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Schools
Penn State Closing Some Commonwealth Campuses As Enrollment Drops: Find Out Which Ones Penn State Closing Some Commonwealth Campuses As Enrollment Drops: Find Out Which Ones
Penn State Closing Some Commonwealth Campuses As Enrollment Drops: Find Out Which Ones Penn State University will close some of its Commonwealth…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
PA Gunman In Valentine's Day Hotel Robbery Sought By Police In NJ PA Gunman In Valentine's Day Hotel Robbery Sought By Police In NJ
PA Gunman In Valentine's Day Hotel Robbery Sought By Police In NJ Authorities in Bergen County are searching for a 31-year-old man with Paterson, NJ and…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
These 64 PA Big Lots Stores Are Among Nearly 1,000 Closing Nationwide: Here's When These 64 PA Big Lots Stores Are Among Nearly 1,000 Closing Nationwide: Here's When
These 64 PA Big Lots Stores Are Among Nearly 1,000 Closing Nationwide: Here's When Big Lots, the popular discount retailer, is officially going out of…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
Actress Christine Baranski Coming To Wilkes-Barre To Campaign For Harris Actress Christine Baranski Coming To Wilkes-Barre To Campaign For Harris
Actress Christine Baranski Coming To Wilkes-Barre To Campaign For Harris Actress Christine Baranski is coming to Pennsylvania to campaign for Kamala…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
PA Motorcyclist Among 2 Hospitalized With Serious Injuries In Route 80 Crash PA Motorcyclist Among 2 Hospitalized With Serious Injuries In Route 80 Crash
PA Motorcyclist Among 2 Hospitalized With Serious Injuries In Route 80 Crash A pair of motorcyclists were hospitalized with serious injuries when one struck…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Come On Down: 'The Price Is Right Live' Coming To PA Come On Down: 'The Price Is Right Live' Coming To PA
Come On Down: 'The Price Is Right Live' Coming To PA If you’ve ever dreamed of spinning that big wheel, now’s your chance to “come on down.” Game…

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by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Vince Mazzotta, 62, Lifetime Darby Fire Company Member Dies Vince Mazzotta, 62, Lifetime Darby Fire Company Member Dies
Vince Mazzotta, 62, Lifetime Darby Fire Company Member Dies A Pennsylvania fire department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Vincent "Vince"…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
HS Band Director Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Student: Pennsylvania AG HS Band Director Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Student: Pennsylvania AG
HS Band Director Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Student: Pennsylvania AG A former school employee in Wilkes Barre was convicted of groping a student…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Girl Accused Of Killing PA Woman: Police 13-Year-Old Girl Accused Of Killing PA Woman: Police
Wilkes-Barre Stabbing: Suspect, 13, In Custody, Police Say A 13-year-old is in custody for a murder in Wilkes-Barre, according to city police.  Authorities said…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
COLD CASE: PA Trucker Found Shot, Wrapped In Sleeping Bag, Dumped In Creek COLD CASE: PA Trucker Found Shot, Wrapped In Sleeping Bag, Dumped In Creek
Richard Stewart Wimbish Found Shot, Wrapped In Sleeping Bag Over half a century after his body was found in Slatington, state police continue to…

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by Mac Bullock
Lifestyle
Northeast Philly Lottery Player Wins 'Millionaire's Raffle' Prize Northeast Philly Lottery Player Wins 'Millionaire's Raffle' Prize
Northeast Philly Lottery Player Wins 'Millionaire's Raffle' Prize A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Northeast Philadelphia is ringing in the new year $50,000…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
COLD CASE: Pregnant PA Woman Disappeared From Her Home Without A Trace COLD CASE: Pregnant PA Woman Disappeared From Her Home Without A Trace
Ilonka Cann Disappearance Under Investigation 53 Years Later More than half a century after she vanished, Pennsylvania State Police are actively…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Compulsive NJ Bank Robber From PA Heads Back To Fed Pen For 12½ Years, No Parole Compulsive NJ Bank Robber From PA Heads Back To Fed Pen For 12½ Years, No Parole
Compulsive NJ Bank Robber From PA Heads Back To Fed Pen For 12½ Years, No Parole A man who spent eight years in federal prison for robbing banks in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Trespassing Trio Found With Guns, Drugs: Allentown Police Trespassing Trio Found With Guns, Drugs: Allentown Police
Trespassing Trio Found With Guns, Drugs: Allentown Police Three men are in an Allentown jail cell after police say they were caught trespassing with…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
$3.2 Million Won By 4 Powerball Tickets Sold Across Pennsylvania $3.2 Million Won By 4 Powerball Tickets Sold Across Pennsylvania
$3.2 Million Won By 4 Powerball Tickets Sold Across Pennsylvania Four winning Powerball tickets totaling $3.2 million in winnings have sold across…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
PA Teen Opening For Rock Legend Pat Benatar PA Teen Opening For Rock Legend Pat Benatar
PA Teen Opening For Rock Legend Pat Benatar A teenage Pennsylvania singer is opening for the rock singer Pat Benatar at the Mohegan Pennsylvania…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Bear On I-81 (UPDATE) Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Bear On I-81 (UPDATE)
Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Bear On I-81 (Update) A 67-year-old man has died after his motorcycle hit a bear on Interstate 81 early on Tuesday,…

