Luzerne County

Work expected to wrap up this summer

Alleged thefts came to light in review of bank records

WILKES-BARRE TWP. LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former Schuylkill County police officer is accused of getting caught impersonating an officer to police.

Wilkes-Barre Township Police say they pulled over 31-year-old Angel Abreu-Nunez after they saw his truck had a fraudulent/counterfeit Pennsylvania Temporary License Plate.

During the stop, police said Abreu-Nunez identified himself as an off-duty officer and provided a Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission identification card for a police department in Schuylkill County.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Performers of all ages got their chance to showcase their talents in an annual competition in Wilkes-Barre. 25 finalists performed on Sunday afternoon at the FM Kirby Center for the Fourth Annual NEPA's Got Talent.

State Representative Eddie Day Pashinski, a longtime musician with the band, Eddie Day and TNT, served as event host while the Northeast Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association sponsored it.

Postal workers in Luzerne County rallied against postal system privatization in a nationwide protest on Sunday afternoon.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — From the great outdoors to indoors for some golf fundraising fun. The Osterhout Free Library in Wilkes-Barre was the place to be for the Sixth Annual All "Fore" Books Mini Golf Classic event.

More than 100 people signed up to take a swing at the 18-hole course in this family-friendly spin on classic golf fundraisers.

All proceeds support children's programs and early literacy outreach at the library on South Franklin Street.

Irish pride on display in Monroe County

The home on Main Street in Avoca was engulfed just after 5 a.m. on Sunday, and one person was left dead.

COALDALE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Coaldale firefighters were on the scene for hours at a fire that broke out in an RV Sunday morning.

Officials say the Coaldale Fire Department was called at 11:30 a.m. to the 100 block of East Water Street in Coaldale for a reported fire.

In a video shared with 28/22 News by Channel 1 News, a tower of smoke could be seen pouring out from an RV.

Woman dead after fatal fire in Luzerne County

Crews could be seen in the video arriving on scene and working to put out the blaze.

AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Sunday morning fatal house fire is under investigation in Luzerne County.

The Luzerne County Coroner's Office stated they responded to the 600 block of Main Street for a woman dead after a house fire.

According to the Avoca Fire Department, a call for a reported structure came in just after 5:00 a.m.

Woman facing arson charges after Hazle Township fire

In total, nine departments responded from Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.

Amy Degenhart was charged with multiple charges, including arson and terroristic threats, after setting a fire outside a home in Hazle Township on Wednesday night