WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The November General Election is next Tuesday, and voters across the state will be casting votes for state, county, and local offices. Also on the ballot, a question to retain three justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. It usually doesn't get a lot of attention, but that is not the [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a 13-year-old allegedly stabbed a man during a fight. On October 28, around 8:00 p.m., officers were called to the hospital for a report of a man stabbed. Police said that an incident occurred at a residence on Hutson Street in Wilkes-Barre, where a 32-year-old man was stabbed [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Traffic is once again moving after a slow start this morning in downtown Wilkes-Barre. South Franklin Street was closed between West Northampton and West Market streets, while crews hung a new sign for Anzalone and Doyle Trial Lawyers.
PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a car crash resulted in pounds of meth and multiple guns being seized. According to the Plymouth Borough Police Department, a search warrant, issued after a vehicle crash, led to a seizure of the following Plymouth Borough Police stated they have an active warrant for the arrest of [...]
Workers at the plant say the explosion stemmed from a standard procedure for off-gassing.
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Halloween spirit is alive and glowing in Kingston, where one home is turning heads with a spine-tingling display. Bright red, blue, and green lights cast a colorful glow over a front yard packed with towering skeletons, creepy clowns, and eerie fog drifting down the alleyway. Every corner is covered in [...]
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 113 employees with Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) are set to go on strike next week if they cannot renegotiate their union contract with the school. The contract expired on August 31, and officials with both the Pennsylvania State Education Association and LCCC say they've been in negotiations for at [...]
SALEM TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say there was no fire or injuries after crews were called to a nuclear power plant in Salem Township Tuesday night. The Salem Township Fire Department posted on Facebook that they were called at about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday to a reported fire at the hydrogen storage facility near [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local university is doubling down on efforts to put an end to the stigma surrounding mental health. The school's football players have now joined the team. Wilkes University's Football Team pledged to become members of the mental health initiative on campus. The Green Bandana Project has been implemented at [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Seven days and counting to the November General Election: State, county, and local races are on the ballot. I-Team Reporter Andy Mehalshick talked with local political analysts about what's at stake in the election for a 2822 Now App Podcast. They talked about everything political and how it impacts northeast [...]
