WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre City Police are looking for a mom and two children that they said were last seen Monday night. Emilee Heil, 27, described as 5 feet one inch tall with black hair and blue eyes was last around 8:30 p.m. Monday with two children. The two children are Alyas Villafranca, [...]
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser is the projected winner of Pennsylvania’s 9th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.NBC News projected Meuser, a Republican, as the winner with 72 percent of the vote reported as of 10:30 p.m. Meuser had 62.7 percent of the vote.The Associated Press called the race at 10:31 p.m.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's been two decades under the same representation, and now the 121st district has a new voice. Voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to cast their votes in PA's 121st House District race. Republican Michael Harostock faced off against Democrat Jessica McClay. After 20 years representing Pennsylvania's [...]
The voting hours for the Hoyt Library polling place in Kingston have been extended until 9 p.m.
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Voters across Luzerne County cast their ballots on Tuesday for the 2026 midterm elections as control of both chambers of the Pennsylvania Legislature and key regional races hang in the balance. Poll workers reported a steady stream of in-person voters throughout the county with no major election system concerns reported. However, [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man facing hundreds of charges for possession child sexual abuse material (CSAM) assisted class at a Wilkes-Barre mixed martial arts (MMA) school, according to a social media post from the company. Michael J. Grevera, 43, of Nanticoke, was arrested and is Luzerne County Prison after the Pennsylvania Attorney General said [...]
Students at Wilkes University hope to find out what issues are important to voters.
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One Kingston polling place will see an extra hour of voting after a reported fire that resulted in a temporary closure and evacuation. In Kingston Borough Ward 6, polls in the Hoyt Library will now be open until 9:00 p.m., after the Luzerne County Bureau of Elections said the building [...]
At Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Wilkes-Barre, Election Day means more than voting as its beloved food sale fundraiser draws in crowds.
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Newport Township Board of Commissioners meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday has now been postponed and moved to Greater Nanticoke Area High School. The meeting was expected to have a large community turnout to discuss the proposed data center in the area. According to the Newport Township website, the meeting [...]
