Luzerne County

A more than $300,000 construction project is underway in Luzerne County as crews work to replace the sidewalks in Duryea's business district.

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WEST WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Something stinks in a part of Luzerne County, and residents say their quality of life is being destroyed by that odor. The smell is coming from a business which admits it is the source of the problem.

The company at the center of the concerns and controversy is KB Crash Creations in West Wyoming.

Company officials say they have taken steps to mitigate the odor problems and insist they want to be a good neighbor, but many residents say they just want the odor to go away once and for all.

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A graduate of Dallas High School was seen in a video online falsely claiming he lost his brother and best friend in a school shooting in Dallas in 2017.

"A week later, I had to go back to that school, and that was the worst part. Cause you had to walk past that spot where I saw my best friend, where I had to pretend it was all normal. It was not normal," Polachek said.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The city of Wilkes-Barre is now better prepared for a flood.

The city partnered with the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority to put a facility building at Kirby Park to hold flood walls and house the tools needed to close the Market Street Bridge during a flood.

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This facility is approximately a quarter mile away from the bridge to ensure crews can be there within minutes in the case of an emergency.

The county council voted 10-1 to purchase the 157-year-old historic train station for $615,000.

WHITE HAVEN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Trump administration on Tuesday ordered a temporary pause on scheduling new student visas, and that could make a big difference in the lives of international students hoping for an education in America.

Right now, it is unclear which exact type of student visas and at what level of education this could impact.

But on Monday, 28/22 News visited a local international student who attends a Carbon County high school and hopes his experience could be shared by others and not taken away.

A new facility to store flood protection materials was unveiled in Kirby Park on Tuesday.

Motorists traveling on Interstate 80 are advised the interstate is closed in both directions between Exit 242 (Mainville/Mifflinville) in Columbia County and Exit 256 (Conyngham/Nescopeck) in Luzerne County due to a tractor-trailer crash.

Update: All lanes are now open on I-80 eastbound at mile 249 in Luzerne County.

Update 18:25: The right lane is now open on I-80 eastbound at mile 249 in Luzerne County. The left lane remains closed for cleanup.

Motorists are advised that Interstate 80 eastbound is closed at the Mifflinville exit in Columbia County due to a vehicle crash at mile 249 in Luzerne County.

A detour is in place using Exit 242 (Mifflinville) and Route 93.