Luzerne County

Ex-student from Dallas High School fabricated tale gunman attacked school and killed loved ones, classmates

WEST WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Something stinks in a part of Luzerne County, and residents say their quality of life is being destroyed by that odor. The smell is coming from a business which admits it is the source of the problem.

The company at the center of the concerns and controversy is KB Crash Creations in West Wyoming.

Company officials say they have taken steps to mitigate the odor problems and insist they want to be a good neighbor, but many residents say they just want the odor to go away once and for all.

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A graduate of Dallas High School was seen in a video online falsely claiming he lost his brother and best friend in a school shooting in Dallas in 2017.

"A week later, I had to go back to that school, and that was the worst part. Cause you had to walk past that spot where I saw my best friend, where I had to pretend it was all normal. It was not normal," Polachek said.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The city of Wilkes-Barre is now better prepared for a flood.

The city partnered with the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority to put a facility building at Kirby Park to hold flood walls and house the tools needed to close the Market Street Bridge during a flood.

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This facility is approximately a quarter mile away from the bridge to ensure crews can be there within minutes in the case of an emergency.

The county council voted 10-1 to purchase the 157-year-old historic train station for $615,000.

WHITE HAVEN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Trump administration on Tuesday ordered a temporary pause on scheduling new student visas, and that could make a big difference in the lives of international students hoping for an education in America.

Right now, it is unclear which exact type of student visas and at what level of education this could impact.

But on Monday, 28/22 News visited a local international student who attends a Carbon County high school and hopes his experience could be shared by others and not taken away.

A new facility to store flood protection materials was unveiled in Kirby Park on Tuesday.

Students in Luzerne County celebrated academic success with ice cream treats and charitable donations on Tuesday.

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Gang violence and gang influence are on the rise in our area. On Tuesday, 28/22 News is looking at the latest effort to combat the troubling issue.

Its focus is on the members of our communities who are targeted by gangs: Our children.

It's all about a book titled Pokey: the Wannabe Gang Puppy. It targets kids as young as five years old.

The author, a Luzerne County man, says it teaches children about gangs in a language they can understand.

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new Indian restaurant is coming to the Back Mountain at the Twin Stacks shopping center.

Aroma Grill and Bar will open Friday, May 30, at 12:30 p.m. as a destination for traditional Tandoori cooking.

Tandoor cooking is an ancient art that uses a traditional clay oven heated by a charcoal fire.

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You can expect marinated meats and vegetables, kebabs, oven-fresh naan, curries, biryanis, and more made with authentic Indian spices.