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LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police stated they arrested a man who allegedly sold fentanyl and crack cocaine across Luzerne County.

In November 2024, Pittston City's Special Investigation Unit and Nanticoke City Police Department started a joint investigation into the drug sales of 55-year-old Cain Knight, of Nanticoke City.

The investigation revealed Knight was selling fentanyl and crack cocaine throughout multiple communities within Luzerne County, according to the Pittston Police Department.

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Local figure skating groups are reacting to Wednesday night's mid-air collision after learning several members of the figure skating community were killed.

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(The Hill) -- More than 40 bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River after a deadly mid-air collision sent an Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines plane diving into the icy water earlier this week, according to The Associated Press.

Around 67 people are feared dead — including 60 passengers and four crew members from the plane and the three soldiers aboard the military helicopter — after the Wednesday evening crash, making it one of the deadliest U.S. aviation accidents in nearly a quarter of a century.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a woman was the victim of an armed robbery in Wilkes-Barre.

According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, on January 30, a 50-year-old woman was confronted by three men near 400 South Main Street around 11:00 p.m.

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One of the men took out a gun and demanded she hand over her belongings, officers reported.

Police say the men took the victim's cell phone, credit card, and a pack of cigarettes.

The investigation is ongoing.

PLUNKETTS CREEK TWP., LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report a driver has died and a passenger is in the hospital after their vehicle crashed into a tree.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, on January 22 around 12:50 a.m., a crash happened on State Route 87 in Plunketts Creek Township.

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Police said a car was traveling on SR87 when it hit a curb and lost control exiting the roadway. After leaving the roadway the vehicle hit a tree, killing the driver, 21-year-old Jake Wallace of Montoursville.

LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a 102-year-old having over $800 worth of jewelry stolen from them.

State Police reports they were dispatched to the Meadows in Loyalsock Township for a reported theft on January 10.

Police say around $875 worth of jewelry had been stolen from a 102-year-old woman from Mountoursville.

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This includes a pearl necklace valued at $700.

Police say this is an active investigation.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It’s a crime that shocked the area, the torture and murder of a woman inside a Wilkes-Barre home. A home investigator describe as a “House of Horrors”.

Five suspects had preliminary hearings scheduled for Friday.

Desiree Linnette, Jason Race, William Wolfe, Faith Beamer, and Sarai Doyle are charged with the torture and murder of 38-year-old Nicole Cuevas.

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Cuevas' body was found buried in the basement of a home at 142 Carlisle Street last February.

Nicolas Reyes faces a slew of sex charges after police say he assaulted a teenager in Lycoming County.