WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Wilkes-Barre were asking for the community's help to locate a missing man, who has since been located. Police say the man, who is 80 years old and suffers from dementia, was seen Thursday around noon in the area of 61 Maxwell Street in the city. Police say the [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — People will line up outside the Gallery of Sound in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties to be a part of a special day. National Record Store Day is April 18th, and local stores are getting in on the action. "People just wanna be a part of it. I mean, it's exciting. [...]
SUGARLOAF TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been arrested after police say he led them on a chase on Interstate 80 Thursday morning before crashing into four vehicles in a construction zone. Around 9:00 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police assigned to the Operation Safe HighwaysInitiative through Effective Law Enforcement and Detection (SHIELD), say they [...]
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they have arrested an alleged Luzerne County drug dealer after a years-long investigation. The Pittston City Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit began a narcotics investigation in February 2025 into Gregory Shah Johnson of Kingston. The investigation revealed that Johnson was selling marijuana and methamphetamine throughout Luzerne County. As [...]
DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people were displaced, and some pets are unaccounted for after a mobile home fire on Wednesday night in Dallas, officials say. According to Back Mountain Regional Fire and EMS Assistant Fire Chief Ed Gray, crews were called just after 7:00 p.m. Wednesday to Dallas Mobile Home Park for a [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Thousands of students had another chance to learn from the pros before they hit the workforce themselves. Mohegan Pennsylvania was once again home to JA Inspire. The event brings together nearly 3,000 high school students from more than 35 schools. This is the second day of the event, and [...]
Update: A spokesperson from Pennsylvania American Water says repair work was completed around midnight. PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An apartment complex in Pittston was without water after a Wednesday afternoon main break in Pittston, according to a representative for PA American Water. Alana Roberts of PA American Water says the Anthracite Apartments, on North [...]
Tierra Gilliam is accused of helping Jason Dates flee the area.
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is being charged after police say she helped a man wanted for a shooting in Hanover Township escape to Philadelphia. 22-year-old Tierra Shanell Gilliam is charged with hindering the prosecution, after she allegedly drove 33-year-old Jason Dates to Philadelphia on Tuesday as police in Luzerne County searched [...]
DALLAS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A big milestone in the Back Mountain as a Little League organization celebrates a big anniversary: It's opening night at Back Mountain Little League, and with it comes extra meaning this year, the marking of 75 years of baseball, family, and tradition. Players took to the field with energy [...]
