Avoiding an Icy Injury
GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER -- Slippery road conditions have kept hospitals' emergency rooms busy, not only dealing with injuries from crashes, but also from slips and falls in the icy conditions....
View ArticleWatch out for Flying Ice on the Roads
NOXEN -- Albert Harrison and his stepfather say they have a guardian angel on their shoulders. The two were on their way home near Noxen Thursday when a sheet of ice flew off a tractor trailer and...
View ArticleIcy Roads Cause School Closures in Schuylkill County
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY -- Several school districts in Schuylkill County were closed Monday because of icy road conditions. People spent much of Monday morning trying to break up ice in front of their...
View ArticleWinter Storm Lingers with Slush, Ice
CATAWISSA -- First came the snow, then came the sleet and rain, and finally the freezing weather. In Columbia County, Wednesday’s winter storm was tough to take. "Everything is a ready wet and with...
View ArticleWally Ice Fest Returns to the Poconos This Weekend
All of the recent cold, ice, and snowy weather is making for the magical mix that's needed to bring back a huge wintertime attraction in the Poconos. For the first time in three years, Wally Ice Fest...
View Article‘Like an ice skating rink’– Slip Sliding on Scranton Sidewalks
SCRANTON -- Despite spending the day shoveling on Wednesday, many people in our area woke up to a sheet of ice covering their sidewalks and driveways. You couldn't pick up your feet on most sidewalks...
View ArticleIs Wilkes-Barre Going to Get Rid of Ice Chunks in Nesbitt Park?
WILKES-BARRE -- A popular park in Wilkes-Barre is shut down all because giant ice chunks have claimed the park as their temporary home. So, will the city get rid of them? The ice chunks in Nesbitt...
View ArticleIcy Start to the Day
LEWISBURG -- With more than three inches of snow falling this week, Lewisburg was a winter wonderland. But this wasn't light, fluffy snow that's easy to brush off cars. This is the type of storm you...
View ArticleSick of Snow in the Poconos?
EAST STROUDSBURG -- It has been a snowy, slushy, cold and icy week. It is winter, after all, but for some people, the past few days have been a lot to bear. “I’m done with the snow. I’m so over it and...
View ArticleIcy Conditions Causing More Falls
WILKES-BARRE -- It can be pretty slippery on some parts of Public Square. Sidewalks all over the place are slick because of the cold and messy weather we've had this week. Since the beginning of the...
View ArticleThis Week’s Weather is the Perfect Recipe for Making Potholes
SHAVERTOWN -- It feels like we say it every year, but PennDOT officials say it really is one of the worst seasons we’ve had for potholes considering how early we are into the year. Some of it has to...
View ArticleBayo’s Ice Keeping Things Cool When the Heat is On
SWOYERSVILLE, Pa. -- For one business in Luzerne County, keeping cool is just part of the job. It sure felt nice to cool off for a bit in the 25-degree freezer at Bayo's Ice in Swoyersville. Given the...
View ArticleWilkes University’s New Hockey Teams Take the Ice
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- The Wilkes University hockey teams are on the ice! The men's and women's teams practiced for the first time Monday morning at Toyota Sportsplex in Wilkes-Barre. "Guys were...
View ArticleFrigid Temperatures Make For Icy Mess
WILKES BARRE TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- With the snow cleared off the roads, an icy mess has taken its place. Customers headed to the Lowe's in Wilkes Barre Township early Tuesday to try and get ahead of...
View ArticleIce from Rig Damages Car, Injures Passenger
SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Ice flew off a tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 in Monroe County on Tuesday, hitting a car and sending a passenger to the hospital. State police are calling it a hit and...
View ArticleSnow Removal Safety on the Highway
MONROE COUNTY, Pa. -- It took only seconds for snow and ice to be scraped off the top of a big rig at Naro Enterprises near Gouldsboro on Wednesday. The company invested in a machine about three years...
View ArticleRain, Melting Snow Cause Icy Mess
MUNCY CREEK TOWNSHIP, Pa. Heavy rain and melting snow caused flooding in parts of central Pennsylvania on Thursday. PennDOT closed several miles of Route 220 in Sullivan and Lycoming Counties....
View ArticleICE Arrests Rapper 21 Savage, Says He’s Actually British and in the U.S....
Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was arrested in Atlanta early Sunday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to ICE spokesperson Bryan Cox. The agency says he is illegally present in the...
View ArticleIcy Start To Day In Freeland
FREELAND, Pa. -- The sound of ice scrapers could be heard all over Freeland Wednesday morning after people woke to find a thick layer on their vehicles, sidewalks, and streets. "The ice was pretty...
View ArticleSlippery Start To The Day
STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- In Stroudsburg, many woke up to find their vehicles encased in ice Thursday morning. It was beautiful on trees and in the light of the moon, but a lot of work for school bus...
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