(WBRE/WYOU)— A couple of Pennsylvanians are very lucky after winning some big money in the Christmas Eve Powerball lottery. The PA Lottery announced two winners on Friday, one in Luzerne County and another in Jefferson County. The Luzerne County ticket was sold at Pittston Candy & Cigar Company on Broad Street with a winning prize of [...]
The winning ticket was sold at a Sheetz along Benner Pike in College Township.
The polka community is mourning legend John 'Stanky' Stankovic, a Polka Hall of Fame inductee and Nanticoke Fire Department veteran, who died at 89 on Christmas Day.
The ticket matched all five white balls for the drawing on Christmas Eve
Crews responded to the home along Mill Street in Wilkes-Barre around 3 p.m. on Thursday.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say nobody is hurt after a Christmas Day fire in the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre. Firefighters responded to the corner of Mill Street and Gills Lane around 3:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon, where no injuries were reported, but an ambulance with lights on was seen leaving the scene. The cause [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — While many people gathered with their loved ones for a Christmas meal, an annual event in Luzerne County is making sure no one spends the holiday alone. Inside first Presbyterian Church, volunteers spent their Christmas morning setting up for a free community dinner. Dozens of people then showed up for [...]
On Christmas Eve, shoppers flocked to Arena Hub Plaza near Wilkes-Barre, embracing the last-minute holiday rush despite crowded stores and empty shelves.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The mayor's office has issued a Code Blue for the city of Wilkes-Barre for Friday and Saturday. Between 7:00 p.m. Thursday and 7:00 a.m. Friday, and between 7:00 p.m. Friday and 7:00 a.m. Saturday, the Calvary Bible Church at 410 South River St. will be open to serve as a [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Last-minute holiday shoppers will be out of luck at a shopping destination in Luzerne County. The Wyoming Valley Mall will not open on Wednesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve), one of the busiest shopping days of the year, or on Friday, December 26. According to a Facebook post from the [...]
