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Crews control wildfire that burned 45-60 acres near Caldwell, Wilkes County line
A large wildfire burned between 45 and 60 acres of land near the Caldwell-Wilkes county line on Saturday, forcing temporary evacuations as flames threatened nearby homes. Fire crews were called to ...
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Release: Reading & Northern Railroad interested in purchasing Luzerne County rail line
Reading & Northern Railroad, which operates passenger rail excursions to Jim Thorpe and other locations in the region, is ...
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Luzerne County Council votes to buy historic train station and initiate litigation over rail line debt
Growing up in Wilkes-Barre, Councilman Greg ... recoup $3.28 million the authority still owes the county for the original acquisition of the line, according to letters obtained by the newspaper.
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250 acres burned in Wilkes County, Wilbar Volunteer Fire Department says
On Saturday just before 5 a.m., crews said they were called to the mountainside area of Old Highway 16 near the Wilkes and Ashe County line. The North Carolina Forest Service has issued a burn ban ...
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County council approves $615K purchase of historic train station, litigation over rail lines
WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Council approved a $615,000 purchase of the historic former train station in downtown Wilkes-Barre and litigation over outstanding debt from a rail line purchase.