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The restrictions impacted highways in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna and Wayne counties

(WBRE/WYOU) — Speed limits were restored Saturday afternoon after being restricted by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for winter weather conditions. All previous issued speed limit and right-lane-only restrictions were lifted as of 1:45 p.m. Saturday. The limits were on the following roadways: PennDOT says they will continue to treat roadways until they are [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre mayor's office issued a several-day-long Code Blue for the city. The Code Blue will be in effect Saturday night through Wednesday morning. For those seeking shelter, Calvary Bible Church at 410 S River St. will be open between 7:00 p.m. and 7 a.m. on the designated days. The [...]

LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lackawanna County and the City of Scranton extended a Code Blue Frigid Weather Alert through next week. The alerts are issued between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights. St. Anthony’s Haven, Weston Field House, and the Community Intervention Center will serve as emergency shelters for [...]

MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say they arrested a man in connection to a Thursday night attempted homicide in Middle Smithfield Township. 20-year-old Jahfari Kamdar of East Stroudsburg was arrested Saturday without incident, according to a PSP release. Kamdar allegedly shot a man in the hand and leg in [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Approximately 40 customers were affected by an early Saturday morning water main break on North Main Avenue, officials say. According to the Manager of External Affairs for PA American Water, Alana Roberts, the break was on an 8-inch water main on the 1400 block of North Main Avenue. Roberts said [...]

AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Five people were displaced and an unknown number of pets were lost in a Saturday morning residential structure fire in Avoca. Around 10:00 a.m. Saturday, crews responded to the fire that Chief Matthews of the Avoca Fire Department said started on the third floor. Those who responded to the three-story [...]

The intersection at North Main Avenue and Green Ridge Street is closed on Saturday due to an early morning water main break.

Executives say the closures are part of a strategy to strengthen finances and concentrate resources on stronger locations.

(WBRE/WYOU) — Speed restrictions and commercial vehicle restrictions were placed on several interstates in the region by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Saturday morning. The following roads received a reduced speed of 45 mph and a right-lane-only restriction for commercial vehicles: PennDOT says they will continue to treat roadways until they are clear. Road [...]