WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A long-standing organist at a local church is celebrating a major milestone the best way he knows how. Mark Laubach is marking his 40th anniversary as organist and choirmaster at Saint Stephen's Pro-Cathedral Episcopal Church in Wilkes-Barre. The church community came together on Sunday to honor his service. A reception [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some folks have a newfound focus for the new year thanks to an event on Sunday in Kingston. They turned out for what was billed as a Vision Board Tea inside Alleycrafts. Attendees used stickers, magazine cutouts, and some creativity to make vision boards. The social wellness group, The Someday [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Men and women who served our country, and are now in need, are getting a helping hand. Valor Clinic Foundation hosted what's called the Wilkes-Barre Stand Down on Sunday. The event behind the McDonald's at Market Street and Wilkes-Barre Boulevard provided clothing, food, and various resources for veterans in need. [...]
Firefighters were called to the Birchwood Estates in Exeter for a mobile home on fire. The cause of the fire is unknown.
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's back to class on Monday for the first time in weeks for students at a local school building damaged by fire. The relatively small fire hit Solomon Plains Elementary and Middle Schools in November. The superintendent says the smoke spread farther than first thought, requiring several weeks of [...]
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people lost their home and their cat in an early morning fire in Exeter on Sunday. Exeter Fire Department Deputy Chief Ralph Dixon confirmed that crews were called to the 100 block of Birchwood Village Estates Mobile Home Park in Exeter at about 3:00 a.m. Sunday for a reported [...]
DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have identified a man they arrested on Sunday for allegedly breaking into an apartment, stabbing his brother, and stealing his truck. Duryea Police say they responded around 10:42 a.m. on Sunday to the 200 block of Main Street to an alleged assault involving a 25-year-old man, later identified by authorities as Jesse [...]
A water main break is disrupting water service to some households in borough near Hazleton
FREELAND, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Sunday morning water main break in Freeland led the municipal authority to issuing a water boil advisory. Residents located in the 100 through 400 blocks of Ridge Street and Fern Street, and the 800 block of Carbon Street, are instructed by the Borough of Freeland Municipal Authority to boil [...]
Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones spoke with Venezuelan community members who are hopeful for the future of Venezuela.
