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Learning how to curl at local ice rink

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Dozens of people packed onto the ice at the Toyota Sports Complex in Wilkes-Barre, ready to try something new. Participants learned the essentials of curling and learned how to work as a team. Organizers say the goal is simple: Make curling fun, make it easy to try, and make people [...]

PennDOT to close lanes on I-81 in Luzerne County

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has scheduled lane closures starting Monday on Interstate 81 in Luzerne County. The lane closures will be from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday to Wednesday, on both north and south directions, for bridge deck repair. On Monday, April 20, there will be closures on [...]

Record Store Day draws big crowds to local shop

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Music lovers wait all year for this moment: A nationwide celebration is bringing big crowds and rare finds to local record shops. Record Store Day is drawing a packed crowd to Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre, where more than 350 exclusive releases are hitting the shelves. Fans lined up [...]

Trading uniforms for skates to connect with community

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A unique kind of competition hit the ice on Saturday in Luzerne County, bringing together those who protect and serve. Nearly 100 members of the Pennsylvania State Police, alongside Wilkes-Barre First Responders, traded uniforms for skates, going head to head on the ice at Mohegan Sun Arena. The hockey [...]

$10,000 fraud: Man accused of opening fake accounts

RICE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he committed a $10,000 bank fraud after he opened accounts in the names of the victims. 37-year-old Richard Reynaldo Reinoso Marte, of Nanticoke, is charged with creating over $10,000 in debt on a fake credit card account opened in the names [...]

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