KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The arrival of early winter weather in Pennsylvania has prompted local drivers to prepare their vehicles for snowy road conditions. Auto service shops in Luzerne County, including T&F Tire in Kingston, are seeing an increase in business as wintry weather settles across the region. The onset of wintry conditions has [...]
DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Senate Bill 65, aimed at enhancing the safe transportation of school children, was introduced nearly four years ago. At the end of October, it finally became a law in the commonwealth. Act 89 of 2026 will expand Pennsylvania's school bus stopping law, increasing the stopping distance from 10 [...]
Travelers at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport are scrambling to find other means of travel after a nationwide ground stop was issued by the FAA on Friday.
(WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County couple, engaged to be married, were killed when the vehicle they were passengers in was struck by another car in New Jersey. Anthony Pizzo, 32, and Lindsey Clarke, 33, both from Wyoming, were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Old Bridge, New Jersey, last weekend. On Nov. 7, a crash [...]
Virginia Delgadillo was charged with child endangerment following the death of her adoptive son.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Rainy weather did not stop local farmers and vendors from opening the final farmers market of the season on the square in downtown Wilkes-Barre on Thursday. Shoppers gathered in Luzerne County for one last chance to purchase local produce before winter. For many vendors, the conclusion of the season marks [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On a dark, dreary morning in Luzerne County, there was a bright spot for local Wilkes-Barre students. Two-time Grammy Award winning group, Arrested Development, spoke with creative writing and arts students at Wilkes-Barre Area High School Thursday morning. The presentation was filled with storytelling and a Q & A. [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after selling fentanyl to a man who overdosed and almost died, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Joshua Ward, 28, of Luzerne County, was sentenced Nov. 5 for distributing fentanyl that resulted in serious bodily injury. According to the DOJ, Ward [...]
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have charged a man who they said had child sex abuse videos saved to a flash drive. 32-year-old Damian Armitage is charged with child sexual abuse material after investigators were alerted in June by Google that Armitage had downloaded the material. On Nov. 9, a search warrant was approved [...]
Brandon Crum was sentenced to 12 years and four months in prison.
