The demolition of a century-old church in Hazleton has begun after plans for revitalization were scrapped following a fire in June last year.
After three fatal fires within four days, fire departments throughout Luzerne County relied on support from one another to fight these fires efficiently
SHAVERTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is dead and three others are injured after a house fire on North Pioneer Avenue in Shavertown Wednesday morning. Firefighters were called to the home just after 5:00 a.m. and were met with heavy flames. Shavertown Firefighters say this fire was difficult to manage, taking roughly 45 minutes [...]
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Nelson Villafane, a 15-year-old from Taylor, is a world champion wrestler after winning the U17 World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan. Villafane, who represented Puerto Rico in the tournament, gave up one point across four matches he wrestled in overseas. Wrestling at 45kg, approximately 100 pounds, Villafane still can't believe he [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Traffic is snarled at times at a busy Wilkes-Barre corridor because of a road construction project. A stretch of River Street near Wilkes-Barre General Hospital was down to one lane Wednesday. Word at the scene is that Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority is raising three manholes to prepare for future paving. [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Drivers in Wilkes-Barre could soon see safer and more efficient intersections, thanks to new state funding aimed at modernizing the city's traffic signal system. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has granted more than a quarter of a million dollars through Pennsylvania's Green-Light-Go program to upgrade aging traffic signals at [...]
PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) have determined a Tuesday afternoon fatal fire in Plymouth was the result of arson. PSP said the suspect of the arson on Church Street died in the fire. Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes identified 51-year-old Carmelo Millan as the man killed in the fire.
Firefighters said the flames were so high, they couldn't even see the home
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT will close Interstate 81 in Luzerne County for 12 hours each day for a week for partial demolition of a bridge. Starting Monday, August 10, through Friday morning, August 14, 2026, from 7:00 p.m. till 7:00 a.m. PennDOT will close the roadway daily to perform a partial demolition of the [...]
The coroner responded to a structure fire on North Pioneer Avenue in Shavertown Wednesday morning.
