February 4, 2025 at 23:20 ESTPA homepage
NESCOPECK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A shed went up in flames and threatened to catch a home on fire in Nescopeck Township Tuesday night.
Officials say the Nescopeck Township Fire Company was called to the 600 block of Zenith Road for a reported fire at about 6:10 p.m.
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A member of the Nescopeck Township Fire Company says the fire broke out at a shed next to a home on Zenith Road.
No one was injured in the fire and some of the siding melted off the home but it did not catch fire.
February 4, 2025 at 18:53 ESTWNEP
Orders are starting to pile up at florists ahead of Valentine's Day. Newswatch 16's Chelsea Strub checked out the rush at one florist in Luzerne County.
February 4, 2025 at 16:03 ESTPA homepage
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hazleton residents will be faced with a ballot referendum question in the May primary election regarding the possible formation of a government study commission.
Council approved the ballot question less than a month after the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the city.
It claims the current "at-large" method of electing council members is discriminatory to the city's Latino population.
February 4, 2025 at 14:26 ESTPA homepage
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say an investigation is underway after a car, idling to warm up, was stolen.
On February 2 around 2:45 pm. officers were called to the Carson and 12th Street area in Hazleton City for a report of a stolen vehicle.
Officers said that the owner of a 2012 Dodge Avenger went outside and started the car to warm it, then went inside to wait. When the owner went to leave, they noticed the car was gone.
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February 4, 2025 at 13:16 ESTWNEP
Natanihel San Martin was sentenced on Monday to 23 to 46 years in prison.
February 4, 2025 at 12:16 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performers Joan Jett & The Blackhearts are coming to the F.M. Kirby Center of Performing Arts.
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts will take the stage at the F.M. Kirby Center on Saturday, April 19.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 7, at 10:00 a.m. There will be an exclusive pre-sale for Kirby Members on Wednesday, February 5, at 10:00 a.m.
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Ticket prices range from $59.50 to 149.50 plus fees.
February 4, 2025 at 10:38 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was arrested after police say she was stealing over $100 worth of items from Target and was later found with drugs.
Wilkes-Barre Township Police say they arrested Candis Lazovich, 35, of Plymouth on February 1 after Target Loss Prevention caught her concealing and under-ringing items at self-checkout worth $143.95.
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Following her arrest she was found to have $3,600 in cash and possession of multiple controlled substances, officers reported.
February 4, 2025 at 10:08 ESTWNEP
It's a busy time of year for Michael Mootz Candies, filling Valentine's Day demand and then working right into Easter, right around the corner.
February 3, 2025 at 23:07 ESTPA homepage
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A fatal neurological disease is hitting NEPA wildlife.
Two separate cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) have been confirmed by the game commission in Luzerne County, the first cases ever discovered in the county and in northeastern Pennsylvania.
And the discovery impacts every deer hunter in the area.
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The two cases involve a wild deer in Sugarloaf Township, and the other at a deer farm whose location has not yet been released.
February 3, 2025 at 17:55 ESTWNEP
Residents of the Wyoming Valley area are being warned about mail from scammers impersonating local police asking for life-saving funds for a wounded police officer.
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