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Missing Wilkes-Barre teen girl located

Editor’s Note: This article was updated to remove the identity of the missing teen after she was found. WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police were searching for a teenage girl that was reported missing out of Wilkes-Barre on Friday, who has since been located. The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department reported on Saturday that the teenage [...]

Wyoming County homicide retrial concludes first week of testimony

TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The retrial of a Wyoming county man accused of killing his girlfriend in 2018 continued for its fourth day on Friday. A full week of testimony has unfolded in the retrial of Phillip Walters. The Falls Township man was convicted six years ago of killing his girlfriend and throwing her [...]

New LCCC scholarship opens doors for WB area students

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre Area School District and Luzerne County Community College have established a new scholarship endowment program to assist high school students pursuing higher education. Scaled to support about two dozen students annually, the Angeline and Conrad Kotlowski College Ready Scholarship Endowment provides financial assistance for high schoolers to take courses [...]

Shapiro Admin awards schools $7.3M for fresh produce

(WBRE/WYOU) — The Shapiro Administration announced $7.3 million dollars was awarded toward fresh fruits and vegetables for schools through the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), giving students access to fresh produce to help improve overall health. The announcement came Friday that 249 schools across 29 counties would be receiving the grant through the Fresh [...]

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