Frederick Balester

The Luzerne County District Attorney's office dropped criminal homicide and conspiracy charges against Thomas Hunter in the 2011 killing of prominent Luzerne County businessman Jonathan Balester. His cousin, Frederick Balester, still faces a homicide charge.

A new study from Penn State University found a ‘hot-spot’ of melanoma cases in central Pennsylvania. Researchers found a pattern of skin cancer in counties with or near farmland.

State police charged Frederick Balester, 69, of Hanover Twp., with stabbing his cousin, Jonathan Balester, 56, of Kingston Twp., multiple times in 2011.