PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pittston Township and Pittston City hosted a joint meeting Thursday evening for residents to voice their questions and comments regarding a proposed land transfer for new housing development. The annexation would transfer the undeveloped portions of the Stauffer Pointe property from the township to the city, providing a financial [...]
DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Day two of the Luzerne County Fair is underway, blending longtime traditions with America 250 celebrations. The event runs through Sunday, Sept. 13. Fair organizers report expecting another strong turnout this year as visitors gather for daily entertainment and activities. Gates are open until 11 p.m. each evening. Attractions at [...]
LAFLIN BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wyoming Area Catholic School community is picking up the pieces after a fire damaged part of the building on the morning of September 1st, just one week into the new school year. Students are now attending class at St. Maria Goretti Church in Laflin while the building is [...]
JENKINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As communities observe Hunger Action Month, food banks across Pennsylvania are receiving a major boost in their efforts to combat hunger. The AllOne Foundation is investing $975,000 to support three organizations serving families facing food insecurity: Second Harvest Food Bank in the Poconos and Lehigh Valley, the Central Pennsylvania [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A longtime downtown Wilkes-Barre restaurant is preparing to serve its final customers this weekend. King of King's Gyros and Cheesesteak Factory will close its doors after 16 years in business. Co-owners Eric and Jason Negron opened the restaurant in 2010, bringing their family's gyro and cheesesteak recipes to Northeastern Pennsylvania. [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he swindled over $88,000 from his mother to support a gambling addiction while she was in a nursing home. 41-year-old Orlando Blackwell, of Wilkes-Barre, is facing charges that allege he transferred funds and issued himself checks from his 81-year-old mother’s accounts from [...]
PLYMOUTH BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three of the eight men wanted on warrants issued in connection with a shooting at the Plymouth Kielbasa Festival have been arrested. 18-year-old Dashawn Reich of Nanticoke, 20-year-old Kameryn Devaney of Nanticoke, and 18-year-old Laron Pearsall of Edwardsville have been arrested on charges in relation to a shooting investigation at [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — This week marks the 15th anniversary of the historic 2011 flood in Luzerne County, where Tropical Storm Lee brought several days of torrential rain to the region. During the storm, the Susquehanna River rose to a record high of 42.66 feet in the Wyoming Valley. That crest exceeded the river levels recorded [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, is hosting remembrance events and a community donation drive to mark 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The tragedy hit close to home for the campus community as three King's College alumni, Lenny Snyder, Jim Walsh and Ryan Fitzgerald, lost their lives [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced Wednesday there will sobriety checkpoints and roving DUI patrols this weekend in lower Luzerne County and Carbon County. Between Friday, Sept. 11, and Sunday, Sept. 13, PSP Hazleton will be out patrolling in support of the PSP Selective Traffic Enforcement against Drunk Driving Initiative. PSP says the program [...]
