WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne County joins the country in the nationwide remembrance of 9/11 with its very own ceremony next Friday at the Luzerne County Courthouse. The courthouse is inviting the public to attend a "Ceremony in Remembrance" which will take place at the courthouse rotunda at 8:30 a.m Friday morning. All are [...]
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested after he allegedly attached a tracking device to a bartender's car in Hanover Township. Daniel Miller, 46, of Plymouth, faces a stalking charge after police said he attached a Lulaven GPS tracking device under a woman's car. Police said the victim came to the station [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A stretch of South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre will temporarily close Thursday while construction work is done. Between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., South Franklin Street will be closed between West Northampton Street and West Market Street while work is done to The Bank building. While work is being done, [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several closures and parking restrictions will affect roads in Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding areas on Sunday during the annual Wyoming Valley Run. Wilkes-Barre Mayor George C. Brown announced these restrictions will go into effect Sunday, Sep. 6 from around 8:00 a.m. and expected to end around 12:00 p.m. The restrictions in [...]
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne County Community College and Keystone College announced a new dual-admission agreement Wednesday in Nanticoke, creating a streamlined pathway for students to pursue a four-year degree. Under the agreement, students can start their higher education at Luzerne County Community College and transfer their earned credits directly to Keystone College. College [...]
LAFLIN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The community was praying Wednesday for a new beginning for the Wyoming Area Catholic School community. Students and staff were evacuated from the school Tuesday morning after a fire broke out in the building. Everyone made it out safely. Eileen Rishcoff is the principal of Wyoming Area Catholic. She says [...]
The projects underway in Luzerne County hope to restore different parts of nature.
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police arrested a man who they say burned a Verizon work van. Jason Drevenik was arrested in connection with a burglary of the Verizon Communications facility on Casey Avenue and the burning of a Verizon work van on August 10, the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department stated. During the investigation, [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Wilkes-Barre are investigating a shots-fired incident that occurred early Wednesday morning. Around 6:00 a.m. on September 2, officers responded to Trethaway Street for reports of shots fired. Police taped off the area and could be seen placing multiple evidence markers near spent shell casings that littered the road. [...]
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wyoming Area Catholic School had a fire drill scheduled for Tuesday, but nobody expected they would actually have to deal with the real thing. A fire on Tuesday morning forced students and staff from Wyoming Area Catholic School to evacuate just a week into the new school year. According to [...]
