Luzerne County

Luzerne County Intermediate Unit 18 hosts the career fair every year for juniors and seniors in the county.

Holy Redeemer High School teacher Mr. Chet Hine is retiring, leaving a legacy and lifelong impact on thousands of students and athletes.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The cost of celebrating mom is running into the cost of everything else. At one local flower shop, customers are still going all out for Mother's Day, while the business works to absorb higher costs behind the counter. "'Hi, I want to send flowers to my mother.' That's all I get. [...]

A new business in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area is delivering gas straight to cars, wherever they are. Newswatch16's Adi Iyer spoke to folks at Juiced Fuel NEPA.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An annual Greek food festival is back in Luzerne County. Annunciation Greek Orthodox church on East Ross Street in Wilkes-Barre is serving up traditional Greek favorites, from baklava to gyros. The festival offers both eat-in and take-out options, along with pre-orders by phone. Mother's Day Greek Pastry trays are also [...]

MOUNTAIN TOP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local student is now facing criminal charges after being expelled from school. Tyler Young was banned from being anywhere near the Crestwood School District property. Police say the now former student from Wapwallopen was initially suspended last month for sexual harassment after making inappropriate contact with another student. [...]

A criminal complaint filed in Luzerne County details a whirlwind three days for two men whose road trip from Connecticut to Illinois took a turn in Pennsylvania

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State Representative Jim Haddock proposed House Bill 2446 in late April. It would provide $30,000,000 in taxpayer-funded grants annually to local fire departments for modernization efforts. The Fire Company Transformational Grant Program would target improvements for departments lacking modern equipment and infrastructure. A memo on Representative Haddock’s website reads in [...]

The intersection of Spring and Mundy streets in Wilkes-Barre reopened Wednesday morning.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The sinkhole located on Spring Street and Mundy Street in Wilkes-Barre has been repaired, allowing the roadway to reopen. City officials stated the cause of the sinkhole was a void underneath the blacktop. The contractor backfilled the void early Wednesday morning, and as of 1100 a.m., Mundy and Spring Streets [...]