Luzerne County

The barber chair is back open at Wally's Barber Shop after a fire ripped through the building in Luzerne County back in January.

Each pinwheel represents a local child who spoke up about child abuse.

At a basketball game at Wyoming Area School District, the competition was fierce, but the cause was even bigger.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a 15-year-old reported missing in Wilkes-Barre. On April 1, 15-year-old Luis Santiago was reported missing after he was last seen at 8:30 a.m. on March 31. Police say he has run away, possibly to the Hanover area. Santiago is described as 5ft 3, 120 lbs., and [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — April 1st's Luzerne County Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Commission meeting will now be open to the public, thanks to the urging of Councilwoman Denise Williams. “There was a concern that maybe that official action could be being taken during the meetings, during the commission meetings. What was being put [...]

BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tens of thousands of dollars is now going to projects across northeastern PA thanks to the Greenlight Project Fund. It's all part of an announcement made on Tuesday by the Luzerne Foundation at Bear Creek Township Volunteer Hose Company. There they promised their first round of grants, including [...]

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — The Easter Bunny may get the credit, but in Luzerne County, the sweet treats start at a hometown favorite. At Michael Mootz Candies, generations of family recipes are helping bring Easter baskets to life. "Decades. Decades. My son is 30, so even before then. The chocolate. It's delicious, it's original. [...]

Spring has officially sprung, and one Luzerne County greenhouse is feeling the easter rush.

WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a driver was distracted on his phone and hit a man standing outside his vehicle after a crash. On March 27, police were called to a crash on Highland Park Boulevard around 10:40 p.m. While responding to the crash, officers say a secondary crash occurred where they [...]

A crash has closed all northbound lanes on I-81 near Wilkes-Barre around 10:15 p.m., according to 511PA.