HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police responded to a shooting Monday afternoon in Hazleton that left one person injured, according to a release. Just before 3:00 p.m., officers were called to an apartment on the 200 block of East Diamond Avenue for a gunshot victim, police said. The victim was taken to the hospital with [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man suspected of using fake cash at Sheetz pulled a gun on officers before being arrested, police stated. On September 12, 32-year-old Maurice Davis Jr., of Brooklyn, went to Sheetz and added $300 to a Cash App account using five $20 and two $100 bills that police said were [...]
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they helped people residing in Hazleton's "tent city" relocate to shelters. Police stated they helped clear an area known as "tent city," where people had been residing in tents on private property within the City of Hazleton. The property owner provided notice to those staying on the property [...]
LEHMAN TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The sounds of livestock, crowded barns and families walking through the fairgrounds are a familiar part of the Luzerne County Fair. For more than 60 years, the fair has brought the community together while highlighting the agricultural traditions that helped shape Northeastern Pennsylvania. For Ella Dipaola, attending the fair [...]
Even though the fair is wrapping up, organizers say a "Christmas at the Fair" event will be coming in December.
Officials say that a tractor-trailer was involved and the road has since been reopened.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about mental health and reminding people that help is available. Across Northeastern Pennsylvania, one local woman is turning her own experiences with mental health struggles into a mission to help others feel less alone. Stephanie Gerek, of Nanticoke, struggled [...]
Proceeds support preserving the history seen throughout the grounds at the cemetery.
FORTY FORT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Keystone Behavior Services held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday for the brand new KBS Pathways, a private academy in Forty Fort. Located on Wyoming Avenue in Luzerne County, the school serves students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The school was established to help close the gap for students needing behavioral and [...]
EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Volunteers gathered in the Lowe's parking lot in Edwardsville on Saturday to build beds for children in need as part of a nationwide event called “Bunks Across America.” Participants drilled together wooden boards to construct frames aimed at ensuring local children have a place to sleep. The event was organized by [...]
