SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Heavy Sunday afternoon caused a roadway to close for about two hours due to flooding.
According to PA511, Gordon Mountain Road was closed between Bittle Street and Exit 119 I-81 North Highridge Park Road due to flooding just after 2:00 p.m.
The road was reopened just before 4:00 p.m., according to PA511.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A fun way to cool off for kids is back open at McDade Park.
The McDade splashpad has been reopened after being closed for almost a week due to a water pump issue.
Storm takes out state park splash pad in Lackawanna County
The McDade pool is still closed due to multiple leaks.
Authorities say parts of the tiles have chips and cracks, causing leaks, and they want to make repairs all at once instead of piece by piece.
They hope to have it reopened by the end of the 2025 swim season
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A warrant has officially been issued for a man who police say pistol-whipped a pregnant woman in the middle of the street and dragged her inside an apartment.
Hazleton City Police have filed an arrest warrant for Rodelfy Liriano Corniel on the charge of Simple Assault after police say he physically attacked another person.
Police say they responded to the area of 550 Alter Street just before 11:00 a.m. on July 11 for a report of a man attacking another person.
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BLACK CREEK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A massive power line project is facing growing push back in Luzerne County.
Some neighbors say it is a threat to their land and their way of life, but the power company insists it is critical to meet future demand.
28/22's Brian Orbin has the story.
A 240-foot tower, that's the equivalent of a 20-story building, and it's just one piece of what could soon stretch 12 miles through the Sugarloaf valley.
It's part of a proposed 500-kilovolt transmission line from PPL Electric Utilities.
SUGAR NOTCH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— One man was rescued after falling from a rope ladder while trying to exit a mineshaft, according to Hanover Township Fire Department.
According to Hanover Township Fire Chief Temarantz, crews were called to the Brodhead Avenue around 1:00 a.m. Saturday morning after two men were exploring a mine shaft, and one fell off a rope ladder approximately 40 feet down the shaft.
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