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JACKSON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A close call for a woman at the wheel of a car that flipped onto a creek bank in Luzerne County's Back Mountain.

According to police, the driver of this SUV lost control on wet pavement around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, along Hillside Road.

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The car came within feet of landing in Hicks Creek in Jackson Township.

The woman driving the car managed to walk away from the crash, shaken up, but not injured.

(WBRE/WYOU) — Work zones are popping up all across the commonwealth, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and state police want drivers to know they are watching. 28/22 News explains how Operation Yellow Jacket is cracking down on unsafe driving.

If you think it's just a PennDOT work truck on the side of the road, think again. Behind the wheel might be a state trooper, and if you’re breaking work zone laws, they’ll be ready to call you out.

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There are growing concerns over firefighter burnout in one part of Lackawanna County. Dunmore and the Firefighters Union are working to reach an agreement to hire full-time firefighters.

Both sides claim safety is their number one priority.

Despite the borough's push for transparency, they have yet to answer our questions regarding the staffing issues.

After months of pleading for new hires to fill vacancies at the Dunmore Fire Department, the borough has taken a step toward progress.

350 Catholic students from around the region joined together to honor Pope Leo XIV and celebrate its historical significance.

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker shares more about the Union County Library System's Laptop Lending Program.

The previous largest one-year drop was 4% in 2018.

Researchers say they have discovered a type of gecko that hadn't been seen since 1991 and was thought to be extinct — or maybe to have never existed at all.

The fast-food giant unveiled its ambitious remodeling plan for U.S. locations in an earnings call this month.

He admitted to working with three others in 2020 and 2021 to defraud the San Francisco-based delivery company, federal prosecutors said.

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker spoke with Gemma Shope, an eight-year-old entrepreneur, about her custom button business.