Archive for March 2012

We finally know what forced a pregnant woman to jump from a moving car Wednesday and what led up to that scary move is quite disturbing. 26-year-old Carlos Cortes of Diamond Avenue in Hazleton is the man responsible. He allegedly abducted a 22-year-old pregnant woman and is now behind bars. Police say Cortes covered the…

In Carbon County, flames erupted at a home sending two people to a local hospital. News 13 was at the Hemlock Street home in Tresckow Friday morning where a woman and a teen suffered smoke inhalation and had to be taken to Hazleton General Hospital for treatment. The alarm went out around 10:45am. When firefighters…

The two-alarm fire that destroyed double-block homes in Ashland on Tuesday has been ruled accidental. Flames broke out on the 14-hundred block of Market Street in Ashland around 3:30 Tuesday morning. Two homes suffered heavy fire and smoke damage on their third floors. That blaze was under control in 90 minutes. A total of four…

Clear out your garages and fill up your hearts by helping out a local family in need. News 13 stopped by the McCann School in the Humboldt Industrial Park Friday afternoon to meet Kyle.”Kyle’s Day” is a one of a kind event that is coming up on April 21st. It is a community yard sale,…