Luzerne County

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A drug treatment program in Luzerne County is getting a big boost. The County Council is taking action to make sure treatment is there to help people battling addiction.

This money, $267,000, is coming from a larger settlement the county received to battle opioid abuse.

The vote was unanimous.

Council Chairman John Lombardo says the vote came after the department approached the council to supplement a lack of funding from the state this year.

Austin Shission, Abide's owner, says hundreds of dollars were stolen early Tuesday morning. Instead of closing, he decided to thank customers with a drink discount.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local coffee shop was broken into, but they say they are still brewing. The owners at Abide Coffeehouse in Downtown Wilkes-Barre say someone kicked in their office door and stole hundreds of dollars.

Security footage shows someone in the business just before 2:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.

The person looked behind the counter before making their way to the office, where they pried open the door and stole money.

Coffee shop offers ‘robbery special’ after burglary

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Nursing students at Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) now have access to a new hands-on clinical tool.

School administration says it's something that will help them keep up with new technology and better serve patients. Nursing students can take their learning a step further with the use of five new bedside laptop computers.

Johnson College hosted Girls on Fire Tuesday morning, teaching students from Heights Terrace Middle School about career opportunities in non-traditional STEM fields.

Aziz Bello was charged with accidents involving death or personal injury in Luzerne County.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are charging an 18-year-old after they say he shot at a delivery driver, causing a crash that injured a baby.

According to the Wilkes-Barre Police Department, 18-year-old Jonyel Henriquez Diaz was arrested for allegedly shooting at 20-year-old Rufino Jimenez De La Cruz in the 600 block of North Main Street on the night of February 10.

Police stated De La Cruz was working for Uber and was in the process of making a delivery when he and a passenger in his car got into an argument with two other men in a parking lot.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A person was caught on camera burglarizing a popular coffee shop in downtown Wilkes-Barre Tuesday.

The owners of Abide Coffeehouse say someone broke into the shop around 1:45 a.m.

The person got away with some cash and damaged parts of the shop. The owners say they are thankful no one was hurt.

In the security video, you can see a person wearing jeans, a dark hooded jacket, and a mask wandering through the shop opening cabinets and doors before exiting the building.

WRIGHT TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators are charging a mother after she allegedly injured her 4-month-old son at her home in Luzerne County.

According to the Wright Township Police Department, officers were called for a domestic dispute that involved Jazmine Clapper, 20, of Tennessee, who investigators later learned had an ongoing case with the Luzerne County Children & Youth Services.

BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he hit a pedestrian on I-80 with his tractor-trailer, then fled the scene.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, on March 21, troopers were called to Interstate 80 East at mile marker 257.1 in Butler Township for a crash involving a pedestrian.

On the scene, police stated they spoke with a driver who informed them that a tractor-trailer, driven by Aziz Bello, 50, of Allentown, had hit a pedestrian.