NEWPORT TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A sinkhole is causing a stir in Newport Township and locals say they've had enough. A portion of East Kirmar Avenue is currently closed after a large sinkhole opened up. People who neighbor it say this has been a lingering issue for months, forcing drivers to take detours onto [...]
Organizers say this was the biggest celebration yet as over 300 people came to the NEPA-Que.
Some of the pups have trained for the race while others were natural-born athletes.
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Hanover Township Police Department has announced an arrest following the conclusion of a three-month-long drug investigation involving a teenager. According to a statement on the Hanover Police Department's official website, authorities arrested Michael Curtis, 19, from Wilkes-Barre, after an investigation revealed he'd allegedly been in possession of illegal [...]
Officials say the end of summer is a critical time for maintaining blood supplies for patients in need. This summer, the need is even greater.
HAZLE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man who accidentally shot himself while outside of a high school in Luzerne County has been charged, police say. 48-year-old Nathaniel D. Altmiller is charged with possessing a weapon on school property and other related offenses after investigators stated he shot himself while securing a gun in his [...]
The proposed project would expand the industrial zoning district from 65 acres to more than 500 acres to accommodate data centers.
Two buildings are now condemned, and nine people are now displaced after a building collapsed early Thursday morning.
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Sky Zone Pittston has permanently closed its doors after more than a decade of providing family fun to residents in Luzerne County. The company's website put out a notice that the Pittston Sky Zone has closed without an apparent explanation. "We hope you had some fun times and created some great [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men robbed a woman at gunpoint Monday in the Geisinger South parking garage, according to a Wilkes-Barre Police release. The men approached the victim around 5:00 a.m. in all back with ski masks and pointing pistols at her, police said. After demanding valuables, which she did not have, they [...]
