PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating the theft of two bodies from the Good Shepherd Memorial Park Mausoleum, after they found two caskets exposed, and human remains nearby. According to the search warrant, the robbery was first discovered by a volunteer who cleaned the cemetery. Police said once they arrived at the [...]
(WHTM)-- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is deciding on skills games regulations and laws in the commonwealth. Lower courts have ruled that skill games are not illegal because they involve a skill component, distinguishing them from slot machines. The Commonwealth argued in the Supreme Court today that they are the same as slot machines. The Supreme [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An investigation is underway into an incident where a man escaped a four-person attack in Wilkes-Barre. On November 19, officers were called to the area of Alexander and Elizabeth Streets for a report of a man being chased by another man armed with a knife. According to the victim, the [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating an assault where they say a woman was attacked in an alleyway by another woman, wearing a ski mask. On November 19, around 7:30 p.m., officers were called to South Washington Street for a report of an altercation. On scene, officers said they talked with the victim, [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The annual Wilkes-Barre Christmas parade will occupy the downtown area this Saturday. Road closures for the annual Christmas will begin at 1:30 p.m. on November 21. The parade will start at 3:00 p.m., according to a release from the mayor's office, and the Tree Lighting Ceremony will follow. The ice-skating [...]
PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Solomon Elementary and Junior High will be closed for the rest of the week after a fire broke out inside the building Thursday morning. Superintendent Dr. Brian J. Costello of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District stated around 7:00 a.m., the administration team at the Solomon Junior High Building saw [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced 11 people have been banned from Pennsylvania casinos and online gambling after going against various laws. The Board placed 10 people on the Involuntary Casino Exclusion List, including three adults who left minors unattended while gambling in a Pennsylvania casino: The board says denying gambling privileges serves as a [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The attorney general stated a jury convicted a man of assaulting a dancer in a gentlemen’s club. Attorney General Sunday announced that a Luzerne County jury has convicted 40-year-old Miguel Antonio Nunez of Shenandoah for assaulting a dancer in a gentlemen’s club in May 2022. According to a testimony, Nunez was a patron [...]
HUNTINGTON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are investigating after seven Rottweiler puppies were stolen from a home in Luzerne County earlier this month. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on November 8, seven Rottweiler puppies and their adult mother were stolen from a home on Bonnieville Road in Huntington Township. Anyone with information is [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he stole up to $6,000 from multiple convenience stores. In October, the Scranton Police Department began to investigate multiple theft and trespassing incidents across the city. The suspect was identified as 61-year-old Mark Williams, and after reviewing surveillance video, police said Williams [...]
