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The horns of rhinos are injected with radioactive isotopes that scientists say are harmless for the animals but can be detected by customs agents.

The chairman of the board of Harrisburg's Bhutanese community said Sophia Subedi's funeral was a testament to the community's "collective support."

Pennsylvania installs 50 new monitoring sites to detect flood risks for residents.

LEHIGHTON, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Luzerne County Attorney who prosecutors say caused a deadly DUI crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike just had his conviction overturned.

In October of 2023, Shavertown attorney Joseph Persico was sentenced to three to six years in prison after being found guilty of vehicular homicide that took the life of Paul Gerrity.

Persico was driving the wrong way on the Pennsylvania Turnpike under the influence in 2018.

Persico's sentence has been overturned because of an unauthorized blood draw on the night of the crash.

When it comes to inpatient rehabilitation, what injuries can be treated, and who is a good candidate for the program? Newswatch 16's Kerry Kearns has the details.

(WBRE/WYOU)— A Gouldsboro man has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison after intentionally setting fires at multiple locations across two counties.

30-year-old Michael Yzkanin has been sentenced to up to 12 years in Wayne County after setting two buildings ablaze in Gouldsboro, one being the Gouldsboro Inn.

Man wanted after allegedly causing crash, fire while drunk

Police then connected Yzkanin to two fires in Jessup, one on the 600 block of 4th Avenue and another at the Library Pizza Bar.

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has overturned a verdict in a deadly wrong-way crash case out of Carbon County.

DANVILLE — The new 96-bed Geisinger Behavioral Health Center in Danville will begin accepting patients Tuesday.

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator announced forthcoming legislation proposing to incrementally raise the minimum hourly wage to $11.

LEWISBURG — Nearly 100 agencies will be involved in next week’s National Night Out in Lewisburg.