Luzerne County

Banks was found guilty at trial and sentenced to death. The sentence was later overturned due to his mental incompetence.

BUTLER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is facing charges after police say she hit and dragged a motorcycle rider, then fled the scene. According to the Butler Township Police, 44-year-old Shannon L. Dietrich is charged following a serious injury crash on Saturday, November 1, around 10:40 p.m. Police say they responded to a [...]

HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner has identified the woman killed in a crash on the Sans Souci Parkway Friday morning. According to the Luzerne County coroner, 32-year-old Aaliyah Jones of Nanticoke was the victim killed in the crash on Halloween morning in Hanover Township. The cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries. The [...]

Two cars collided head-on around 11:30 a.m. Friday on the Sans Souci Parkway in Hanover Township.

The Pennsylvania Lottery has awarded an online prize worth $1 million to a player from Luzerne County.

(WBRE/WYOU) — A lucky lottery player from Luzerne County has won $1,000,000 from an online game. The Pennsylvania Lottery recently awarded an online prize worth $1,000,000 on the game Million Dollar Countdown to a player in Luzerne County. Million Dollar Countdown plays in Standard Mode or Power Hour Mode. The game features a chance to multiply [...]

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Juvenile crime rates are a subject of major concern in Luzerne County. Juvenile crime rates are on the rise in Luzerne County and have been for years, according to District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce, and he sees a big reason for it. "It's a consequence of the fact that we don't have [...]

The SPCA of Luzerne County hosted its 11th annual Bone Appétit in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday to support its mission of caring for and protecting animals in need.

Staff say they had to change nearly 400 clocks over the weekend.

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones spoke with food drive organizers who are hopeful that the recent ruling to release funding for the SNAP Program will be finalized.