Luzerne County

Two buildings are now condemned, and nine people are now displaced after a building collapsed early Thursday morning.

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Sky Zone Pittston has permanently closed its doors after more than a decade of providing family fun to residents in Luzerne County. The company's website put out a notice that the Pittston Sky Zone has closed without an apparent explanation. "We hope you had some fun times and created some great [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men robbed a woman at gunpoint Monday in the Geisinger South parking garage, according to a Wilkes-Barre Police release. The men approached the victim around 5:00 a.m. in all back with ski masks and pointing pistols at her, police said. After demanding valuables, which she did not have, they [...]

HAZLE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An SUV drove into a train in Luzerne County early Thursday morning, resulting in a derailment and detoured traffic, officials said. Just before 3:00 a.m., Hazle Township Fire and Rescue said they were dispatched to the railroad crossing on South Church Street/Route 309 in Hazle Township for a report [...]

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Fire crews responded to a condemned building collapse in Hazleton that resulted in an adjacent apartment being evacuated. Hazleton Fire Department stated they were called for a building collapse at East Diamond Avenue and East 1st Street around 5:00 a.m. Thursday, September 3. Crews say the main building where the [...]

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 [...]