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WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Last week, Luzerne County made the decision to drop ballot drop boxes, due to safety and security concerns, but some voters don't agree with the move.

While some argue ballot drop boxes should be brought back, others say they have no place in Luzerne County.

On Tuesday, local voting rights group members from In This Together NEPA, lawmakers, and voters gathered together outside of the County Courthouse in Wilkes-Barre for a news conference on ballot drop boxes being removed from the county.

SNYDER COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A portion of the Route 11 and Route 35 Interchange in Snyder County will be closed beginning Wednesday.

The Route 11 Southbound exit ramp to Route 35 will be closed while crews work on the project involving a sewage line break that happened Sunday morning.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection responded to the break near the eastern Snyder County Regional Authority's sewage treatment plant in Selinsgrove.

Schuylkill County authorities investigating car crash into strip mall

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A long-time friend of President Biden and a local Lackawanna County native has died.

81-year-old Thomas Bell Senior died on Wednesday at his Waverly Township home.

Born almost two months after President Biden, the two grew up three blocks apart from each other when the president lived in Scranton and sat next to each other in several classes in school.

In a statement released by the White House, Biden recalled fond memories of the two's friendship.

Bell would attend many weddings funerals and campaign rallies Biden held.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Schuylkill County authorities are investigating an incident where a vehicle crashed into a building.

Just after 5:00 p.m., crews were called to a strip mall in the area of PA-183.

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Officials say no one was injured and the building sustained minor damage.

Several businesses in the building continued to operate under normal business hours after the crash.

There were no reported injuries and police are investigating.

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Running for nine days featuring family fun with music, food, and rides, the Bloomsburg Fair is the largest agricultural fair in Pennsylvania.

On Tuesday, students between 13 and 18 years of age could attend the fair for free for Student Day, and for each general admission ticket purchase of $8, $1 will go to the Ronald McDonald House of Danville.

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We listen closely to music, getting lost in the lyrics. We listen to celebrity podcasts, anxious to hear the latest gossip. We’re on the edge of our seats listening to the thriller movie, waiting to hear every clue. But when it comes to our bodies, are we listening?

DANVILLE — From 2015 to 2019, there were 85,706 crashes involving at least one 16 to 19-year-old driver in Pennsylvania, resulting in 516 fatalities, the state Department of Transportation reports.

Republicans are stepping up scrutiny of Pennsylvania’s system for registering people to vote through its driver’s licensing centers. The move comes six weeks before the presidential contest in the battleground state. Auditor General Tim DeFoor is launching an audit of Pennsylvania’s so-called motor voter system. The Republican official says the audit will include checking whether noncitizens are screened out from registering to vote. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration says there's no evidence that noncitizens have registered to vote in Pennsylvania.

LEWISBURG — The Union County Historical Society was recognized by Preservation Pennsylvania for its acquisition and work on the former Packwood House.

Once certified by state officials in the coming days and weeks, thousands of mail-in ballots will be sent from county election offices to eligible voters who have requested ballots.