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Residents speak out against proposed PPL transmission line

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.

Man rescued after falling off rope ladder into mineshaft

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.

Blighted property in limbo as neighbors raise concern

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