DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a big day for hunters who managed to bag any big game animal in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Commission Northeast Region held a big game scoring session in Dallas on Saturday. It allowed hunters to bring in their game to be officially scored. Any whitetail deer, elk, or bears [...]
PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Easter Bunny is getting a workout this weekend: Earlier in the day, it hopped into Plymouth for a free, community Easter breakfast at Faith Baptist Church. Families got to enjoy a meal, arts and crafts, and photos with the Bunny. The non-profit Youth Enrichment Project teamed up with the [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Easter is still two weekends away, but some local communities are already getting in on the celebrating. Lots of treats were up for grabs on Saturday at the Parsons Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt in Wilkes-Barre. Kids took over the Wilkes-Barre Bears Football Field to scoop up all the candy [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A water boil advisory was issued to Pennsylvania American Water customers in Pringle and Courtdale boroughs, according to an official. Due to an early Saturday morning 14-inch water main break, 536 customers in Pringle and Courtdale boroughs are under a water boil advisory until further notice. The notice applies to customers [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Approaching 250 years of American history and Friday night in Wilkes-Barre, local scouts and sheriff's deputies made sure this region is part of marking it. It's all for northeastern Pennsylvania council of Scouting America's statewide tour called "Lite to Unite," raising flags and celebrating America's coming 250th birthday. The same [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Spring is starting with something sweet, and it's free. Plenty of people took advantage of a free medium gelati at Josie's Italian Ice in Kingston. The shop served thousands of these icy delights through 9:00 p.m. Friday. Joise's offers a wide variety of flavors, including Swedish Fish and fudgesicle. For [...]
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Luzerne County Sheriff's Department visited Head Start in Pittston to teach students about gun safety. Deputies, along with their mascot, Eddie Eagle, spoke to dozens of 3- to 5-year-olds about the dangers of firearms. he talks come as teen gun violence continues to rise, and officials say it's important [...]
In this week's 16 To The Rescue, we meet a pit bull/mix who turns 2 in a few weeks but has been bounced around in a shelter most of his life.
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A high-speed chase discovers a man with a stolen vehicle, stolen guns, a cop vest, and a list of gas stations' addresses, police say. On March 20, around 3:40 a.m., officers saw a vehicle parked alongside a gas station in Lehman Township. The driver, Michael Pritt, told police he was waiting [...]
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's not often you see people lined up outside a vacant storefront on a weekday morning, but outside the Wyoming Valley mall, the savings are hard to pass up. "It basically gets me my daughters' clothes for free. Because of my sales, I always make back what I spend," [...]
