Luzerne County

The event brought together residents, community groups, and first responders for a day of patriotic festivities.

TUNKHANNOCK, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Thousands of people filled downtown Tunkhannock on Saturday as the community gathered for one of the borough's biggest traditions of the year — Founders Day. Tioga Street was packed with visitors enjoying live music, local food, shopping, and family-friendly activities throughout the day. The annual festival featured dozens of vendors, [...]

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Hanover Township man faces several felony counts for what investigators say he did with a child. 18-year-old Allamar Lawrence is locked up in Luzerne County prison. Police say they investigated a reported sexual assault at Dundee Apartments in Hanover Township earlier this month. They ended up arresting Lawrence [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new monument in downtown Wilkes-Barre honors miners who risked everything to save the lives of others. It now stands along the Public Square to honor 40 anthracite miners who received Carnegie Hero Medals through the years. The memorial was unveiled following a public program by the Anthracite Heritage Foundation, [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre City government announced downtown road closures for the 20th annual NEPA PrideFest on Sunday, June 28, hosted by the Rainbow Alliance. The lineup for the parade will begin at 11:00 a.m. and will begin at 12:00 p.m. The lineup will be on South Main Street between Ross and [...]

FREELAND BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A water boil advisory for the Freeland Borough issued Wednesday is now lifted, according to the Municipal Authority. The advisory affected customers on blocks of: 300-600 blocks of Centre Street, 400 and 500 blocks of Ridge Street, 700 and 800 blocks of Luzerne Street, 400 and 500 blocks of [...]

Among those honored was Michael Higgins, a lineman who was killed in a helicopter crash near Jim Thorpe in September 2025.

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local coffee shop is getting ready to change more lives, one cup at a time. Coffee inclusive in Pittston is opening a second location in Scranton. The cafe provides jobs and hands-on training for people with disabilities. To help make the expansion possible, the organization has launched its "Coffee [...]

JENKINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arraigned Friday night after police say he stole almost $20,000 in a bank scam from a Jenkins Township couple. Christopher 'Randy' Williams, 64, of Scranton, was arrested and faces theft charges for scamming a couple in March of $18,678 cash and a $1,200 wire transfer, according [...]

SHAVERTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY — A Thursday morning house fire on North Pioneer Avenue has been ruled an act of arson, and investigators say the suspect intentionally set the fire before fleeing the scene. Firefighters responding to the home and found heavy smoke and flames coming from the basement while police officers were already dealing with [...]