WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lindsey Stirling announced the return of her Snow Waltz Holiday Tour, which includes her first-ever stop at the Mohegan Arena The award-winning violinist will be performing at the Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. The Snow Waltz Holiday Tour 2026 is her [...]
BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) said on Monday they have taken over a death investigation in Butler Township. In a release, PSP Trooper Anthony Petroski says on Monday, the Butler Township Police Department were called to an incident to East Foothills Drive in Butler Township. At the request of the [...]
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A recent Luzerne County Community College graduate and his wife announced a new scholarship for future paramedic students in Nanticoke. Stuart Olsen, who completed the college's paramedic program in 2024, established the award alongside his wife, Christina Olsen, to support students entering the emergency medical field. The scholarship provides $750 [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A warrant was issued for a man police said was taking pictures up the skirt of a 12-year-old girl in a gas station. Charles Rogers, 47, was charged with invasion of privacy after police said he followed a girl around Wednesday morning in a Wilkes-Barre Township Sheetz and taking [...]
PLYMOUTH BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Plymouth Police arrested a man Saturday night after an investigation into the alleged kidnapping and rape of a girl. Travis Webb, 47, of Weldon, North Carolina, was arrested and faces several charges, including rape, kidnapping, and aggravated indecent assault of a person less than 16-years-old. Webb is currently in [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new development happened Monday in one of the most shocking murder cases in Luzerne County history. A formal arraignment was held Monday afternoon for William Wolfe. Wolfe is the last remaining defendant in the so-called "House of Horrors" case. He is accused in the death of 38-year-old Nicole Cuevas, [...]
Students are back at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, for the last year the branch campus is open
Police in Luzerne County said a North Carolina man brandished a firearm, threatened to kill the 14-year-old girl, then sexually assaulted her at a Plymouth home.
The Luzerne County Coroner's Office has identified the victim of a deadly fire that broke out Saturday night along Wapwallopen Road in Nescopeck Township.
NESCOPECK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A fire that claimed the life of a Luzerne County man is suspected to be accidental. According to a release from police, the fire broke out on Wapwallopen Road around 11:30 p.m. Saturday night. Police say the fire is suspected to be accidental. 73-year-old James Velekei was found deceased [...]
