• DEP taking steps to fix Luzerne mine subsidence

    LUZERNE BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) took new steps Sunday in fixing what's been a weeks-long mine subsidence. In Luzerne Borough, a mine void opened up last Sunday in a section of Toby Creek. 28/22 News Reporter Gianna Galli went checked things out Sunday and spoke with people in []

  • Residents react after shootings in Luzerne County

    LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two shootings in less than 24 hours are under investigation in Luzerne County. "It was about two in the afternoon, at, I was in the backyard, and I heard about four to five gunshots go off," Hanover Township resident Brian Angeli. There were two shootings within a few block areas near []

  • Concerns in spree of Luzerne County shots fired

    WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Shots rang out not once, not twice, but at least three times this week in Wilkes-Barre. Two happened within the last 24 hours that gun violence and crime has a lot of people looking for change in the Diamond City. 28/22 News reporter Gianna Galli joins us live in Wilkes-Barre. She []

  • Springfield residents voice concerns in superintendent search

    Another public meeting was held Tuesday evening in Springfield, in efforts to help select the next school superintendent.

  • Residents concerned over Pacific Power potential rate increase

    SALEM, Ore. The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) hosted a virtual event Tuesday to get public comment on Pacific Power’s proposal to increase rates. Pacific Power which provides electric services to more than 600,000 Oregonians, filed a request to increase monthly bills by about 18% for all customers combined. If approved, residential single-family customers would […]

  • Residents in southern Berks concerned about proposed quarry expansion

    Residents say they’re worried about noise from blasting, contamination of the local watershed.

  • Ripon Police seeking feedback on concerns from Area 2 residents

    The Ripon Police Department will be hosting another “Area of Responsibility” meeting on May 10. The 7 p.m. session will be held in the police station at 259 N. Wilma Ave., and will cover Area No. 2 – north of Highway 99 / east of North Ripon Road.

  • Ozark residents concerned by locked storm shelter during tornado warning

    OZARK, Mo. - Residents in Ozark are voicing their concerns after one of the storm shelters in town did not open during Sunday night's tornado warning. "I was very scared, but I was talking to somebody the entire time," said Ozark resident Patricia Parsley. "The good Lord." The shelter at the Ozarks Community Center gets []

  • Village children’s home approved by council despite residents’ concerns

    The building, at Slade Hollow on Hooton Lane, Laughton en le Morthen, will be converted into a children’s home for up to three children aged from 10 to 17 years, with special needs including autism. Eight letters of objection have been lodged by residents, and one by Laughton en le Morthen Parish Council. Objections have been lodged on the grounds of noise and disturbance; possible anti-social behaviour; lack of facilities in the village; traffic hazards; the property’s proximity to a railway...

  • Sheffield shooting: Lowedges residents concerned for safety after "loud bangs" turn out to be gunshots

    People in a southwest Sheffield neighbourhood who live close to where shots were fired at a flat have spoken about how they do not feel safe in the area. Four bullet holes could be seen in the window of a flat on Lowedges Road, close to Gresley Road, this morning (April 25), as CSI experts examined the crime scene. A police cordon remained in place around the flat as the scene was examined for forensic evidence. Concerned residents said they heard a police helicopter flying over their estate...

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    US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower

    By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium mine in the U.S. That’s assuming it can withstand anticipated legal challenges from conservationists who fear it will lead to the extinction of an endangered Nevada

  • US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium mine in the U.S., amid anticipated legal challenges from conservationists over the threat they say it poses to an endangered Nevada wildflower. The Bureau of Land Management released more than 2,000 pages of documents in a draft environmental impact statement last week for the Rhyolite Ridge mine. Continue reading at The Republic News.