Luzerne County

A new face is leading the city of Wilkes-Barre's police department.

Frederick Balester was arraigned Monday on an open count of criminal homicide and denied bail for the 2011 killing of Jonathan Balester

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A correctional officer has been found not guilty on the charges of facilitating an assault at SCI Dallas. Joseph John Tilletski, 39, of Plymouth, was found not guilty on December 18 of all charges filed against him, alleging he and another correctional officer facilitated an ‘inmate-on-inmate’ assault at SCI Dallas. Back in [...]

KINGSTON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The cousin of a man stabbed to death has been arrested in a more than decade-old cold case in Luzerne County. The murder of a businessman, Jonathan Balester, 56, remained unsolved after 14 years, when he was found stabbed to death in his home in May 2011. On Monday, [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Mayor of Wilkes-Barre announced a Code Blue is in place for Sunday night into Monday morning. On Sunday night, Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown announced a Code Blue to last into the morning. The Calvary Bible Church at 410 South River Street in Wilkes-Barre will serve as the city's Code [...]

FORTY FORT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say one person was sent to the hospital after a crash involving three vehicles in Forty Fort Sunday night. Luzerne County officials confirmed with 28/22 News that crews were called to the intersection of Walnut Street and Wyoming Avenue in Forty Fort for a reported three-vehicle crash at [...]

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones takes us to St. Adalbert's church for its final mass.

Police say 44-year-old Eric Keefe assaulted two people with a hammer and scissors in Hanover Township.

WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Snow squalls moved through parts of northeastern Pennsylvania. One blew through West Pittston Sunday afternoon at around 2:30 p.m. It appeared not to stick to the pavement on Carpenter Street, but it was dropping a dusting on lawns. If you take any pictures or videos of the recent snowfall, [...]

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested a man following a Saturday night assault, where he allegedly attacked two victims with a hammer and scissors. Hanover Township Police on Sunday say Eric Keefe, 44, was arrested and faces charges following an attack on the 500 block of Orchard Street Saturday night. Police [...]