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POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A roadway was shut down and an unknown number of people were injured after a reported head-on crash in Schuylkill County.

The Schuylkill County Communications Center told 28/22 News on Tuesday crews were called to the 600 block of Gordon Nagle Trail, or State Route 901, in Pottsville just before 4:50 p.m. for a reported head-on crash.

Authorities say there were injuries, but could not say how many or their severity, and all those injured were taken to a nearby hospital.

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TAYLOR, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he made gun threats at a Sheetz parking lot.

According to the Taylor Borough Police Department, on July 7, around 6:30 p.m., officers were called to South Main Street in Taylor for a gun threat at the Sheetz parking lot.

The victim informed police that a driver passed him at a red light and followed him to Sheetz, where he pointed to a gun in his pants multiple times, stating " he'll slap my expletive expletive," as stated in the affidavit.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a robbery after they say a man was beaten by four men and assaulted with a porch chair.

According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, a 47-year-old man reported to officers that while walking on Carey Avenue near Academy Street on July 8, around midnight, four men confronted him.

Four vehicles found with gunshots after shooting

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown sent out a reminder Tuesday about how to report potholes within the city.

Brown says it's a convenient way for residents and visitors to alert the administration about the road conditions they are seeing.

Callers can speak with a representative from the mayor's office or leave a voicemail to report the location of the pothole.

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HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Eight people were sent to the hospital, including two pedestrians, who were hit after a multi-vehicle crash.

According to the Hazleton City Police Department, on July 6, around 10:00 p.m., a crash occurred at the intersection of South Poplar Street and Arthur Gardner Highway.

Officers said they witnessed a Honda driven by a 76-year-old man collide with a Jeep. The Honda then continued to move and hit two pedestrians, followed by colliding with two more vehicles.

Four vehicles found with gunshots after shooting

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Four vehicles were found with gunshots after a shooting took place during the July 4th holiday in Wilkes-Barre.

According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, officers were called to North Hancock Street around noon Friday after a 29-year-old woman reported that a bullet hit her windshield.

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Police discovered that sometime overnight, four vehicles in the area had been shot at. No one was reported injured.

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