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Police are investigating what led to a shooting that injured an 18-year-old along Memorial Avenue early Monday morning.

Jodie Turner died in Georgia prison custody. Her family says they were extorted and she was beaten, but officials say there was no foul play.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Charges were filed against an inmate in Lackawanna County Prison after officials say he stabbed his fellow inmate to death.

Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian J. Gallagher stated 43-year-old Eli Calero of East Stroudsburg has been charged with homicide for causing the death of fellow inmate, Michael Jones Jr., during a fight at the Lackawanna County Prison.

Details into shooting, security officer killed in gated community

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SALEM TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Details released for a shooting where police say a man shot at his parents and killed a security officer at a gated community in Wayne County.

26-year-old Lucas Gartrell from Lake Ariel has been charged with homicide after detectives stated he shot and killed a security guard at The Hideout community after he shot at his parents.

At 3:00 p.m. Sunday, troopers were called to a reported shooting at The Hideout community on Oakwood Court and Lakewood Drive.

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The numbers are in for the official attendance of the 170th Bloomsburg Fair.

Over the course of eight days, a total of 406,113 people entered through the fair gates.

This marked the highest attendance at the fair since 2019, when 411,869 people attended.

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The highest attended day of the 2025 Bloomsburg Fair was the final day, Saturday, September 27, when 60,637 people attended.

The highest single-day attendance record for the fair was in 2007 on the final Saturday.

Criminal homicide is charged against Eli Calero, who was jailed pending trial for drug offenses

The partisan-divided response raises the question: Are Republican-led states ignoring the financial fallout, or are Democratic-led states overstating the urgency?

Starting Oct. 1, DoorDash will offer delivery from Kroger’s 2,700 U.S. stores.

KIDDER TWP., CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Carbon County Coroner's Office has identified the driver who died after he hit a tree, causing his car to burst into flames.

On September 26, the Carbon County Coroner’s Office responded to a crash on Route 940 in Kidder Township.

The coroner stated a vehicle left the roadway, hit a tree, and, on impact, burst into flames. First responders tried to extricate the victim but were unsuccessful.

Two children dead after car collision with horse-drawn buggy