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49 Students Injured In Head-On Pennsylvania School Bus Crash 49 Students Injured In Head-On Pennsylvania School Bus Crash
49 Students Injured In Head-On Pennsylvania School Bus Crash Forty-nine Pennsylvania students were injured in a head-on crash en route to their second day of classes on Wednesday, Sept. 6, authorities said. The crash happened on State Route 115 when the operator of a flat-bed tow truck suffered a medical emergency, and crossed into oncoming traffic just before 8:10 p.m. in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania State Police said at a press conference. The tow truck struck the school bus head-on. Both drivers suffered moderate injuries and the children, students at Bear Creek Community Charter School, suffered minor injuries. All were taken to the hospital f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
NJ Teen Killed In Motorcycle Crash: PA State Police NJ Teen Killed In Motorcycle Crash: PA State Police
NJ Teen Killed In Motorcycle Crash: PA State Police Luis Perez Cedeno, a Passaic, New Jersey resident, died after a motorcycle crash in Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 22, according to state police. He was 19.  He was headed south on Laurel Run Road in Bear Creek Township near Wilkes-Barre when he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a utility pole head-on, troopers said in a report.  Luis was rushed to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, state police said. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.  Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he was a longtime resident of Passaic, according to his obi…

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by Mac Bullock
News
PA Trip Canceled As President Joe Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19 PA Trip Canceled As President Joe Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19
PA Trip Canceled As President Joe Biden Tests Positive For Covid-19 President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, July 21, according to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. He was experiencing “mild symptoms” and has begun taking Paxlovid, the Pfizer antiviral drug designed to reduce the severity of the disease. His trip to Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has evidently been canceled as he “will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time. He has been in contact with members of the White House staff by phone this morning, and will participate in his planned…

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by Jillian Pikora