Luzerne County

Jason Dates was taken into custody Thursday afternoon in Plains Township, officials say.

The city signed an agreement with the federal government that allows city police to work directly with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Make the Road PA, un grupo de derechos civiles, solicita a la ciudad que detenga la implementación del programa.

BUTLER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are investigating a Wednesday night motorcycle crash in Butler Township that left one man dead. Jeremy J. Debias Jr. of Drums, 28, was pronounce dead around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday on St. Johns Road, according to a release from Butler Township Police. Family members found Debias' motorcycle [...]

HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The man accused of Tuesday's shooting in Hanover Township turned himself in Thursday, according to the Hanover Township Police Chief. Jason Dates, 33, turned himself in to police after being wanted for two days, during which he was allegedly driven to Philadelphia by 22-year-old Tierra Shanell Gilliam. Gilliam is [...]

A gun shop in Luzerne County is celebrating 80 years in business and even in the same building.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Wilkes-Barre were asking for the community's help to locate a missing man, who has since been located. Police say the man, who is 80 years old and suffers from dementia, was seen Thursday around noon in the area of 61 Maxwell Street in the city. Police say the [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — People will line up outside the Gallery of Sound in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties to be a part of a special day. National Record Store Day is April 18th, and local stores are getting in on the action. "People just wanna be a part of it. I mean, it's exciting. [...]

SUGARLOAF TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been arrested after police say he led them on a chase on Interstate 80 Thursday morning before crashing into four vehicles in a construction zone. Around 9:00 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police assigned to the Operation Safe HighwaysInitiative through Effective Law Enforcement and Detection (SHIELD), say they [...]

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they have arrested an alleged Luzerne County drug dealer after a years-long investigation. The Pittston City Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit began a narcotics investigation in February 2025 into Gregory Shah Johnson of Kingston. The investigation revealed that Johnson was selling marijuana and methamphetamine throughout Luzerne County. As [...]