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Pickup truck and cement truck collide in deadly crash elisfkc2 / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 It happened around 11:30 a.m. Monday. The steep, winding road is also called Giant’s Despair. It’s the scene of an annual road race known as the Giants Despair Hill Climb. Laurel Run Fire Department Deputy Chief Jolene Tavaglione said she’s dispatched here often but she’s never seen a crash like this. “It’s not every day you see a cement truck spilt in half with the barrel off the truck itself, but it was hard,” Tavaglione said. The road was shut down for almost seven hours.

Laurel Run Road in Laurel Run was shut down for several hours Monday due to a fatal crash involving a cement truck and a pickup truck. The crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. on the notoriously steep and windy road that plays host to the Giants Despair Hillclimb car race. Authorities say the driver of the pickup truck died in the crash. No further information was released. State police at Wyoming are investigating. Luzerne County Coroner Frank Hacken said an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday morning. Jessica Kalinoski, a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, said the agen...

Wilkes-Barre officials faced more than their share of challenges in 2020, but Mayor George Brown has no regrets about running for the office or the decisions he’s made over the past year. Brown, 69, reflected last week on his first year as the city’s chief executive and his plans and goals for the future of his hometown that he hopes he and his administration can accomplish during his first term in office. After his Jan. 6 inauguration, Brown said, he spent his first month in office evaluating staffing and revising the spending plan of his predecessor, Tony George, whose 2020 budget...

Indiana, PA / WDAD AM1450 & 100.3FM Dec 31, 2020 4:02 AM The state Department of Environmental Protection yesterday announced more than $34 million in funding for cleaning up stream waters across the commonwealth.  $2.7 million of that is earmarked for the southwest portion of the state, and some of it will be put to use in Indiana County.  Other funding in neighboring counties could impact streams that flow through Indiana County, and vice versa. Funds specifically marked for Indiana County include $121,061 for the Conemaugh Valley Conservancy, Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team Water and Assista...

Santa’s helpers creating Reasons To Smile Newswatch 16’s Ryan Leckey has a look at the holiday helpers here at home stepping up to spread smiles this season. Author: Ryan Leckey Updated: 6:56 AM EST December 21, 2020 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — It’s been a tough year for many businesses with the COVID-19 restrictions in place. It’s been difficult to make money and payrolls are tight. However, a number of places are getting a welcomed surprise of support from so many caring people across our area. Viewers shared a few of Santa’s helpers making an impact with...