Luzerne County

A chicken craze is sweeping Luzerne County as three new chicken chains have plans in the works to join the flock in Wilkes-Barre Township alone.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tributes continue to pour in for 15-year-old La’Niyah Clark weeks after her body was found in South Wilkes-Barre. Since then, her family and friends have held demonstrations and candlelight vigils to honor her life. Now, two new initiatives will aim to do the same. LaLa attended Breese Elementary in Illinois [...]

LUZERNE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An attack on a teenager at a park in Luzerne County has police putting out a warning. Investigators say a man on an e-bike approached the teen and tried to force a rag over her face in the area of Charles Street Park in Luzerne this week. Police describe the [...]

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Charges were filed in the shooting that wounded a 7-year-old in Luzerne County. Video shows the home in Kingston where police say the child was shot in the rear end last Friday. Officers say Kayne Burton, 24, of Kingston, accidentally fired his gun through the floor, hitting the boy. Authorities [...]

PLAIN TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A familiar face kicked off her congressional campaign Wednesday afternoon. Scranton's mayor, Paige Cognetti, officially announced she's running as the democratic candidate in the 8th district primary, and she didn't waste any time taking aim at her republican opponent. Inside the Pennsylvania State Educational building in Luzerne County, Mayor [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre City Police on Wednesday said they are searching for a missing person. Police are asking for the public's help in finding 27-year-old Awilda Acevedo. Authorities ask anyone with information on Acevedo or his whereabouts to contact police at 570-208-4200 or message them on Facebook.

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti is set to face Congressman Rob Bresnahan in Pennsylvania's eighth district. At a news conference, she hammered Bresnahan's trading.

Students showcasing their STEM talents at the Northeast Regional Science Olympiad at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, vying for a spot at the state finals.

A man turned himself in to police following a shooting last week that injured a 7-year-old child.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a man reported missing in Wilkes-Barre. The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department is searching for 39-year-old Kevin Panowicz. Details on when Panowicz was last seen or heard from were not given by police. Anyone with information is asked to contact Wilkes-Barre City Police at 570-208-4200 or message [...]