2 Projects Will Improve City

(WILKES-BARRE)-- Tis the season of road projects. In fact, 2 big projects will help build a better downtown Wilkes-Barre. The first project, is in the area of South Main Street. Crews are working on repaving the roadways. According the officials, if you park there, your vehicle will be towed. Expect traffic tie-ups in downtown Wilkes-Barre. The 2nd project is more of a hefty one. Road crews will work on the re-alignment of Wilkes-Barre Boulevard and expand Coal Street to 5 lanes. This project is expected to take until 2012. That area as well is expected to have traffic backups. Adustments scheduled as part of the project include: installation of more than two miles of storm drainage systems; new sidewalks and curbs on each side of Coal Street; over 95 brand new streetlights; new traffic signals, including handicap features, at the areas that now have traffic lights, and repaving of Wilkes-Barre Boulevard from Scott Street to Market Street.

Hundreds of Firefighters Lineup In State Convention Parade

(HANOVER TWP.)--Dozens and dozens of fire trucks filled the streets of Luzerne County Saturday, but it wasn't because of a fire call. The state convention parade was held in Hanover Township Saturday afternoon. Over 600 marchers,a handful of bands, and around 170 fire trucks from around the state and some from out of the state made it to the annual event. A packed crowd was on hand to watch the parade. Along with the parade, firefighters got the chance to meet one another, and also hitting the green for some golf.  The covention gathering wraps up this evening in Hanover Township.

Fall Starts Off With A Scorcher

Today was the first full day of Fall and it didn't even seem like fall this evening in Northeast PA. These pictures display the start of the fall foliage season. Enjoy your weekend.

Coming Up Friday

Will introduce to our ''You Auto Know" monthly report. Friday, will rev up our website with a business from Luzerne County. Plus, we'll be adding on a new web poll,plus some fall foliage pictures!

Ready for Business in Dallas

(DALLAS,PA)- Finally some good news, a new Italian restaurant has opened up for business in Luzerne County's back mountain. The brand new Dallas Leggios's serves up some of the area's best cooked foods including Tortellilni Pasta, Baked Lasagna and of course, the old fashioned Pizza. This area gem has been dishing out service to the NEPA region for over 10 years. Leggios's also has another location on Route 315 in Plains.The new place is setup where the former ''Pickett's Charge Restaurant was located."

Brush Fires Still Burn for Second Day

(JENKINS TOWNSHIP,PA)- Firefighters continue to battle a stubborn brush fire in Jenkins Township. This has been burning for 2 straight days now. The brush fire could be seen from miles away. Crews still battle it as we speak. No reports of any injuries and it appears no homes are in immediate danger.

From Clouds to Sun

It started out to be gloomy this evening, but the sun showed us what's in store for this weekend.