WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Traffic is snarled at times at a busy Wilkes-Barre corridor because of a road construction project. A stretch of River Street near Wilkes-Barre General Hospital was down to one lane Wednesday. Word at the scene is that Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority is raising three manholes to prepare for future paving. [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Drivers in Wilkes-Barre could soon see safer and more efficient intersections, thanks to new state funding aimed at modernizing the city's traffic signal system. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has granted more than a quarter of a million dollars through Pennsylvania's Green-Light-Go program to upgrade aging traffic signals at [...]
PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) have determined a Tuesday afternoon fatal fire in Plymouth was the result of arson. PSP said the suspect of the arson on Church Street died in the fire. Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes identified 51-year-old Carmelo Millan as the man killed in the fire.
Firefighters said the flames were so high, they couldn't even see the home
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT will close Interstate 81 in Luzerne County for 12 hours each day for a week for partial demolition of a bridge. Starting Monday, August 10, through Friday morning, August 14, 2026, from 7:00 p.m. till 7:00 a.m. PennDOT will close the roadway daily to perform a partial demolition of the [...]
The coroner responded to a structure fire on North Pioneer Avenue in Shavertown Wednesday morning.
SHAVERTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner was called after one body was discovered and multiple people were trapped inside a house fire in Luzerne County. Around 5:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, a fire broke out on the porch of a home on North Pioneer Avenue in Shavertown. The coroner was on the scene where one [...]
Police say the fire was set intentionally and there will be no further investigation.
In a winner-takes-all, high-stakes game, Blue Mountain lost in their third game against East Side for the chance to progress to the regional tournament.
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Water woes; This time in Hazleton after a main break in the city. Crews were hard at work Tuesday repairing the break on North Church Street. Customers in the area of 4th to 13th Streets may experience no water, low water pressure, or discolored water. The authority is not issuing [...]
