Luzerne County

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Child abuse is an alarming issue happening across our nation and one non-profit is working toward raising awareness about it happening in our area.

A pinwheel signifies childhood joy and playfulness but the blue one being held by Shannon Peduto represents child abuse prevention.

"Every year in Luzerne County, there are over 3,000 reports of child abuse happening in our community, so it’s very important that we keep our doors open so we are here to help these children and these families."

HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The International Paper box plant near Hazleton will close on April 14.

The company warned the 107 employees about the February closure in accordance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN).

According to WARN, employers must give a 60-day notice when there are plant closings of over 50 employees or if there are other mass layoffs.

Woman charged with fraudulently renting apartments

Three meetings are planned for the next two weeks. Decades of spending priorities to be decided

Crews were called to a fire at the former Great Northern Press warehouse on Gilligan Street in Wilkes-Barre around 9 p.m. Tuesday.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters were out in Wilkes-Barre to battle a blaze amid freezing temperatures Tuesday night.

Officials say crews were called to the 100 block of Gilligan Street in Wilkes-Barre for a structure fire.

28/22 News was there as several fire departments responded to the incident, including crews from Nanticoke, Hanover, and Wilkes-Barre.

Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department Chief Jay Delaney told 28/22 News crews were called to the scene shortly before 9:00 p.m. and found a heavy amount of fire when arriving on scene.

You may see sub-freezing temperatures outside, but a more tropical setting is what's drawing people to exercise at this studio in Edwardsville.

Newswatch 16's Chelsea Strub talked with a pet grooming salon owner about the importance of grooming your furry friends even in the winter.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged in relation to the "House of Horrors" case where a woman was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered.

Police say Anthony Vernet Dixon, 24, of Sugar Notch, admitted to punching Nicole Cuevas, 38, multiple times and assisted in burying her body.

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Dixon has been charged with aggravated assault and abuse of a corpse.

Police say they found Cuevas' body buried in the basement of the Carlisle Street home.

Anthony Dixon faces charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, and abuse of a corpse.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — City police are investigating after a man was stabbed in the stomach in Wilkes-Barre Monday night.

Police say they were called to North Empire Court just after 10:30 p.m. for a report of a man who had been stabbed.

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When they arrived, they found a 42-year-old man from Kingston with a single puncture wound to his abdomen.

Police say the man refused to provide any information about the incident.

He was transported to an area hospital for treatment. The investigation is ongoing.