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Members of the Shapiro administration stopped in Luzerne County on Tuesday to highlight economic development across the state.

Update: On January 23, Pennsylvania State Police said contact was made with Wicks and she is reported to be safe.

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are searching for a woman reported missing in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania State Police in Schuylkill Haven stated they are searching for 48-year-old Jamillah Wicks who was last seen on January 17 in Richland Borough, Lebanon County.

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Police describe Wicks as 5'5”, 160 lbs and she was traveling in a sliver, 2006 Subaru Outback.

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A wild bear attacked a man in Jim Thorpe on a trail as he was coming back home from grocery shopping. His neighbor shot and killed the bear to save his life.

LOPEZ, SULLIVAN COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — With temperatures dropping across the region, one town known as "The Icebox of Pennsylvania" saw brutally cold temperatures this week.

The coldest air of the season so far, is here.

It was quite the cold start Tuesday morning where temperatures were near or below zero. Selinsgrove's low-temperature Tuesday morning -14° degrees.

A local weather station registered in Lopez, Sullivan County, also known as "The Icebox of Pennsylvania", recorded a low of -20 degrees.

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MORELAND TWP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a woman has lost $16,000 after she was part of a gift card scam.

According to state police, a 71-year-old woman was contacted via email saying her bank account had been falsely charged by PayPal.

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The victim was told she would have to pay a certain amount in gift cards to resolve the issue.

The victim eventually paid the $16,000 in gift cards and lost access to the money.

On this day in 1994, it was the coldest temperature ever recorded in many cities in Pennsylvania, including Scranton, Williamsport, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia.

(WBRE/WYOU) — Four NFL teams are fighting to win this Sunday in the AFC and NFC championship games. Each team has at least one native from northeastern or central Pennsylvania representing their organization and trying to reach that championship win.

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EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — While many are cranking up the heat in their homes with these frigid temps one business in Luzerne County always has the thermostat at a tropical 95°.

The lights are always on at Melt Hot Yoga in Edwardsville before the sun comes up.

But this time of year people like Amber Tosh and Scarlett Evans are bundled up for Tuesday’s chilling temps - before breaking a sweat.

“I do not like the cold, not a fan of the cold,” says Tosh.