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‘Swoyersville Chicken Wing Fling’ to take flight this weekend

SWOYERSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A spicy and fried weekend festival will get your stomachs growling, while also raising money for local parks in one part of Luzerne County.

It’s the centuries-old question: what came first, the chicken or the egg? For those at Murphy’s Pub in Swoyersville, chicken is the priority, but the follow-up question is most important: drums or flat?

"I’m a flats girly," said Angeli Nause Mahovich, organizer of Swoyersville Chicken Wing Fling.

"Drums," said Matthew Centak, co-admin, NEPA Chicken Wing Bulletin.

Burglar removes air conditioner to break into home

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a burglary after a suspect removed the victim's AC to break into her home.

On July 22, around 12:30 p.m., officers responded to a reported burglary on Hickory Street in Wilkes-Barre.

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Police said the victim claimed that sometime overnight, a suspect had entered her residence by removing an air conditioner from the first-floor window.

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