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Robots take over gym as students get hands-on experience

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Students are getting hands-on experience with technology in a unique way: A robotics event is bringing schools together to compete, learn, and explore future careers in STEM. Robots are taking over a high school gym in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. The Wolfpack Robotics Club hosted an event featuring [...]

Police chief laid to rest after decades of public service

DALLAS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Rice Township Police Chief Harry Ehret, 61, was laid to rest Friday in Luzerne County after serving his community for 30 years. His funeral marked the end of a life dedicated to public service in the close-knit Mountain Top community. Chief Ehret was widely known and deeply connected to [...]

1 person injured in overnight shooting

EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person was shot in what police are calling an isolated incident Thursday night in Edwardsville. According to West Side Regional Police Department Captain Craig Cebrick, police were called around 10:30 p.m. Thursday for multiple shots fired on Church Street in Edwardsville. Cebrick says one person was struck by a [...]

Five plead not guilty for fatal shooting outside vape shop

FREELAND, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Five men charged with homicide after a shooting outside of a vape shop, where a man died, have pleaded not guilty to their charges. The following suspects have pleaded not guilty to charges for their alleged involvement in the murder of 18-year-old Rafiel Sanz and injuring a 15-year-old boy on [...]

District attorney speaks on 'House of Horrors' case

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A third person pleaded guilty Thursday in connection with the notorious 'House of Horrors' case out of Wilkes-Barre; a case we've been following for more than two years. 28/22 News reporter Avery Nape spoke with the Luzerne County District Attorney to talk about the case, and what's next for the [...]

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