W. HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested a man after a months-long drug investigation that resulted in multiple grams of cocaine seized. On Friday, December 5, the West Hazleton Police Department, along with other agencies, executed a drug search warrant on a residence occupied by Luis Rivera Colon. Police say the warrant [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a woman who allegedly used $500 worth of counterfeit cash at Walmart. Wilkes-Barre Township Police, along with Pittston Township Police, are searching to identify the woman pictured below. Police say the suspect went to Walmart and passed $500 in counterfeit $50 bills. Any person with [...]
PECKVILLE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A massive light display is drawing people by the hundreds on a nearly nightly basis to the mid valley for some holiday cheer. The family behind it has been illuminating their street for all to see for more than two decades. Those oohs and awhs you hear have been happening [...]
CATAWISSA -- A fire severely damaged a gas station here Sunday morning, according to officials.
Around 6:30 a.m., a...
BUCKHORN -- Twenty-six children received a little help from local law enforcement to complete their Christmas shopping...
BERWICK -- Borough taxes here will remain steady in 2026 after the council passed a budget that is $483,200 less than...
Camila is a newly single mother.
Police took the Mifflinville woman's husband to jail in September after he badly...
BLOOMSBURG -- A man already locked up for threatening an ex-girlfriend at her workplace last summer was ordered held...
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One of two victims killed in a vicious machete attack in Scranton will be laid to rest on Monday. The attack happened last Tuesday night at Jermyn Apartments on Biden Street, killing 61-year-old Linda Fortuna and another woman and critically injuring a third. Fortuna will be buried Monday morning in [...]
SUNBURY — Sunbury Police Chief Travis Bremigen said a person of interest is in custody after a report of a man with a gun near Shikellamy High School Sunday evening.
