December 2, 2025 at 07:04 ESTPA homepage
HAZLE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A chaotic scene when at least two gunshot victims showed up at the scene of a massive house fire near Hazleton. Crews arrived just around 1:45 a.m. Tuesday morning, a fire at a home at Forest Hills Acres. Several fire departments were needed to battle the intense flames. Deputy [...]
December 2, 2025 at 05:11 ESTWNEP
A fire ravaged a Hazle Township home early Tuesday.
December 1, 2025 at 23:15 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre's Mayor has announced a Code Blue beginning Tuesday. It runs until Saturday, December 6. Calvary Bible Church, located at 410 South River Street, will serve as a shelter to help people get out of the cold. The Code Blue runs through Sunday morning, with the shelter open each night [...]
December 1, 2025 at 18:30 ESTPA homepage
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lane restrictions and short-term closures start the work week on Interstate 80, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). Work is scheduled in the west lanes between the Nescopeck and Conyngham exit and the Mifflinville exit. Crews will groove the road surface from 6:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., through December [...]
December 1, 2025 at 17:47 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As the threat of the first accumulation of snow this season looms closer, people in northeastern Pennsylvania are stocking up on supplies. Plenty of people were stocking up for Tuesday's storm on Monday morning, some waiting outside before stores even opened. People in Luzerne County are gearing up for tuesday's [...]
December 1, 2025 at 16:02 ESTWNEP
What started as a free little library in Luzerne County is now feeding more than imaginations.
December 1, 2025 at 15:27 ESTPA homepage
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Hazleton area is no stranger to snowstorms. Its high elevation usually means more snow and ice. 28/22 News Reporter Andy Mehalshick, a Hazleton native, was in Sugarloaf Township as preparations were underway for the snow. Mehalshick says people in this area "know snow." Hazleton residents live overlooking Interstate 81 [...]
December 1, 2025 at 11:22 ESTWNEP
One person was injured in the shooting along McLean Street Saturday morning, according to police.
December 1, 2025 at 09:37 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre police say they are currently investigating a shooting at a double home where a "large pool of blood" was discovered on the scene. On November 29, around 12:40 a.m., officers responded to a double home on McLean Street following reports of multiple gunshots, with bullets entering the neighbor's home. [...]
December 1, 2025 at 05:24 ESTWNEP
A classroom fire on November 20 caused smoke damage to much of the school complex in Luzerne County.
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