Luzerne County

Forty Fort hosts a run and walk this Saturday to raise funds for cemetery preservation.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An investigation is underway into a huge fire that destroyed two homes and damaged a third in Luzerne County.

28/22 News spoke to a man who says he’s lucky to be alive after jumping out of a window, escaping the blaze.

What was left of an apartment building on South Wyoming and East Walnut Street in Hazleton came toppling down early Wednesday after flames ripped through it, leaving destruction overnight.

Emergency crews battled the fire and hotspots for more than ten hours, and the blaze spread to two nearby homes.

A fire destroyed an apartment complex in Hazleton, sent one person to the hospital, and left nine others without their home.

A controversial proposal on a PPL transmission line project through Sugarloaf Township had folks pouring into Tuesday's Luzerne County Council meeting.

Luzerne County Council is considering a switch to paper ballots to enhance election integrity.

SALEM TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There's an alert on Tuesday after a propane tank explosion on Monday afternoon injured two people. 28/22 News Reporter Joe Mason has an update on the explosion and how to properly store your propane tank.

The two people, a man and a woman, were sent to the hospital for burns and injuries.

That explosion happened at 184 Main Street in Salem Township.

According to the Salem Township Fire Department, a man hit a propane tank with the blades of his sit-on lawnmower. The call came in around 1:53 p.m. on Monday.

PPL plans a transmission line through Sugarloaf Township, but locals oppose it due to scenic and safety concerns.

SALEM TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some changes are coming to a local school district when it comes to the treatment of transgender students. The school board passed two new policies Monday evening, affecting their names and which bathrooms they are allowed to use.

It's a policy that's quite polarizing.

Berwick School District is no stranger to policies impacting transgender students.

Just last year, they passed a different policy barring trans athletes from competing under their new identity.

Two were flown to the hospital for burns after a modified lawnmower blade hit and exploded a propane tank in Salem Township on Monday afternoon.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say a portion of a Wilkes-Barre street will be closed off later this week as crews work on a water line.

On Monday, Wilkes-Barre City announced East Northhampton Street between South Wilkes-Barre Boulevard and South Pennsylvania Avenue will be closed to all traffic on Wednesday, September 10, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

PennDOT announces delays on I-81, I-380, and more

The closure is for Pennsylvania American Water's water line installation, according to authorities.