Luzerne County

Students in grades 1 through 8 experienced college life at Wilkes University on Wednesday.

The two buses will travel throughout the county, providing rides from LCCC to King's College.

Several retired military aircraft are now stationed at the airport near Avoca, offering an experience and education not found in the classroom.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men are accused of attempted child sex acts following a Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) predator sting in Luzerne County. Daniel Lichtenwalner of Nazareth, 38, and Tyler Spangenberg of Pittston, 25, face charges after police say they both sent sexual messages to an undercover trooper they thought was a 14-year-old girl. [...]

Eliezer Santana is now in custody in connection with a shooting that killed Rolando Cepeda in Hazle Township in April of 2023.

Tabitha Golembeski faces stalking, terroristic threats, and harassment charges.

PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a woman stalked and harassed her Luzerne County Community College professor, including threats and mailing him live insects. 31-year-old Tabitha Golembeski of Wilkes-Barre was arrested on stalking charges, alleging she harassed her professor at LCCC after taking an architectural design course he taught. According to the affidavit, Golembeski [...]

HAZLE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a months-long drug investigation resulted in one alleged dealer's arrest while another remains on the loose. A two-month-long narcotics unit investigation resulted in the arrest of 27-year-old Cristian Perez Abreu during the execution of a search warrant at his residence located on Emerald Court, Hazle Township, police [...]

PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A township official in Luzerne County is in hot water after the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission found that he used his authority to have township employees perform work on his personal property. Just last month, the commission issued a final adjudication against Pittston Township supervisor David Slezak for violating [...]

WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority is looking to address concerns surrounding the large homeless encampment in the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre. “There is no one-size-fits-all solution, and that is not to say the concerns of the neighbors should be ignored,” said Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Margaret Thomas. [...]