News of the indictment lit up message boards, websites and social media platforms popular with Trump supporters. Some discounted it as fake, while others noted the indictment came just before the start of Holy Week and compared Trump to a persecuted Christ.

Former President Donald J. Trump released the following statement Thursday regarding news of his indictment in New York:

NEW YORK — A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, his lawyers said Thursday, producing the first criminal case against a former U.S. president and a jolt to Trump’s bid to retake the White House.

With warmer weather on the horizon, families can once again enjoy a movie night out under the stars as two local drive-in theaters reopen for the season.

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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman will return to the Senate in April, two months after the freshman Democrat sought inpatient treatment for clinical depression, a person close to Fetterman said Wednesday.

OLD FORGE — Lackawanna County District Attorney Mark Powell confirms remains were found during the search for Robert Baron Sr. in Old Forge, our newsgathering partners at Eyewitness News WBRE/WYOU report.

Penn State hired VCU’s Mike Rhoades on Wednesday as its men’s basketball coach, bringing in the Pennsylvania native to take over a program coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance in more than a decade.

Aiden Paduck excelled on the mound and at the plate as Tunkhannock rolled past Wyoming Area 10-3 Tuesday in high school baseball.

Isabella Caporuscio scored six goals and two assists and became the first Crestwood girls lacrosse player to collect 300 career goals in a 17-3 win over Holy Redeemer on Tuesday.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Jordan Miller took 20 shots in the regional final for Miami and made them all, helping the Hurricanes rally their way into the Final Four. The personification of clutch.

PHOENIX — New York Giants GM Joe Schoen has reset his contract negotiations with Saquon Barkley, and head coach Brian Daboll is not sure if his running back will report to start the offseason program.

CHICAGO — The number will follow Shohei Ohtani until it is over. No, not Ohtani’s home runs or strikeouts or any of his magnificent numbers from the field. Nothing like that.