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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.

Some of the soil removed during decontamination is now safe to reuse, but people have been uneasy about the plans to use it in public works projects around Japan.

The demos earlier this year ended just minutes after liftoff, raining wreckage into the ocean.

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

The ship was successfully refloated five days after the spectacular accident.

A jury in 2022 found Todd and Julie Chrisley guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans.

A solar storm could bring a dazzling light show to several U.S. states.

The Trump Administration announces an end to penny production due to high costs. Experts worry about future concerns if all coins are phased out too quickly.