(WBRE/WYOU) — Friends and family gathered in Butler Township, Luzerne County, to honor Joseph Barna, a decorated Marine Corps veteran and published author remembered for his service to others. Barna served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War, where he was wounded in combat and earned two Purple Hearts. He later wrote and published [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was charged with assault after she allegedly slashed one woman in the face and drove into another woman during an altercation at a Kingston gas station. Joann Johnson, 52, faces several assault charges after allegedly attacking two women following a Monday morning altercation in the parking lot of [...]
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was in Luzerne County Tuesday, announcing more than $17 million is heading to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in the next year and a half as part of the Working Families Tax Cuts. “You have new radios. We have already switched you over or almost all the [...]
The Christ Lutheran church in Hazleton has one of the largest organs in Pennsylvania, ready for the community to see the work a member did to expand the instrument.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a teen reported missing in Wilkes-Barre Tuesday. Police say 13-year-old Alice Evertz from Wilkes-Barre was reported missing Tuesday, August 25. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Wilkes-Barre Police Department at 570-208-4214 or 911.
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Fetty Wap is set to bring a Halloween Party to northeastern Pennsylvania, with a concert at the Mohegan Arena. Grammy-nominated rapper Fetty Wap will be performing at the Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township on October 30. A venue presale opens Thursday, August 27, at 10:00 a.m. and closes at [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lindsey Stirling announced the return of her Snow Waltz Holiday Tour, which includes her first-ever stop at the Mohegan Arena The award-winning violinist will be performing at the Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. The Snow Waltz Holiday Tour 2026 is her [...]
BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) said on Monday they have taken over a death investigation in Butler Township. In a release, PSP Trooper Anthony Petroski says on Monday, the Butler Township Police Department were called to an incident to East Foothills Drive in Butler Township. At the request of the [...]
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A recent Luzerne County Community College graduate and his wife announced a new scholarship for future paramedic students in Nanticoke. Stuart Olsen, who completed the college's paramedic program in 2024, established the award alongside his wife, Christina Olsen, to support students entering the emergency medical field. The scholarship provides $750 [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A warrant was issued for a man police said was taking pictures up the skirt of a 12-year-old girl in a gas station. Charles Rogers, 47, was charged with invasion of privacy after police said he followed a girl around Wednesday morning in a Wilkes-Barre Township Sheetz and taking [...]
