When tragedies like house fires or flooding happen, those in need rely on aid from the Red Cross. Now, the nonprofit is looking for people to join its volunteer list
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Celebrating history while looking to the future: That's the goal of a major project underway at a landmark building in Luzerne County, a building that at one point had been given up for dead.
"It is beautiful. When I first walked in here I said 'Wow! This is amazing.' And I would hope that everybody would feel the same way. You know? It is a beautiful building," said Property Manager for the former Altamont Hotel Project Diane Lizzio.
(WBRE/WYOU)— A Luzerne County man already doing time for murder and other charges has pleaded guilty to arson in Carbon County.
According to a release from Weatherly Police Department Roberto Torner entered a guilty plea to a 2016 fire of his own home, just days before the trial.
Man accused of shooting woman in face during TV dispute
Several people who lived in the neighboring homes barely escaped the flames.
Torner is serving life in prison for the 2015 shooting death of 63-year-old Jose Herran in Foster Township.
Father Oleh Kuts moved to Hazleton two years ago to escape the war in Ukraine. Newswatch16's Adi Iyer spoke to Father Kuts about his life since the war began.
A fatal two-vehicle crash is under investigation in Luzerne County.
The Nanticoke Police Department is looking to fight back amid rising drug problems in the city, but the department is in need of the community's help.
Students at Luzerne County Community College got a lesson on the Civil Rights Movement Monday in honor of Black History Month
LARKSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews responded to a fire that broke out at a home in Larksville Monday morning.
Firefighters were called to the rear of a home in the 200 block of Howard Street for reports of smoke and fire just after 11:30 a.m.
Firefighters from Larksville and Courtdale who first arrived at the scene reported heavy smoke and entered the home to search for any potential victims.
Man accused of shooting woman in face during TV dispute
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hazleton City officials are issuing an alert today regarding a letter that has been sent to city residents regarding concerns that the city may become a sanctuary city.
Mayor Jeff Cusat (R) says the letter instructs the recipients to donate money to fund efforts to supposedly prevent Hazleton and Pennsylvania from becoming a Sanctuary City for undocumented immigrants.
Spectators banned from West Hazleton youth basketball games
Flames broke out around 11:30 a.m. Monday along Howard Street in Larksvillle.
