WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Canadian Wildfire Smoke has planted itself over Northeastern Pennsylvania, forcing many of us to breathe it in and face potential health issues. A thick haze surrounds Downtown Wilkes-Barre, making the mountains in the distance unrecognizable. The state's department of environmental protection put in a Code Red Air Quality Action [...]
An intense scare for neighbors and a family early Thursday morning in Nanticoke after a 911 call sent a swarm of police to a deadly scene that wasn't really there.
The EPA administrator visits Luzerne County to oversee the launch of a $39 million system to rapidly clean up a contaminated Superfund site.
Investigators say Amanda Gregorio and Stacey Louder beat and restrained an 11-year-old in Exeter. The victim was also said to be extremely malnourished.
The new state budget will send hundreds of millions of additional dollars to schools across the state, including in our area.
Camp Sight at Wilkes University is empowering visually impaired youth with confidence and skills.
Newswatch 16's Anthony Bordanaro stopped by a summer camp in Luzerne County to see how they are keeping campers cool.
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A mother and grandmother were sentenced Wednesday in a 2024 child abuse case, in which they pleaded guilty to beating, restraining, and starving a then-11-year-old girl. The girl's mother, Amanda Gregorio of Exeter, 34, was sentenced to 10 to 40 years in prison, according to a release from District Attorney Dave [...]
LARKSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As communities across NEPA continue fighting against data center applicants, others are laying the groundwork to prevent a fight in the first place. On Tuesday, Larksville Borough Council voted to draft a data center ordinance just in case developers take an interest in their hometown. "Nobody at any time ever [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre VA is urging veterans to check again, even if they never applied for health care or were told years ago they did not qualify. The medical center held an outreach event on Tuesday in Plains Township to help former service members enroll and ask about benefits. VA [...]
