LARKSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters respond to a house fire in Larksville that filled the skies with smoke mixed in with Sunday's snowfall. A fire broke out in the 120 block of Falcon Drive in Larksville around 12:45 p.m. Multiple crews are on the scene working to put the fire out. Firefighters told 28/22 [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An apparent fight broke out between a driver and a firefighter during a road closure in Wilkes-Barre Township Sunday morning. 28/22 News was on the scene of a water main break in Wilkes-Barre Township on Blackman Street early Sunday morning when we came upon what appeared to be an [...]
WHITE HAVEN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — White Haven Police say that while a snow ban is in effect, vehicles in violation of the guidelines will be towed if not moved. According to the White Haven Police Department, a snow ban is in effect for Sunday. This means if a vehicle is parked on the even-numbered [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre's Department of Public Works (DPW) says crews have been preparing for days and believe they are in a stronger position than past storms. Crews have loaded trucks with rock salt and plan an "All hands on deck" response, putting 20 plow trucks on the roads for nonstop work. The [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Ahead of the Arctic Assault this weekend, gas is important to get before roads get blocked off. Local residents stopped by Sheetz on Kidder Street in Wilkes-Barre to stock up on gas last minute, filling up their cars and stocking up for the snow day on Sunday. Even though most [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After grocery stores saw steady crowds, hardware stores are also seeing a rush. At Main Hardware on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre, preparation is showing up in big numbers. Store owners say just days ago, there were more than 400 snow shovels in stock. Now, only about 30 remain. Ice [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — People all across the area are taking steps to get ready. That preparation is already playing out inside local grocery stores, where shoppers are making quick decisions before the snow arrives. At Schiel's family market on George Avenue in Wilkes-Barre, dozens of people stopped in for last-minute groceries, picking up [...]
Before the snow started to fall, people in Luzerne County headed outdoors to have some fun in these frigid temperatures.
Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones spoke with truckers at the Pilot Travel Center in Pittston who are racing against the clock to make their deliveries on time.
HUNLOCK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Officials say that a home is a total loss after a devastating fire in Luzerne County on Friday afternoon. Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company Fire Chief Steven Pavlica said that crews were called around 4:30 p.m. to the 3000 block of Main Road for a reported working house fire. Pavlica [...]
