JACKSON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police released details into a crash that involved a police vehicle and another car in Luzerne County. The crash occurred on State Route 29 at the intersection with Chase Road in Jackson Township on April 8. Troopers say the police vehicle was stopped at a stop sign on [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two musical acts, Lady A and En Vogue, will be coming to Kirby Park for a free concert for the America250 Commonwealth Concert Series. Governor Shapiro, along with others, announced the full artist lineup for the America250 Commonwealth Concert Series Thursday morning. This includes Lady A and En Vogue, holding a free concert at [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men were arrested in Wilkes-Barre Township after police say they burglarized a business early Monday morning. Wilkes-Barre Township Police on Monday say they arrested Michael Rodriguez, 38, and Bladimir Garcia Sena, 36, both of Bronx, New York, after police on patrol found the two burglarizing an establishment on [...]
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new program in Luzerne County could help make traffic stops a little easier, and a lot clearer for police interacting with drivers with autism and other communication challenges: Lehigh Valley Health Network, now part of Jefferson Health, launched its Blue Envelope Program on Wednesday in Wilkes-Barre Township. The [...]
Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones spoke with Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center co-director about the worst bird hoarding case she's ever seen.
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A gym in Luzerne County was packed with girls looking for big opportunities. 28/22 News Reporter Zach Paraway shows how students with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) are getting career inspiration. At Penn State Hazleton, the Dr. Thomas M. Caccese Gymnasium was filled with young girls [...]
A first-of-its-kind project is taking shape in Luzerne County. A rain garden is popping up along Wyoming Avenue.
JACKSON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A police unit and another vehicle collided on Route 29 in Luzerne County, sending both drivers to the hospital. A crash involving a police vehicle and another car happened on Route 29 in Jackson Township Wednesday afternoon. The driver of the car, along with the police officer, was taken [...]
RICE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A longtime police chief in Luzerne County is being remembered on Monday night: Rice Township Police say Chief Harry Ehret has died. The department says he served the Rice Township and Mountain Top community for the past 30 years. Officers called his leadership and service a lasting mark on [...]
DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Duryea police need your help, as they are trying to track down a driver who they say crashed into a park retaining wall and took off. It happened last Friday afternoon at Duryea Community Park on Stephenson Street. On Monday, they released surveillance photos of a woman and a dark [...]
