Status Updates
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Flames overnight tore through a farm near New Berlin, Union County, destroying two barns and killing several animals.
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Matthew Stevens, band director at Lakeland H.S. in Lackawanna County is being arraigned on sex charges, accused of sexual contact with a student in school.
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Two people are in custody in connection with a homicide investigation in Snyder County.
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Authorities confirm that at least one person is dead after a crash on Interstate 81 northbound around Delano Township. Watch Newswatch 16 at 11:00 and tomorrow morning starting at 4:30 a.m. for the latest details.
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Christopher Wirth was found guilty of homicide by vehicle while DUI and other charges in the death of Allison Vonneida in Union County last year.
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A magistrate ruled that there is enough evidence to send the Cody Lee case to trial for the 2009 shooting death of Herbert Lee.
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Traffic is backed up on Interstate 81 north between exit 188 (Dunmore) to exit 190(Dickson City) for pothole patching. Work is scheduled to wrap up around noon.
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Attorney General Kathleen Kane has announced that she believes the proposed state lottery deal is unconstitutional.
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The theft trial against Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief John Yuknavich is continued indefinitely, pending several appeals. The judge discharged the jury saying the case cannot continue.
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one college in our area is taking action to help control the pet population. “Leckey Live” has the lowdown today on Newswatch 16 This Morning.
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A jury has been selected and opening statements are expected this afternoon in the theft trial of Wilkes-Barre Township fire chief John Yuknavich.
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Crews responded to a small fire in a restroom at Williamsport Area High School Monday morning. No one was hurt. Students were taken to the auditorium while firefighters cleared some smoke from the building.
