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," [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One of the biggest events in Northeastern PA is back for its 5th year, and this show has no shortage of talent. NEPA's Got Talent kicks off March 20th at the F.M. Kirby Center. 29 performers will compete for top prizes, judged by both a panel and the audience. No [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was arrested after police say she stole nearly $3,000 worth of beauty supplies during a retail theft scheme. According to the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department, Susan Marie Munley was arrested after she stole $1,580 worth of Sephora products and jewelry and fled from loss prevention. Officers said [...]
The Educational Opportunity Centers will host a free Career Readiness Summit to guide students and adults in exploring educational and career paths.
A data center developer spent about $540 million to buy 1700 acres of land in Salem Township. However, some who live near the proposed site were not offered money.
PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Drivers say it's a daily challenge, a sound they know all too well: hitting a pothole. A sound that brings anger, frustration, and worry about costly damage. We're in what many drivers call pothole season. The time of year between winter and spring when these craters pop up more [...]
FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) – Karen McGinnis, 46, of Mountain Top, was sentenced March 17 to 20 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $400,000 in public property tax money. U.S. District Judge Karoline Mehalchick issued the sentence following McGinnis' conviction for theft of public funds. McGinnis served as the tax collector for [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Wilkes-Barre are looking for a man they say led them on a high-speed chase for nearly 7 miles with a young child in his vehicle. Police say Jaquan Ellis Pankey, 31, of Wilkes-Barre, took off in his Dodge Durango after police used a stun gun on him while [...]
Karen McGinnis was sentenced on Tuesday to a year and eight months in prison and must pay more than $367,000 in restitution.
PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former professional hockey player wanted in Massachusetts for harassment was arrested at a Luzerne County hotel. William Tibbetts, 51, who played for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, was arrested after being discovered in Plains Township at the Red Roof Inn. According to the affidavit, Tibbetts had an outstanding warrant from [...]
