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100 goals, two fall sports for Wyoming Area junior athlete

WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wyoming Area junior soccer player Ava Musinski scored her 100th career goal as a junior, while being in her second season as the kicker for the Wyoming Area football program. "It was a break away pass from Josie Kivek, one of my best friends on the team. So, I knew [...]

Dodgeball tournament to benefit Penn State THON

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Nearly 100 students took part in a dodgeball tournament at Wyoming Valley West Middle School on Thursday. While those playing in the tournament were focused on dodging, dipping, ducking, and diving, two of the people behind the effort are hoping to dance in this year's Penn State THON fundraiser; with the [...]

SHINE after-school program touches down at LCCC

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne County Community College celebrated the SHINE after-school program during its annual “Lights on After-school” event in Nanticoke, marking the program's transition from Wilkes University to the community college. The program provides local students with hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering, arts and math, alongside homework help and meals. In [...]

CEO food bank preparing thousands of thanksgiving meals

JENKINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The CEO Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank in Jenkins Township continuing with preparations to distribute 18,000 Thanksgiving meals to local residents facing rising grocery costs across Luzerne County. The food bank's annual holiday project provides free holiday meal packages containing turkey, stuffing, vegetables and other dinner essentials. While higher [...]

Emergency flood defense drills underway in Wilkes-Barre

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — First responders in Wilkes-Barre practiced installing portable flood walls Thursday morning as part of emergency preparedness exercises aimed at keeping the city's flood defenses ready. The drills took place along Brookside and North Washington streets. During the training, crews reviewed safeguards and equipment operations designed to protect more than 100 [...]

Wilkes-Barre square to host trick-or-treating

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Public Square in Wilkes-Barre will be filled with trick-or-treaters Sunday, and several roads will be closed for the event. From 12:00-2:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, Public Square will be open for children to trick-or-treat from several Wilkes-Barre city departments and local businesses, according to a release from the mayor's [...]

Fuel costs strain students, local trucking school

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's no secret diesel prices are on the rise, not only in Pennsylvania, but in other parts of the country, too. But, those increases don't just impact truck drivers. They also impact schools teaching future drivers the ropes. Len Bilwin is a CDL instructor at Fortis Institute in Plains [...]

AVP makes interim director appointment permanent

AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After a lengthy search that included a previously chosen candidate pulling out of the job, the Interim Executive Director of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport was given the job full-time Thursday. Stephen Mykulyn, who has served as Interim Executive Director during the search process, was announced in a post that said, [...]

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