HAZLE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An SUV drove into a train in Luzerne County early Thursday morning, resulting in a derailment and detoured traffic, officials said. Just before 3:00 a.m., Hazle Township Fire and Rescue said they were dispatched to the railroad crossing on South Church Street/Route 309 in Hazle Township for a report [...]
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Fire crews responded to a condemned building collapse in Hazleton that resulted in an adjacent apartment being evacuated. Hazleton Fire Department stated they were called for a building collapse at East Diamond Avenue and East 1st Street around 5:00 a.m. Thursday, September 3. Crews say the main building where the [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne County joins the country in the nationwide remembrance of 9/11 with its very own ceremony next Friday at the Luzerne County Courthouse. The courthouse is inviting the public to attend a "Ceremony in Remembrance" which will take place at the courthouse rotunda at 8:30 a.m Friday morning. All are [...]
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested after he allegedly attached a tracking device to a bartender's car in Hanover Township. Daniel Miller, 46, of Plymouth, faces a stalking charge after police said he attached a Lulaven GPS tracking device under a woman's car. Police said the victim came to the station [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A stretch of South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre will temporarily close Thursday while construction work is done. Between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., South Franklin Street will be closed between West Northampton Street and West Market Street while work is done to The Bank building. While work is being done, [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several closures and parking restrictions will affect roads in Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding areas on Sunday during the annual Wyoming Valley Run. Wilkes-Barre Mayor George C. Brown announced these restrictions will go into effect Sunday, Sep. 6 from around 8:00 a.m. and expected to end around 12:00 p.m. The restrictions in [...]
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne County Community College and Keystone College announced a new dual-admission agreement Wednesday in Nanticoke, creating a streamlined pathway for students to pursue a four-year degree. Under the agreement, students can start their higher education at Luzerne County Community College and transfer their earned credits directly to Keystone College. College [...]
LAFLIN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The community was praying Wednesday for a new beginning for the Wyoming Area Catholic School community. Students and staff were evacuated from the school Tuesday morning after a fire broke out in the building. Everyone made it out safely. Eileen Rishcoff is the principal of Wyoming Area Catholic. She says [...]
The projects underway in Luzerne County hope to restore different parts of nature.
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police arrested a man who they say burned a Verizon work van. Jason Drevenik was arrested in connection with a burglary of the Verizon Communications facility on Casey Avenue and the burning of a Verizon work van on August 10, the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department stated. During the investigation, [...]
