2023 for a woman reporting that she had found a camera hidden inside a smoke detector in a bathroom.

The woman claimed that 63-year-old Albert Pritchard had put a hidden camera to secretly record her and two females, one of whom was under 18, police stated.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Experience downtown Wilkes-Barre in a new light with video-mapped projections that transform the buildings into original artworks.

On Friday, April 25, from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., the buildings of the SOMA Art District (100 block of South Main Street) will transform into original artworks by artist Jeff Dobrow.

Court documents shed light on Harrisburg arson suspect

There will be immersive light displays, live art demonstrations, a local vendor market, music, and more.