WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WOLF) — Police arrested a 31-year-old man from Wilkes-Barre after investigating allegations that he had been sexually assaulting a child for over a year.
Bryan Nee was arrested after the victim, a 5-year-old girl, was questioned by a forensic interviewer at the Luzerne County Children’s Advocacy Center in Wilkes-Barre.
The victim told investigators that Nee made her touch him while bathing that Nee said it was “OK," but that she needed to keep it a “secret. Read More...
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — State police say a Bellwood man was charged Monday with multiple misdemeanors and felonies including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping following a domestic dispute which occurred Friday night.
According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Pennsylvania State Police, 34-year-old Brett Eugene Gates contacted the victim and requested to come to her residence because he was homeless and it was cold. At the time of the incident, troopers say the victim was protected by an active Protection from Abuse (PFA) order against Gates who is currently on probation for a previous PFA violation and has multiple past violations. Read More...
Punxsutawney, PA (WJAC) — As thousands gathered at Gobbler's Knob Friday morning, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow to perform his annual Groundhog Day duties where he predicted an early spring.
Members of Punxsutawney Phil's “inner circle” summoned him from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he had seen his shadow or not, a message they say Phil communicated in “Groundhogese.”
According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. Read More...