Newswatch 16's Valeria Quinones spoke with the executive director of the Freeland YMCA about how the change will help the community.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It was a house of torture and death, and Wilkes-Barre police describe it as the "House of Horrors." Five people who are charged with the murder of a woman inside that house were in court on Wednesday, and the already bizarre story took a strange twist. One of the five [...]
Newswatch 16 is tracking judicial races in several local counties
A government study commission proposed changes to a document regarding the basic form of the county's government. Voters are deciding if that's what they want.
WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There was a tight race for Luzerne County Council. As the night went on, more and more people made their way out to cast their votes. There was a lot on the ballot in Luzerne County this time around, but 28/22 News will focus on the county council. Five [...]
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A tentative agreement has been reached between the Luzerne County Community College Association of Higher Education and the college. Both sides have been negotiating on Monday and Tuesday. In a release, PSEA spokesman John Holland said the new agreement is fair, reasonable, and affordable. The union will vote on the [...]
(WBRE/WYOU)— Big races mean big decisions, but voter turnout has been slow in some areas. Plus, there have been reported issues as the polls opened in parts of Luzerne County. 28/22 News reporter Joe Mason has visited several polling places. Throughout the afternoon, there were also several voting machine issues. 28/22 News is hearing this [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Luzerne County Bureau of Elections reports that there were sporadic issues in various voting poll sites throughout the morning rush. Director of Eleticons, Emily Cook, tells 28/22 News that sporadic issues were reported from various precincts in the county. In Hazleton, the polling place located at the 14th Ward Fire [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man had nearly $3,000 stolen from him after police say another man threatened to "shoot his head off," while in his hotel room. On November 1, officers were called to a hotel on Kidder Street for a report of an armed robbery. The victim told police that a friend [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Families lined up along Wyoming Avenue in Kingston Monday afternoon, hoping to take home some fresh, healthy food. Food Dignity, a local nonprofit, is helping families make ends meet by buying food from area farmers at fair market prices, then donating it to people struggling with food insecurity. The event [...]
