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NEWTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — About two acres have been burned after a brush fire in Lackawanna County Wednesday evening.

Newton Ransom Volunteer Fire Department Chief says they got the call for a brush fire around 7:30 p.m. on Fawn Hill Lane in Newton Township.

2 sent to hospital, man facing charges after Luzerne County police chase

Crews were able to put out the flames quickly, but the wind made it a little more difficult.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a useful technology, and one local county has taken an interest in AI as a way to boost the efficiency and distribution of public services.

They're calling it "Next-Gen Luzerne County," a pilot program that county officials say they hope will help county employees better serve their constituents.

AI is seeping into just about everything, and now, it could be a new tool used in local government.

After being postponed by a day due to icy field conditions, the RailRiders were able to have their opening day. Fans still came out to cheer them on.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say two people were sent to the hospital and a man is facing multiple charges after a police chase across Luzerne County.

Police say on April 9, at around noon, an officer was on duty when their patrol vehicle equipped with a License Plate Reader (LPR) received a hit.

Officials explain that the LPR hit was on a 2008 blue Volvo stopped in the southbound lane of Wyoming Avenue at the intersection of Market Street in Kingston with an expired registration.

If approved, the 5-cent increase for a “forever” stamp and similar increases for postcards, metered letters and international mail would take effect July 13.

Los Angeles police were searching the area for hit-and-run suspects when they shot Jillian Lauren Shriner in her backyard.