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NEW CASTLE TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say one person was injured Wednesday afternoon after a tractor-trailer crash in Schuylkill County.

Officials say the call came in just after 3:30 p.m. after a reported tractor-trailer crash on State Route 61 Southbound in New Castle Township.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) explains the crash happened between the intersections of Exit 124A: Interstate 81 South and Darkwater Road along Route 61, closing all lanes in both directions.

Aerial footage of the crashed plane shows it in the woods, with several pieces of debris nearby. Firetrucks and other emergency vehicles surrounded the scene.

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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Plenty of tasty food is being dished out at the annual Jewish Food Festival in Scranton. The four-day event at Nay Aug Park in the Electric City kicked off Sunday and ends Wednesday night.

There is everything from homemade stuffed cabbage to Moroccan burgers, to babkah and even chicken schnitzel.

Bounce houses are set up to entertain the kids while live music is performed nightly.

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NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News is learning details about a police raid at an apartment complex in Nanticoke. Officers say it's connected to an ongoing drug investigation.

Police say the raid happened on the corner of Hanover and Noble Streets at around 1:30 p.m.

Customers, businesses feeling impact of mall outage

Nanticoke City Police say they were executing a search warrant related to a drug case.

Luzerne County's Drug Task Force and Newport Township police also assisted.

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wyoming Valley Mall has been closed, and the reopening has been put on hold one week to the day after it lost electricity. The problem centers on underground power lines damaged last Wednesday.

28/22 News spoke with many people who came here expecting doors to be open.

Electrical crews tell 28/22 News they are working to restore power, but the mall will be closed Wednesday and Thursday at least.

The products were shipped to retail locations across the country, to Hong Kong and the British Virgin Islands.