Luzerne County

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— An area along the west bank of the Susquehanna River is now free from a buildup of trash.

Crews from Wilkes-Barre and Edwardsville teamed-up today to clean up the dump site at Nesbit Park.

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Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown says the wooded area was home to a homeless encampment that was cleared in late march.

Dump trucks and bulldozers cleared the site piled high with trash.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Hazleton Area School District, the largest school district in Northeastern Pennsylvania, is making major upgrades to its school safety system.

Those upgrades include "hi-tech" sensors that can detect smoke from gunshots and pick up keywords such as "emergency" or "help".

Police block off home, road in Luzerne County

The security upgrades also include a special window film that hardens windows from intruders, gunfire, and severe storms.

New mobile metal detectors will also be installed.

LUZERNE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police blocked off a home and roadways in Luzerne Borough Friday afternoon as they investigate explosives found in a home.

Around 1:40 p.m., police blocked off a home in the 300 block of Bennett Street between Sly and Academy Street.

Investigators say they were awaiting local bomb squad personnel to check out the home in question, but the Scranton Bomb Squad said the amounts of items found in the home is too much for their unit to handle.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two communities teamed up to clear a large dumpsite along the west bank of the Susquehanna River after it was discovered by public works crews.

Public Works Departments from Wilkes-Barre City and Edwardsville Borough spent Friday morning clearing the piles of debris from a wooded area near Kirby Park.

"The accumulation of garbage was discovered by Wilkes-Barre City DPW crews after the homeless encampment in Kirby Park was cleared in late March by the city," said Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown.

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HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Area fire chiefs are expressing concerns about a fundraising letter that is showing up in Northeastern Pennsylvania seeking financial donations to support volunteer firefighters.

The letter is being sent by a nonprofit organization based out of state.

Local fire chiefs say the letter may cause confusion when it comes to local fundraising efforts and reduce financial donations to local fire departments.

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Making its return to Luzerne County for the first time in over a decade, Cirque du Soleil is back at Mohegan Arena.

The penguins are out and the bugs have taken over Mohegan Arena, at least until Sunday, all for Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Ovo’ production.

A 22-foot-tall egg is the star of the show as ‘ovo’ means egg in Portuguese.

But have you ever seen bugs doing world-class acrobatics?

A massive stage was built inside the arena. Along with a backstage area.

BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged with a DUI and child endangerment after getting into a crash while his kids were left at home alone.

James Bradley, 43, is facing charges after officers responded to a crash on February 23, where they say his car fell down a creek in Butler Township.

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Cirque du Soleil's bug-themed OVO show makes its debut at Mohegan Sun Arena.