September 14, 2025 at 19:54 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Food, music, and dancing: All to celebrate culture and community. The Annual Lebanese Festival filled West Scranton with flavors and family on Sunday.
At Saint Ann Maronite Church, grills were busy and tents were packed as hundreds turned out for the Lebanese Food Festival.
From kabobs and grape leaves to pastries and spinach pies, the event serves as a major fundraiser for the parish.
September 14, 2025 at 19:49 EDTWNEP
Over 60 vendors appear at the Harvest Festival on Sunday in Luzerne County.
September 14, 2025 at 19:39 EDTPA homepage
DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News Anchor Nick Toma was helping out on Sunday at what was billed as Big Cash Bingo at the Irem Pavilion in Luzerne County's Back Mountain.
Events like this are important to benefit the Irem Shrine and all that its members do.
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"It allows us to raise money, and that to support our mission, which is helping children and helping our community," Irem Shrine Dallas Potentate Jeffrey Pace
September 14, 2025 at 19:29 EDTPA homepage
DUPONT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Traffic is now flowing again for a major artery after what authorities say was a crash involving multiple vehicles Sunday evening.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says a multi-vehicle crash happened on Interstate 81 Northbound, almost a mile south of Exit 178, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, a little after 6:35 p.m.
Officials add there was a lane restriction in the area at mile marker 177.
Two dead, one in hospital after Hazleton shooting
September 14, 2025 at 18:46 EDTWNEP
The 109th will be replaced by the 28th Division Artillery, making sure to preserve the history and the lineage of soldiers tracing back to the Revolutionary War.
September 14, 2025 at 18:33 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There was a bittersweet event in Wilkes-Barre. After more than a century of service, the 109th has been absorbed by the 28th Division Artillery.
Leaders say it is not the end of a legacy, but the beginning of a new chapter.
Inside the Kingston Armory on Sunday was pride, honor, and history.
The 109th Field Artillery formally cased its colors, and the 28th Division Artillery rolled out its own.
September 14, 2025 at 18:24 EDTPA homepage
(WBRE/WYOU) — A school district in Luzerne County says one of its employees is not to blame for sensitive political commentary on that worker's social media account.
Wyoming Valley West says the account was compromised.
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The district says there is no threat to students, families, and staff, adding that the matter is being investigated and the social media account is being secured.
September 14, 2025 at 08:31 EDTPA homepage
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — At least two people are dead and one is in the hospital after a shooting incident that police responded to in Hazleton Saturday evening.
According to a release from the Hazleton City Police Department, officers were dispatched to Hilltop Apartments around 5:15 p.m. for a report of a victim with a gunshot wound.
Officials state that two victims were found with gunshot wounds when officers arrived. One victim was transported to the hospital for their injuries. The victim's condition is unknown at this time.
September 13, 2025 at 23:46 EDTWNEP
Shots were fired on Saturday afternoon in Wilkes-Barre, leaving a person injured, police say.
September 13, 2025 at 23:39 EDTWNEP
A shooting at Hilltop Apartments in Hazleton on Saturday left two dead and one in the hospital.
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