PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner has identified a man who died as crews responded to a fire at a Plymouth home Tuesday afternoon. Authorities were called to the unit block of Church Street in Plymouth for a reported structure fire at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes confirmed with 28/22 [...]
A flood project years in the making is marking a major milestone in the city of Wilkes-Barre by gaining FEMA accreditation.
Blue Mountain was previously undefeated in the State tournament, but had their first loss in Jenkins Township on Monday.
W. HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A machete attack on a dog led police to a home in deplorable conditions where two children and multiple animals lived. Police say 23-year-old Seth Ponstingl is facing charges for slashing a dog, and 47-year-old Anna Ziegler is charged after the home where the attack happened was condemned as [...]
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new effort on affordable housing is coming into focus for one city in Luzerne County. 28/22 Reporter Connor Coar was in Pittston with details about the city's goal to bring affordable housing to the area. Mayor Michael Lombardo says he plans to bring 500 units of affordable housing to [...]
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scouting America Organization is considered a cornerstone of patriotism. It's clearly evident that one scout took that philosophy to heart in his community. 28/22 Reporter Mark Hiller shows us how in this week's Here's to You, Kid! American flags on street poles are a common sight in many communities [...]
LUZERNE BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local school district is mourning the loss of a student who died in a house fire over the weekend. A memorial now stands at the scene of Saturday's fire on Bennett Street in Luzerne. 15-year-old Connor Vest died and three family members were hurt. Vest attended Wyoming Valley [...]
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — A church in Hazleton is being demolished this week. For some, many of the memories associated with the building are going with it. "It's very heartbreaking. I don't even like to drive up and down the street anymore just to look at it cause.. It's just devastating to see what happened [...]
WILKES-BARRE CITY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department is set to receive more than $372,000 in federal grant funding. The money will pay for five new police vehicles, including the technology and equipment installed inside them. Officials announced the funding Monday morning and discussed how the new vehicles will be used. “It's [...]
A community is coming together to remember a 15-year-old boy killed in a house fire Saturday in Luzerne Borough.
