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PENN FORREST TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person is dead after a crash in Carbon County.

It happened around 8:30 p.m. on Interstate 476 in Penn Forrest Township.

The crash involved a car and a flatbed tractor-trailer.

Shooting investigation underway in Bradford County

The coroner says one person was pronounced dead on scene.

The victim's identity is unknown at this time.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The tight US Senate race in Pennsylvania has yet to find a winner.

Senator Bob Casey and Republican Challenger Dave McCormick are separated by just tens of thousands of votes.

McCormick has around 30,000 more votes, but it's close enough that one political analyst says the race still has a way to go.

The fight for Pennsylvania's US Senate seat isn't officially over.

McCormick leads Casey by roughly 31,000 votes.

"This will take weeks," said Political Analyst Doctor David Sosar.

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Local students are preparing to give a sweet treat to those who have served this Veterans Day weekend.

Students at Wilkes Barre Area's Career Technology Center in Plains Township are busy baking cookies to make trays to hand out to local VFWs.

More than 1,900 cookies have been made by the staff and students so far.

Everything from chocolate chip to sugar cookies will go onto the trays.

Honoring veterans ahead of Veterans Day in Monroe County

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Ahead of Veterans Day on Monday, November 11, a school in Monroe County is honoring those past and present who serve our country.

Over 1,400 flags line the school lawn of Stroudsburg High School.

This was organized through the school's Community Connections Club.

PennDOT announces lane restrictions in Monroe County

For just $1, each flag will have the name rank, and branch of a veteran.

Those proceeds will be donated to the Valor Clinic Foundation.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The race for Pennsylvania's US Senate seat is still too close to call.

Incumbent Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick are separated by just tens of thousands of votes. More specifically, the two are separated by about 30,000 votes.

Senator Bob Casey said he knew that this was going to be the toughest reelection campaign of his career.

At this hour there is still no declared winner.

On Wednesday morning the Bob Casey for Senate campaign put out the following statement.

EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Drivers on Interstate 80 on Thursday can expect some delays for construction.

PennDOT has announced lanes in both directions will be restricted between Exit 307 and Exit 309 for the ongoing work on Exit 308.

PennDOT says they will start working at 8:00 a.m. and should have the restrictions lifted by 2:00 p.m.

Shooting investigation underway in Bradford County

Please use caution driving through the work zone.

LEWISBURG — Campus Theatre is celebrating a creepy classic on Nov. 16 with a screening of “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”

SUNBURY — Gas prices across the Susquehanna Valley were four cents lower this week at $3.275 per gallon, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report released Monday.

LEWISBURG — The students at Linntown Intermediate School in Lewisburg have already surpassed their goal of raising $200 to address food insecurity for veterans and military personnel.