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Wyoming Area Catholic moves classes to St. Maria Goretti Parish

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 [...]

Man accused of burning Verizon work van

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, [...]

Shots fired in Wilkes-Barre neighborhood

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. [...]

Catholic School students, staff process fire evacuation

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 [...]

Pittston City to acquire Twp. land for new housing

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pittston City and Pittston Township have proposed a deal that would transfer township land to the city for housing development, providing both municipalities a boost in revenue. The deal would transfer 22.3 acres of undeveloped land in the Stauffer Pointe Development property, currently in Pittston Township, to Pittston City. The purpose [...]

Fire at Wyoming Area Catholic School evacuates students

EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A fire has broken out at the Wyoming Area Catholic School; students and the facility have been evacuated. At approximately 10:00 a.m., crews were called to a fire at the Wyoming Area Catholic School in the 1600 block of Wyoming Avenue in Exeter. Wyoming Area Regional Police Department stated that [...]

Multiple tractor-trailers crash on I-80

SUGARLOAF TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A tractor-trailer pileup had traffic at a standstill on Interstate 80 Tuesday morning. PennDOT says the closure was on the westbound side of I-80 between Conygham/ Nescopeck Exit in Luzerne County and the Mainville/Mifflinville Exit in Columbia County. Pennsylvania State Trooper Petroski stated the crash happened around 4:00 a.m. [...]

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