WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating an assault where they say a woman was attacked in an alleyway by another woman, wearing a ski mask. On November 19, around 7:30 p.m., officers were called to South Washington Street for a report of an altercation. On scene, officers said they talked with the victim, [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The annual Wilkes-Barre Christmas parade will occupy the downtown area this Saturday. Road closures for the annual Christmas will begin at 1:30 p.m. on November 21. The parade will start at 3:00 p.m., according to a release from the mayor's office, and the Tree Lighting Ceremony will follow. The ice-skating [...]
PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Solomon Elementary and Junior High will be closed for the rest of the week after a fire broke out inside the building Thursday morning. Superintendent Dr. Brian J. Costello of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District stated around 7:00 a.m., the administration team at the Solomon Junior High Building saw [...]
Flames broke out around 7 a.m. Thursday at the Solomon Plains Junior High building.
(WBRE/WYOU) — The attorney general stated a jury convicted a man of assaulting a dancer in a gentlemen’s club. Attorney General Sunday announced that a Luzerne County jury has convicted 40-year-old Miguel Antonio Nunez of Shenandoah for assaulting a dancer in a gentlemen’s club in May 2022. According to a testimony, Nunez was a patron [...]
HUNTINGTON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are investigating after seven Rottweiler puppies were stolen from a home in Luzerne County earlier this month. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on November 8, seven Rottweiler puppies and their adult mother were stolen from a home on Bonnieville Road in Huntington Township. Anyone with information is [...]
A Tony Award-winning playwright from Scranton wrote a play about a fictional Scranton family that's been shown around the world. Now, it's coming to Scranton.
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Security at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport is getting a big boost. Luzerne and Lackawanna counties have reached a tentative two-year agreement to provide police coverage at the airport in Avoca. Coverage will be daily from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The cost will be split, with the airport paying half [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre's Fire Department is connecting with the community through an old school method: Trading cards. Dozens of people packed the fire department headquarters to hear about the release of the cards. The project is a joint effort between city officials and the firefighters' union. It's all part of the department's [...]
GLEN LYON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A family desperate for help as they struggle to live in conditions they say are unsanitary and unsafe. The single mother and her children who live on the other side of the double-block home are facing an uphill battle, trying their hardest to get something done. On the surface, [...]
