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Name released for man whose body was found in Lausanne
Police have identified both people whose bodies were dumped near Eckley Road in Lausanne Township, Carbon County. State Police at Hazleton said the male victim is Tian Jian Pan, 60, an Asian man from Flushing, New York. The female victim has been identified as Jingzhen Gao, 55, an Asian woman... Read more
This is the County in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metro Area With the Most COVID-19
Though vaccine distribution is well underway across the United States, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the population. To date, there have been 33,056,400 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton metropolitan area, located in Pennsylvania, a total of 52,377 COVID-19 cases have been […] Read more
Police: Murder suspect ID'd following pizza delivery dispute
Murder suspect Gene Hawkins first attracted the attention of police when he began arguing with a Domino's Pizza delivery driver at the scene of the crime, according to testimony presented Wednesday, the final day of the prosecution's case. Hawkins, 51, is accused of fatally stabbing 34-year-old Dashaun Overton in the... Read more