HAZLE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a months-long drug investigation resulted in one alleged dealer's arrest while another remains on the loose. A two-month-long narcotics unit investigation resulted in the arrest of 27-year-old Cristian Perez Abreu during the execution of a search warrant at his residence located on Emerald Court, Hazle Township, police [...]
PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A township official in Luzerne County is in hot water after the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission found that he used his authority to have township employees perform work on his personal property. Just last month, the commission issued a final adjudication against Pittston Township supervisor David Slezak for violating [...]
WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority is looking to address concerns surrounding the large homeless encampment in the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre. “There is no one-size-fits-all solution, and that is not to say the concerns of the neighbors should be ignored,” said Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Margaret Thomas. [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) scheduled lane restrictions and closures for Wednesday and Thursday on Interstate 81 in Luzerne County. Between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, and Thursday, June 18, the left lane of I-81 northbound, between Bear Creek/Route 115 (Exit 170A) to Moosic (Exit 180), will [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was hit and killed by a train in Kingston Monday afternoon, police confirm. The Kingston Police Department stated that around 3:00 p.m., on June 15, a man was killed after a train hit him on the tracks over Market Street. The department tells 28/22 News that the train [...]
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — History has made its way to the tarmac at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport. World War II B-29 bomber, named "Fifi," has been traveling around the country, and now it has touched down here as part of the airpower history tour visiting the airport. A PT-13 Stearman also landed moments behind [...]
EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two teens who police say played a part in 'riotous behavior' at the Pierogi Festival in Edwardsville could face charges. On Saturday, June 12, the West Side Regional Police Department was monitoring the Pierogi Festival as part of a planned "safety and crowd‑management operations." During the event, officers said they [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There will be passing lane closures on Interstate 80 in Luzerne County for two days, starting from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. PennDOT says passing lane closures on Interstate 80 will be on the eastbound and westbound lanes between Nescopeck/Conyngham (Exit 256) and the Interstate 81 Junction (Exit 260) On Tuesday, [...]
NESCOPECK, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As data centers spread across Pennsylvania, one local borough is making sure it's ready before one shows up at its door. Nescopeck Borough Council voted to acknowledge that its zoning laws say nothing about data centers and say that silence could be a problem. So now the vote kicks off [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A bill to help firefighters has now made it to the Pennsylvania State Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee. Pennsylvania House Bill 2446 would modernize fire companies across the commonwealth through an annual $30 million grant program. State Representative Jim Haddock introduced the bill. In a statement, Haddock said [...]
