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Mold problem forces closure of WVW Middle School; students will use high school

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Mold problem forces closure of Wyoming Valley West Middle School indefinitely

<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A Hazleton man pleaded guilty Monday to snapping the necks of two pit bulls.</p><p>Cody Robert Anderson, 27, of Diamond Avenue, admitted to killing the animals in May 2015, days after the dogs bit Yvette Hayle and Danielle Stetler. Both dogs lived with the women at a residence on South Poplar Street, according to the affidavit.</p><p>Anderson, a friend of the family, was asked to come to their home and &#8220;get rid of the dogs,&#8221; the affidavit says. He returned about two hours later and said, &#8220;It&#8217;s done. I snapped their necks.&#8221;</p><p>The animals were discovered in a park near Heights Terrace Middle School on Mill Street in Hazleton.</p><p>Anderson entered pleas to two misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals.</p><p>Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Vough scheduled his sentencing for Nov. 18.</p><style>
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Hazleton man admits to snapping dogs’ necks