Luzerne County

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones spoke with some of the last-minute shoppers who love the thrill of it all.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Many people who died while experiencing homelessness are being remembered in northeastern Pennsylvania. Dozens gathered Sunday evening at Luzerne County's Annual Homeless Persons Memorial to pay tribute. More than 30 people held tapered candles and read the names of nearly 200 homeless people who died since 2001 in Luzerne County. [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Call it a one-stop shop to help put toys beneath the Christmas tree for families in need. The non-profit, In This Together NEPA, hosted what's called Northeast Pole in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. The advocacy group rounded up donations, including new and gently used toys, children's books, and school supplies, to [...]

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some are celebrating this holiday season wearing tacky clothing for a cause near and dear to many of us. People and their pets turned out on Sunday for an Ugly Sweater and Kitten Adoption Party in Pittston. They showed up at Blind Cat Beer Company, also called BCBC Taproom. The [...]

LUZERNE BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested a wanted man Saturday evening during a traffic stop in Luzerne Borough. Kevin Farrell, 39, of Hanover Township was arrested yesterday by the Luzerne Borough Police Department after being stopped on Evans Street, just off of Union Street, for having suspended plates, officials say. Farrell [...]

EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY, (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say six residents and three cats, one of which died, were displaced by a house fire Sunday morning. According to Edwardsville Police Captain Joe Hudak, everyone is out of the conjoined house on the 200 block of Church Street. The fire also impacted the other side of the house. [...]

Luzerne County partnered with Midwest Food Bank and Fork Over Love in Pittston to distribute hot meals and produce to more than 60 cars.

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones shows us how the Hazleton One Community Center is helping hundreds of families in need this holiday season.

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Severe weather is causing outages to internet, cable, and phone service all across our area. One business, 28/22 News, reported losing internet around 4:00 p.m. Friday. An owner of CK's in Dallas says the outage has disrupted card readers, phone lines, and cable TV inside the restaurant. The outage is hitting [...]

LARKSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Two local borough police departments are set to regionalize at the start of the new year, and a familiar face will serve as chief. 28/22 News reporter Joe Mason shares what this merger will bring to the area. It's official. The Edwardsville and Larksville police departments are merging. The soon-to-be west [...]