Luzerne County

The community gathered in Luzerne County on Saturday for the Alcohol and Addiction Awareness Event, offering education and support.

Residents of Luzerne County recycled small appliances at Hazleton's PPL Electric Utilities Service Center on Saturday, earning $25 rebates per item.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Students from the Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences marked their school year's end with a high-flying science experiment.

The robotics class launched their annual high-altitude weather balloon from the campus in drums.

This year's marks a first, with students aiming for a nighttime launch to capture the earth's curvature at sunset.

New technology helping stroke victims rehab

Hazleton Area Academy of Science juniors and seniors launched a high-altitude weather balloon equipped with cameras and GPS. It's an annual end-of-year tradition.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Friday evening fire damaged a duplex on both sides displacing some of its residents.

According to Hazleton City Deputy Fire Chief Shawn Jones, crews were called to the 400 block of Muir Avenue for a reported structure fire just after 5:00 p.m.

Fire damages home in Lackawanna County

Jones says that when crews arrived on-scene, flamers were pouring out of 426 Muir Avenue.

Crews battled flames from a bedroom on the second floor of a double-block home along Muir Avenue Friday afternoon.

In this week's 16 To The Rescue, we meet a cattle dog/mix who is coming up on one year in the shelter, and rescue workers have no idea why.

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A local stroke survivor is making strides in recovery after qualifying for a new, breakthrough kind of rehabilitation technology.

She says it's helped her progress in more ways than one.

28/22 News Reporter Amelia Sack has more.

73-year-old Trudy Coleman says her whole life changed when she suffered a stroke in late 2023.

Local hero being honored with his own play

After decades in business, a hardware store in the Diamond City will soon close.

Parishioners at one church in Luzerne County will soon have to find a new place to worship as the Diocese of Scranton announced St. Adalbert's Church will close.