PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local city turned green to get a head start on celebrating Saint Patrick's Day. The sound of bagpipes filled the air for the 12th Pittston City Saint Patrick's parade. Dancers, local businesses, and community groups marched in front of cheering families. Nearly 80 parade entries helped bring the celebration [...]
Police were at the scene along the corner of Center Avenue and Curtis Street in Kingston around 8:45 p.m.
Al Flora was a longtime public defender who was involved in some of the biggest cases in our area. Friends say he always kept on fighting for his clients.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Grand Marshal for Wilkes-Barre's Saint Patrick's Day parade was announced Friday. Retired Fire Chief William Murtha, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Ireland, was announced at the Grand Marshal to lead the parade. "It's very wonderful to lead the parade, I'm very proud of my Irish heritage obviously..." [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 7-year-old boy was transported to the hospital after receiving a non-life-threatening gunshot wound Friday night, officials say. According to Kingston Police Chief Richard Kotchik, the boy was transported to Geisinger Hospital just before 9:00 p.m. Friday on Center Avenue in Kingston. Police say the incident appears to be accidental [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Dress for Success Luzerne County hosted its International Women's Day luncheon Friday. The event celebrates women in our community. Dress for Success is very instrumental in helping women get ready to rejoin the work force with clothing and various programs, Friday's event was a fundraiser for the group. "[It's] great [...]
Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones caught up with one of the organizers, who says it's one of the biggest days of the year for the city.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The man arrested for the September 2024 shooting near Movies 14 in Wilkes-Barre pleaded guilty to murder Friday. Branden Del Castillo, 29, of Wilkes-Barre, pleaded guilty to Third Degree Murder, possession of a firearm without a license, possession of instrument of crime, and tampering with evidence. Del Castillo was arrested [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Backflips, tricks, and tearing up dirt. All on deck here this weekend at the Mohegan Arena for Monster Jam. The traveling show has been to stops all around the world; multiple trucks from different eras, each one brings something unique for fans. Chelsea VanCleave, driver of the Bailey Circuit [...]
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Drug detectives say they have arrested an alleged dealer after he was found with 500 grams of cocaine. On March 5, officers arrested Sammy Sanchez Polanco during a search warrant at his home on South Broad Street in West Hazleton. The search warrant was a result of a two-month-long investigation [...]