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by Mac Bullock & Jillian Pikora
News
Convicted Bank Robber From PA Admits Holding Up Two NJ Banks in Three Days Convicted Bank Robber From PA Admits Holding Up Two NJ Banks in Three Days
Convicted Bank Robber From PA Admits Holding Up Two NJ Banks in Three Days A convicted bank robber who spent 10 years behind bars is headed back to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
2 Inmates Die In Three Days After Being Found Unresponsive In PA Prison: DOC 2 Inmates Die In Three Days After Being Found Unresponsive In PA Prison: DOC
2 Inmates Die In Three Days After Being Found Unresponsive In PA Prison: DOC A man who intimidated a witness and a man who repeatedly raped a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Missing PA Woman Was Going To Testify In Court Before Disappearance: Police Missing PA Woman Was Going To Testify In Court Before Disappearance: Police
Missing PA Woman Was Going To Testify In Court Before Disappearance: Police As the nine-year anniversary of her disappearance approaches, investigators…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Serial Retail Burglar Strikes In Berks County, Police Say Serial Retail Burglar Strikes In Berks County, Police Say
Serial Retail Burglar Strikes In Berks County, Police Say A suspected serial burglar robbed a Berks County hardware store in what police say is his 15th theft…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Top Ten Most Wanted List Updated By PA State Police Top Ten Most Wanted List Updated By PA State Police
Top Ten Most Wanted List Updated By PA State Police Three new criminals have been added to the Pennsylvania State Police's "Ten Most Wanted" list. The…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Kidnapped Woman Tips Off Cops During Berks Traffic Stop: State Police Kidnapped Woman Tips Off Cops During Berks Traffic Stop: State Police
Kidnapped Woman Tips Off Cops During Berks Traffic Stop: State Police A driver in Berks County fled the scene of a traffic stop after state police identified…

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by Mac Bullock
Lifestyle
Six Lucky Pennsylvania Powerball Players Win $1.5 Million Six Lucky Pennsylvania Powerball Players Win $1.5 Million
Six Lucky Pennsylvania Powerball Players Win $1.5 Million Six winning Pennsylvania Powerball tickets have been sold in six different Pennsylvania counties in…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Two Killed When Homebuilt Plane Crashes In PA: Reports Two Killed When Homebuilt Plane Crashes In PA: Reports
Two Killed When Homebuilt Plane Crashes In PA: Reports Two people died in a small plane crash Saturday, Oct. 29 in Pennsylvania, TimesLeader.com…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'Intoxicated' PA Man Shot, Killed By State Police After Trying To Run Over Trooper 'Intoxicated' PA Man Shot, Killed By State Police After Trying To Run Over Trooper
'Intoxicated' PA Man Shot, Killed By State Police After Trying To Run Over Trooper A 41-year-old Pennsylvania man who left a bar intoxicated was shot and…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
President Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19 President Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19
President Biden Tests Positive For Covid-19 President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 after visiting Massachusetts, the White House announced…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Police Officer Among 9 Charged In PA Meth Ring Police Officer Among 9 Charged In PA Meth Ring
Police Officer Among 9 Charged In PA Meth Ring A police officer was among nine people charged in the takedown of a Pennsylvania meth ring, authorities…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
PA Constable Purchased 22 Firearms For Felon: AG PA Constable Purchased 22 Firearms For Felon: AG
PA Constable Purchased 22 Firearms For Felon: AG A Pennsylvania court constable is accused of purchasing weapons— including straw purchasing 22…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Dr. Oz Show Pulled From Some Networks Amid Run For Senate Dr. Oz Show Pulled From Some Networks Amid Run For Senate
Dr. Oz Show Pulled From Some Networks Amid Run For Senate Television’s Dr. Oz has announced that he is officially running for Pennsylvania’s open US…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Bucks Corrections Officer Sentenced For Role In Drug Smuggling Ring Inside Jail Bucks Corrections Officer Sentenced For Role In Drug Smuggling Ring Inside Jail
Bucks Corrections Officer Sentenced For Role In Drug Smuggling Ring Inside Jail A corrections officer was sentenced to two to four years in state prison for…

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by Nicole Acosta