RICE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A longtime police chief in Luzerne County is being remembered on Monday night: Rice Township Police say Chief Harry Ehret has died. The department says he served the Rice Township and Mountain Top community for the past 30 years. Officers called his leadership and service a lasting mark on [...]
DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Duryea police need your help, as they are trying to track down a driver who they say crashed into a park retaining wall and took off. It happened last Friday afternoon at Duryea Community Park on Stephenson Street. On Monday, they released surveillance photos of a woman and a dark [...]
RICE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A burglary investigation in Rice Township has now led to criminal charges. Police say three suspects forced their way into a home in the Woodberry Manor section back in February, stealing jewelry, cash, and other items. Investigators believe the three to be part of an organized burglary crew and [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds of pigeons along with other animals were found in conditions officials described as "absolutely horrific" after authorities responded to reports of an animal hoarding situation in Wilkes-Barre. The Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center says it was called by Wilkes-Barre animal Control to a double-block home on the 100 [...]
WEST HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say 11 people are now without a home after a fire in West Hazleton on Tuesday afternoon. The West Hazleton Fire Department Chief Brandon Cressman told 28/22 News they were called at about 3:00 p.m. to a double-block house fire on the 200 block of Allen Street on [...]
Flames broke out around 3 p.m. Tuesday along the 200 block of Allen Street in West Hazleton.
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men have been arrested in connection with a nearly $80,000 PayPal scam. On March 30, Kingston Police were informed of a PayPal scam where the victim received an email for an unauthorized transaction. The email showed that a purchase for an Apple iPhone was made on the victim's account, [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner has identified the man killed after a motorcycle crash in Wilkes-Barre Township Monday. Coroner Fernandes has identified the victim as 24-year-old Landy Burkland from Avoca. Crews were called to Highland Park Boulevard near the Mohegan Arena after a motorcycle crash. Burkland was taken to the Geisinger Wyoming [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT says a lane restriction has been placed on Interstate 81 northbound in Luzerne County starting Tuesday for sealing and litter cleanup. Drivers will see a lane restriction on Interstate 81 northbound between Exit 164 (Nanticoke) and Exit 168 (Highland Park Boulevard/ Wilkes-Barre) starting Tuesday through Thursday, April 9, 2026. Crews [...]
A motorcycle crash on Monday night has left a 24-year-old man dead, according to the Luzerne County Coroner.
