Skip to content Skip to navigation

Local News

Victim identified after deadly fire

WEST WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The victim has been identified in a deadly fire in West Wyoming Wednesday evening.

Chief Turner tells 28/22 News that 79-year-old John Miller Jr. died in Wednesday's fire after neighbors were not able to save him.

Around 5:30 p.m. a fire broke out in a small apartment behind a garage of a home in the the 500 block of West 8th Street in West Wyoming.

Driver dies after colliding with pick-up truck

Unique but essential Pottsville emergency response system in need of repair

POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For over 130 years, a city in Schuylkill County has relied on a rather unique, but essential, emergency response system to help protect residents against fires and other emergencies.

But the firebox system is getting old and it's in dire need of repairs and replacement.

First responders in Pottsville are helping to keep the old-school fireboxes up and running.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Local News