Hazleton PA News An early morning fire Wednesday in West Hazleton has been ruled arson at an apartment building on the corner of South Broad and Horn Streets. The fire started outside of the building when debris of some sort was ignited. West Hazleton Assistant Fire Chief, Brian Cara, told News 13 the fire was [...]

Hazleton PA News From a seven million dollar deficit down to just two and half million. That’s currently how much the Hazleton Area School District budget is in the red as officials dove into the money plan Tuesday night to come up with a balanced budget and find ways to make up for the downfall. [...]

Hazleton PA News It was a happy ending for one local police officer who found himself run down by a criminal and seriously injured. News 13 found Freeland Police Officer Matt Williams back on the job today helping the Boroughs Sewer Authority with a project by directing traffic. You remember, Officer Williams suffered a concussion [...]

Hazleton PA News Investigators say in November of 2010, he kidnapped 20-year-old Alicia Weaver from downtown Hazleton, drove to a remote location in Foster Township and shot her in cold blood. Wednesday, News 13 was at the Luzerne County Courthouse where the murder trial of 22-year-old Benjamin Westbrooks continued. Investigators describe Westbrooks as a pimp [...]