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HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's back to business for the Walmart near Hazleton after a fire scare. According to Luzerne County Fire Companies' Facebook page, a freezer caught fire Saturday night. The store was evacuated but resumed regular business hours on Sunday. Although some areas of the store are temporarily off-limits.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In the aftermath of the Trump administration's capture of Maduro, the question becomes "what's next?" A local political analyst is weighing in on what he believes the future will hold. For King's College Professor Emeritus of Political Science David Sosar, the Trump administration's capture of the Venezuelan president was nothing [...]

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After 11 years of business, a unique and popular local store is saying goodbye for now. Fans of the Strange and Unusual shop in Kingston visited one last time on Sunday. The store was packed on Sunday afternoon, and the line for their very own Strange Brew Coffee cafe extended [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A long-standing organist at a local church is celebrating a major milestone the best way he knows how. Mark Laubach is marking his 40th anniversary as organist and choirmaster at Saint Stephen's Pro-Cathedral Episcopal Church in Wilkes-Barre. The church community came together on Sunday to honor his service. A reception [...]

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some folks have a newfound focus for the new year thanks to an event on Sunday in Kingston. They turned out for what was billed as a Vision Board Tea inside Alleycrafts. Attendees used stickers, magazine cutouts, and some creativity to make vision boards. The social wellness group, The Someday [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Men and women who served our country, and are now in need, are getting a helping hand. Valor Clinic Foundation hosted what's called the Wilkes-Barre Stand Down on Sunday. The event behind the McDonald's at Market Street and Wilkes-Barre Boulevard provided clothing, food, and various resources for veterans in need. [...]

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's back to class on Monday for the first time in weeks for students at a local school building damaged by fire. The relatively small fire hit Solomon Plains Elementary and Middle Schools in November. The superintendent says the smoke spread farther than first thought, requiring several weeks of [...]

EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people lost their home and their cat in an early morning fire in Exeter on Sunday. Exeter Fire Department Deputy Chief Ralph Dixon confirmed that crews were called to the 100 block of Birchwood Village Estates Mobile Home Park in Exeter at about 3:00 a.m. Sunday for a reported [...]