Luzerne County

Crowds gathered on Main Street in White Haven for the music & street festival, featuring vendors from in and around Luzerne County

WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) —Residents across several Luzerne County communities are being urged to take extra precautions after a recent increase in vehicle thefts and break-ins. Wyoming Area Regional Police say three vehicles were stolen and several others were broken into or entered illegally in recent days. The incidents were reported in Wyoming, West Wyoming, [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Of the 127 measles cases reported from April until now, six have been in Northumberland County and one out of Snyder County. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is issuing a warning this week after a person from Snyder County tested positive for measles. Health officials say the person may have [...]

LUZERNE BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing teen in Luzerne Borough. The Luzerne Borough Police department received a report from the teen's stepmother, who reported 13-year-old Kyle Puscavage as missing. He is described as blonde haired, blue eyed, 5 foot 5 inches and 130 pounds. Puscavage [...]

This weekend's Wing Fling is expected to serve up tens of thousands of chicken wings.

LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — Chicken wings may not be a typical breakfast meal, but for some individuals, chicken will be all they can think about over the next few days. "Last year, we went through 50,000 chicken wings. This year we are projected to do more because we brought on more vendors,” said Matty Centak of [...]

WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A section of Interstate 81 south in Luzerne County was closed as crews responded to a multi-vehicle crash. The closure was between Exit 165 (309 South) and Exit 164 (Nanticoke), according to 511PA. The road reopened early Friday afternoon. The crash happened just before 10:00 a.m. Friday, and it [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Multiple people are displaced after a fire that broke out early Friday morning in Wilkes-Barre. According to fire officials, the fire began in an apartment in the Sherman Hills complex around 3:00 a.m. Five units were damaged and deemed unlivable. The fire chief says an unattended candle sparked those flames [...]

Nearly 60 people were forced from their homes after a fire in an apartment in the Sherman Hills Apartments in Wilkes-Barre.

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — $500,000 is going to the SPCA of Luzerne County's expansion to the former Dundee Gardens in Hanover Township. This is part of a more than $52 million investment in community and economic development projects in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It’s all thanks to the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Grant Program. Todd Hevner [...]