Luzerne County

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party announced they are coming to NEPA for the first time.

Officials have announced that Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party will be coming to Wilkes-Barre for the first time ever in August.

On August 10 and 11 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party will have three performances at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in the dark.

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WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people are accused of separate retail thefts that occurred at a Luzerne County Target and are wanted by police.

According to the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department, on February 16 a man entered Target, selected two PS5 hard drives, and removed them from their security keepers.

The suspect discarded the empty security keepers and left the store in a black Dodge truck, investigators stated.

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Driver arrested for alleged speeding in Luzerne County

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Homicide. That’s the verdict from a jury for the coroner’s inquest into the 1970 disappearance of 22-year-old Ilonka Cann from Luzerne County.

The young mother vanished without a trace 54 years ago from her home near Sweet Valley.

The six-member jury deliberated for just over an hour. They determined the manner of death as homicide for Ilonka Cann and the cause is undetermined.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The City of Wilkes-Barre has released the street cleaning schedule as the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority (WVSA) begins this week.

Wilkes-Barre Mayor George C. Brown announced Monday that WVSA will be street cleaning in Wilkes-Barre from Tuesday, March 5 through Friday, March 8.

The street cleaning schedule found below is tentative and weather is permitting.

Bill Clinton to speak at Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick dinner in Scranton

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County man has been sentenced to over 6 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Monday, that Dario George, 32, of Nanticoke, was sentenced to 6 years and 6 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl.

According to U.S. Attorney, Gerard M. Karam, Geroge previously pleaded guilty and admitted to selling between 280 - 400 grams of fentanyl in the Luzerne County area in 2021 and 2022.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was charged after police say he was found speeding in Luzerne County.

According to the Hazleton City Police Department, on Friday, March 1 around 2:00 a.m., officers tried to pull over a Jeep driving along Galaxy Bar and Grill for traveling at a high speed.

Arrests made, four facing charges in Williamsport double homicide

Police say the driver, later identified as Yandry Almonte, failed to stop when officers turned on their lights and sirens.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak in Scranton in March.

According to the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick of Lackawanna County, 42nd President Bill Clinton is set to be the principal speaker at their 118th dinner when it returns to the Electric City in two weeks.

WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is wanted on charges after police say they set up a fake drug sale meet-up in Luzerne County.

According to the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department, in October 2023 detectives conducted a drug trafficking investigation involving William Miluszewski, 38, of Wilkes-Barre.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — What happened to 22-year-old Ilonka Cann? The young mother vanished without a trace 54 years ago from her home near Sweet Valley. A rare coroner’s inquest is getting underway in Luzerne County Court to solve her mysterious disappearance.

Jurors for the inquest are being selected in courtroom number four, six regular jurors and two alternates will be chosen. They will hear evidence from witnesses and possibly determine the cause and manner of death. 

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have charged a man after they say he attacked cars, and officers, and tried to assault people while being high on drugs.

According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, on Saturday around 7:00 p.m., officers were called to the 500 block of South Main Street when a man, later identified as Christian Roldan, 31, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, began trying to enter, punching cars and attempting to assault people walking-by.