Luzerne County

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones shares how experiences like these prepare students for the frontlines.

As a result of the federal government shutdown, active duty military members can no longer participate in the largest Veterans' Day Parade in the region.

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A celebration this afternoon in the Back Mountain, highlighting adoption. Dozens of families gathered at Appletree Terrace in Dallas for the 32nd annual Luzerne County Child, Youth, and Families Adoption Celebration. The event aimed to highlight adoption and bring together families who have adopted children over the past year through the [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a rent check stolen from a collection box inside USPS. On November 4, officers received a report about a mail theft and check fraud. The victim stated that she placed a rent check for $1,200.00 addressed to her landlord into the mail collection box at the U.S. [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Veterans Day is next week, and one local health system has found a special way to say "thank you" to those who have served. Geisinger hosted a Veterans' Appreciation Dinner on Thursday in Wilkes-Barre. This was a drive-through event that took place at twelve different locations in northeastern and central Pennsylvania to honor [...]

JENKINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— We begin this evening with the state's chief executive visiting NEPA's largest food bank. Governor Josh Shapiro joined volunteers near Pittston to highlight food insecurity in the commonwealth. 28/22 News reporter Joe Mason has details on the governor's visit. Governor Josh Shapiro stopped at the Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Students who attend Lee Park Elementary School in the Hanover Area School District will be attending class virtually. Mold spores were found in the school. The problem stems from a water pipe that burst on October 23. As a precaution, a secondary air test was conducted, and the results showed mold [...]

Gov. Shapiro stopped in Luzerne County to address the lapse in SNAP benefits that's impacting nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians.

Students at Hanover Area Memorial Elementary School sang and gave speeches to veterans on Thursday.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A home is destroyed after an early morning fire in Wilkes-Barre. Crews were on the scene putting out hot spots at a home on Chandler Street around 3:00 a.m. Firefighters helped a woman to safety during the fire, but no one was reported injured. The fire chief has called the [...]