Volunteers were called to join in the sandbagging efforts to raise the flood protection levels but to no avail. The Susquehanna river levee was topped at 11 a.m. at 38.5 feet on Friday June 23, 1972.

The heavy rain that came through Pennsylvania caused flooding in Luzerne County and officials got multiple calls involving flooding in parts of Wilkes-Barre. Flood waters have washed out the ...

to Whitfield, Spring Township, Berks County, Pa., in the summer of 1972, following the Agnes flood, which devastated the Wilkes-Barre region. It was her husband’s new executive position as ...

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — On Saturday, various prom dresses were hanging inside the gym at Daniel J. Flood Elementary School. Girls from all over Luzerne and Lackawanna County can choose from used and ...

BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) - With warmer weather on the way, flood mitigation is once again top of mind for hard-hit communities around Vermont. Barre has four projects on the docket, with one already in ...

Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Jay Delaney and other first response leaders across the country are perplexed by the Trump Administration’s decision to cancel classes at the National Fire Academy ...

Utility companies such as Bell of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Power and Light, and Pennsylvania Gas and Water, saw the revitalization of downtown Wilkes-Barre as an opportunity to rebuild their ...