Police in Jessup say after at least six houses have been broken into and burglarized within the past two months, they now have some developments in the investigation.

On Saturday, police charged a man with receiving stolen property and say he is connected to at least one of those burglaries, maybe more.

"Oh, I definitely want them held accountable, definitely. And even if it's somebody I know, I want them held accountable," said Rosmarie DePietro.

DePietro's house was the latest to be burglarized. Both Jessup police and state police were at DePietro's home on Friday after thieves reportedly broke in the day before and stole jewelry, including her late father's diamond ring.

"The most precious thing to me was my father's ring. That's irreplaceable," said DePietro. "I lost him and it feels like I lost him all over again."

A ripped up road in Carbondale should be smooth again by early next month.

Chestnut Avenue was the focus of an Action 16 investigation last week. People living along the street were told in June that a road repaving project would take four days. 47 days later, the road remains unpaved. That's why some neighbors contacted us.

Some complained the dust from the road makes it hard for asthmatic kids to breathe.

Others complain they can't get their cars into their driveways, forcing disabled and elderly homeowners to walk down a steep hill on crumbling sidewalks to get to their cars.

An underground stream discovered during construction forced pavers back to the drawing board.

Now, there's a solution. Carbondale City Council voted to spend up to $100,000 for a new plan that would engineer work around the water before blacktopping Chestnut Avenue.

A woman accused of murdering her stepson took the stand in her own defense Tuesday at her trial in Lackawanna County.

Wandaly Perez-Hood was on the stand for about three hours Tuesday afternoon. She testified that the boy's developmental problems led to several doctors' visits and many unanswered questions.

Perez-Hood also cried in court as she listened to her own frantic 911 call she made back in 2005, the night her stepson, three-year-old Isaiah, died.

During her testimony, Perez-Hood tearfully described the night the child died.

"I was serving his dinner plate, and I heard him fall? I believe it was a seizure. His teeth were together ? his legs were shaking, but stiff," she told the court.

Last week, prosecutors called emergency responders to testify. They said when they got to the apartment in Jermyn, Perez-Hood was calm and emotionless. The 911 call played in court portrayed a frantic and crying mother, being talked through rescue breaths and CPR.