Luzerne County

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Some people were forced from their homes after a late-day fire in Kingston.

Crews raced to 3rd Avenue just after 4:00 p.m., dispatched for a commercial fire, but arrived to find a four-unit apartment building with flames in the back of the building.

13-year-old laid to rest free of charge after murder

Kingston Fire Chief Frank Guido says it took about 15 minutes to knock down the fire.

Six people are now displaced, The Red Cross is helping them, according to Chief Guido.

BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— We begin with a 13-year-old boy being laid to rest Friday more than a month after he was tortured and killed.

Friday morning's service was attended by several community members, all remembering a life cut far too short.

"I'm sure he's looking down on us right now and appreciates what we're doing for him," expressed Kathy Tomcheck.

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13-year-old Jacob Delgadillo, laid to rest Friday morning at St. John's Cemetery in Drums.

A community comes together to give 13-year-old Jacob Delgadillo a proper burial. Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones takes us to the somber ceremony.

SLOCUM TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — September is National Honey Month, an annual event that promotes the beekeeping industry across the country.

There’s a buzz in Slocum Township, and not just during September, which is National Honey Month. Harold Keiner started his apiary 13 years ago, a labor of love that grew over the years.

“Four or five years ago, I had as many as sixty colonies back there to work,” explained Keiner, owner of Keiner's Apiary.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The F.M. Kirby Center announced that comedian Jerry Seinfeld is set to perform two shows on January 30, 2026.

Seinfeld will be performing his newest stand-up routine for two shows, at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on January 30, 2026.

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Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, September 12, at 10:00 a.m.

BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A non-profit is doing everything in its power to provide the local homeless population with support.

28/22 News Reporter Avery Nape met with the founders of the organization to find out how they're picking up the pieces Keystone Mission left behind.

Saint Elizabeth's Way, a support group from Saint Elizabeth's Church in Bear Creek, has been hard at work the past few months.

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LEHMAN TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County boy was honored Wednesday after saving a man's life at the Luzerne County fair last Tuesday.

Board President of the Luzerne County Fair Alan Pugh collapsed to the ground in a life-threatening emergency.

10-year-old Ben Hineline was in the right place at the right time and sprang into action.

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Ben's parents told 28/22 News that he has always had a big personality, but even a bigger heart and can think on his feet.

The spot of the old, historic Hotel Sterling in Wilkes-Barre is now up for sale, opening the door to new possibilities downtown.

BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they have a suspect in custody Thursday afternoon after an armed robbery at an auto repair shop on Wednesday.

Kline Township Police have identified the suspect as 21-year-old Chase Lynn Abbit, currently homeless, but originally from Los Angeles, California.

Butler Township have charged Abbit with receiving stolen property, firearms not to be carried without a license and use/possession of a small amount of marijuana.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man threatened Special Olympics participants at Kirby Park, then later threw fecal matter on the walls of a holding cell.

Officers were called to Kirby Park for a report of a man harassing several people and threatening them with a hammer.

On the scene, police said the victims claimed the man, later identified as Matthew Fisher, 36, of Wilkes-Barre, approached them and a group of people participating in a Special Olympics event held at Kirby Park.