WILKES-BARRE — Many families walked out of Kirby Park at the end of Monday’s Fourth of July celebration with something in hand: food, a prize from a carnival game or maybe something from one of the vendors lining the walkways.

WYOMING — It was a somber duty, but Nicholas Dreier was ready for it.

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — A 22-year-old man identified as a person of interest in a shooting during an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago that killed at least six people, wounded at least 30 and sent hundreds of people fleeing was taken into custody Monday evening following an hourslong manhunt, police said.

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said. The suspect remained on the loose hours later as authorities scoured the area.

PLYMOUTH — A four-alarm fire Sunday that destroyed several residential structures on Palmer Street claimed one life and displaced many.

Though he may be from Johnstown, Ryan Leckey is NEPA through and through.

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (36-42) swept the Buffalo Bisons 5-1 on Sunday afternoon. It was the first series sweep of the season for the RailRiders and the first six-game series sweep in franchise history.

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Tyler Reddick needed a little longer than expected to win in the NASCAR Cup Series.

SONDERBORG, Denmark — Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen overtook Wout van Aert and Peter Sagan at the line to win the third stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish while Van Aert extended his overall lead on Sunday.

LAS VEGAS — Israel Adesanya has the otherworldly fighting ability and the personal charisma necessary to become mixed martial arts’ next crossover superstar.