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Data cards retrieved from plane and PSP chopper in deadly Carlisle airport crash

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Data cards retrieved from plane and PSP helicopter that collided in deadly Carlisle airport crash

Federal investigators have pulled intact data cards from a state police helicopter and Cessna plane that collided at a small airport in central Pennsylvania, killing the plane’s pilot.

Accused of murder and jailed for months, cooperating suspect in Jonathan Balester murder freed

Prosecutors suddenly withdrew charges Friday against a suspect in the killing of a prominent Luzerne County businessman 15 years ago, allowing Thomas "Tim" Hunter to walk out of prison a free man.

NEWS VOICES: Petitioners seeking to repeal Luzerne County's anti-discrimination ordinance submit signatures

Since Luzerne County Council passed an anti-discrimination ordinance in June, the local law has been tied up in a petition battle to either repeal it or put it up for a county-wide vote. WVIA's Roger DuPuis sits in as host to discuss the ordinance and petition with WVIA’s Sarah Scinto.

Sarah Scinto joined the WVIA News team in January 2022 as a reporter and All Things Considered host. She now hosts Morning Edition on WVIA Radio and WVIA's weekday news podcast Up to Date, along with reporting on the community.