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Enjoying greek food at annual spring Festival

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An annual Greek food festival is back in Luzerne County. Annunciation Greek Orthodox church on East Ross Street in Wilkes-Barre is serving up traditional Greek favorites, from baklava to gyros. The festival offers both eat-in and take-out options, along with pre-orders by phone. Mother's Day Greek Pastry trays are also [...]

Teen charged, expelled from school over threats

MOUNTAIN TOP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local student is now facing criminal charges after being expelled from school. Tyler Young was banned from being anywhere near the Crestwood School District property. Police say the now former student from Wapwallopen was initially suspended last month for sexual harassment after making inappropriate contact with another student. [...]

New PA House Bill aims to modernize fire departments

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State Representative Jim Haddock proposed House Bill 2446 in late April. It would provide $30,000,000 in taxpayer-funded grants annually to local fire departments for modernization efforts. The Fire Company Transformational Grant Program would target improvements for departments lacking modern equipment and infrastructure. A memo on Representative Haddock’s website reads in [...]

Sinkhole on Mundy St. repaired, road reopen

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The sinkhole located on Spring Street and Mundy Street in Wilkes-Barre has been repaired, allowing the roadway to reopen. City officials stated the cause of the sinkhole was a void underneath the blacktop. The contractor backfilled the void early Wednesday morning, and as of 1100 a.m., Mundy and Spring Streets [...]

Wilkes-Barre police officer injured after head-on crash

BUCK TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A head-on collision in Luzerne County involving a motorcycle and a car left a Wilkes-Barre police officer seriously injured. 28/22 News confirmed with Chief Boyle of the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department that 30-year-old Justin Langdon was the motorcyclist injured in the head-on collision. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on [...]

Fans pack restaurant for Penguins' playoff game

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Fans were feeling every second of it, even from miles away. Dozens of Penguins fans packed Miller's Ale House in Wilkes-Barre Township to watch game three together. Even with the team on the road, the energy never let up. Jerseys, signs, limited edition gear: The place turned into a [...]

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