Luzerne County

Dozens gathered on Public Square to commemorate Good Friday.

Hughestown Hose Company's annual fish fry fundraiser helps support vital EMS training and equipment costs.

MOUNTAIN TOP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Crestwood's district championship last spring was a nearly complete team effort, except for one forward, whose return to the field has played a crucial role in the Comets' 3-1 start. 28/22 Sports Reporter Alaina Losito brings us more about our athlete of the week: Ty McConnell. We're just a few games [...]

AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wally's Barbershop in Avoca is back open after being closed for more than two months. The barbershop was closed after a fire ripped through the building in mid-January. The shop has sat on McAlpine Street for 23 years. The owner says he has high hopes for the shop in 2026, [...]

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former high school football team's booster president was sentenced Thursday for stealing from the booster club. Sterling Kepp, 48, pled guilty in November 2025 after he was accused of stealing from the Nanticoke 12th Man Football Booster Club during his tenure as president in 2023. Kepp was sentenced three [...]

The oven is working overtime at a business in Luzerne County as the easter rush is already in full swing at the Sanitary Bakery.

Sterling Kepp was sentenced to 3 to 23 months in prison.

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones spoke with a local farmer about the cost of planting too early, thanks to "false spring."

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Members of the local Jewish community gathered to celebrate a tradition centered on family, faith, and connection. More than 100 people came together at the Friedman JCC in Kingston to celebrate passover. The holiday lasts about a week and marks an important time in the Jewish faith. Two local synagogues, Temple [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Luzerne County took a step toward greater transparency. The "Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Commission" meeting is now open to the public. It's focused on how opioid settlement funds will be allocated. Dozens showed up to discuss the distribution of more than $20 million dollars. The commission, created in 2023, advises [...]