Luzerne County

Students at Wilkes University hope to find out what issues are important to voters.

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One Kingston polling place will see an extra hour of voting after a reported fire that resulted in a temporary closure and evacuation. In Kingston Borough Ward 6, polls in the Hoyt Library will now be open until 9:00 p.m., after the Luzerne County Bureau of Elections said the building [...]

At Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Wilkes-Barre, Election Day means more than voting as its beloved food sale fundraiser draws in crowds.

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Newport Township Board of Commissioners meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday has now been postponed and moved to Greater Nanticoke Area High School. The meeting was expected to have a large community turnout to discuss the proposed data center in the area. According to the Newport Township website, the meeting [...]

A 2nd-alarm fire broke out at a Luzerne County home. Severe hoarding forced crews to attack from the outside. No one was injured, and state police are investigating.

CONYNGHAM TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man made threats to kill his neighbors and burn their house down and later threatened troopers while he was being arrested. On Nov. 2, troopers were called to Hill Street in Congyngham Township for a report of a man threatening to burn his neighbors' house down [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men were arrested early Friday morning after a fight broke out near a Wilkes-Barre night club and one man pulled out and a shot an AR style rifle, police said. Demarco Simmons, 19, and Ricky Jackson, 18, both of Scranton, were arrested for their alleged involvement in a fight [...]

FOSTER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a trailer home in Luzerne County. Authorities say the blaze broke out around 9:00 a.m. at a home on Sky Way Lane in Foster Township, near Hazleton and that no one was inside the residence when the [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Luzerne County Board of Elections is now making final preparations ahead of Tuesday's midterms. The county has dealt with election issues in the past, including last year when 30 voters received duplicate mail-in ballots. Despite past issues, County Manager Romilda Crocamo says she expects the election will run smoothly. [...]

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Hazleton Police Department is seeking information from the community after they said several Flock cameras were damaged on Halloween. Several cameras were damaged, resulting in damage to their system, police said. Police ask anyone with information on the vandalism to submit a tip through their Crimewatch page.