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PennDOT and the Pa Turnpike Lift Some Restrictions As Winter Weather Starts To Ease in Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on Wednesday lifted restrictions from several interstates as of 4 p.m., but left others in place. The overall ban on...

PennDOT Reduces Speed Limits in Luzerne County Dunmore, PA –Due to the severity of the winter storm, PennDOT is temporarily reducing the speed limit on I-81 and I-80 in Luzerne County. PennDOT is urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel but those who must head out will see speeds reduced to 45...

Author Jeffrey Pfeffer joins WILK's Sue Henry to talk about his book, "Dying For a Paycheck". He explains that many modern management practices are toxic to employees and in his book offers advice about how to build a workplace where people thrive.

One man is behind bars charged with stabbing another man who later died from his injuries. It happened this morning at Marion Terrace Apartments in Hanover Township. 30 year old James Cater, is charged with criminal homicide. Investigators say he stabbed 18 year old Joey Lewis after the two agrued...

PennDOT Imposes Restrictions In Advance Of Winter Weather Harrisburg, PA – In anticipation of significant snow fall across Pennsylvania beginning Tuesday night, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will impose a series of restrictions on most interstates beginning at 8 PM...

Alan K Stout with Big Brothers, Big Sisters joins WILK's Sue Henry in the studio to talk about " Bowl For Kids Sake ". It takes place this Saturday and there's still time to get involved.

Two parents are accused of leaving their children home alone. According to Dunmore police, Nicole Sciortino left her 10 year old son and 11 year old daughter home alone while she went to Florida earlier this month. While she was gone the children's father, Vincent Licciardello stopped by and...

A panel of federal judges is throwing out a legal challenge by Republican congressmen to a district map developed last month by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The judges said this afternoon they have no authority to act in the matter except to throw out the case. The decision comes with a day left...

Fire investigators say a blaze Sunday evening in Honesdale was traced to an electrical malfunction in a refrigerator. Crews were called out around 6 to the 12 hundred block of Main Street to a building that once housed Day's Bakery in that part of Wayne County. A woman living upstairs got out ok...

Police in one part of Luzerne County are looking for the bandits they say made off with an estimated $50,000 in diamonds. It happened early Sunday morning at Cades Coins and Jewelry on Wyoming Ave in Exeter. The owner found the front door and display cases smashed and says he's offering a $5,000...