Luzerne County

A community is coming together to remember a 15-year-old boy killed in a house fire Saturday in Luzerne Borough.

OLYPHANT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Residents concerned about a proposed data center project in Lackawanna County gathered Sunday afternoon at Fern Hill Park in Olyphant to voice their opposition and share information with the community. The event, organized by the group, Stop Olyphant Data Centers, focused on the proposed TriBoro data centers, which would span [...]

Families braved the rain for the Germania Hose Company's century-old fireman's bazaar, enjoying rides and food while raising funds for the station's gear.

Funds raised went to the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame Cares Fund, helping cover costs for special needs athletes and registration costs for kids.

LUZERNE BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's an up close and personal look at local history, one month after a time capsule was unearthed. People headed inside Luzerne Volunteer Fire Department to look at mementos of life from 25 years ago. Photos, newspapers, and letters were displayed on tables. The items were buried in a [...]

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Call it working up a good sweat for a good cause. Runners, joggers and walkers headed out on this humid Sunday in Kingston. They took part in the 18th Annual Pauly Friedman 5K Walk and Run and Family Fun Day. The course began and ended at the Friedman Jewish Community [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre Police Department was asking for the public's help locating a missing child. The child has since been found safe.

LUZERNE BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A community is grieving after a fire tragedy. A teenager is dead and three family members are injured when flames broke out Saturday morning in Luzerne Borough. One of those grieving is a friend of the family who spoke with 28/22 News. Yellow police tape and bright balloons surround [...]

A community mourns as a vigil honors a 15-year-old who was killed in a house fire on his birthday.

Held at the university's Lemmond Theater, the concert was presented by Autism Awareness NEPA and featured sensory headphones and haptic vests.