Luzerne County

HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say a woman is facing arson charges after a fire in Hazle Township.

Troopers say in a release on Wednesday, March 19, before 9:00 p.m., authorities were called to the 1000 block of North James Street in Hazle Township.

When state police arrived on scene, they discovered a row of bushes, measuring about 150 feet long, was involved in a fire.

Two arrested, facing charges after alleged home invasions

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Federal workers are sounding off this weekend about the way the Trump administration is reducing government.

A crowd gathered on Saturday at Wilkes-Barre Public Square to demonstrate.

Many held signs calling for the protection of workers from the gutting of several federal departments.

Protesters took aim at the recently created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and tech billionaire Elon Musk who leads it.

It’s Match Day for local medical students

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— It's another busy Friday for pizza places in our area, but for two in Luzerne county they are now down more than just sauce and cheese.

That's because two men are locked up after police say they stole used cooking oil from the businesses.

In the early evening hours of Friday during Lent, Pizza L'oven in Exeter was slammed with a busy crowd.

Police nab SNAP benefits skimming suspect

"Chaos, but controlled chaos," said Mike Perhach, Owner, Pizza L'oven Exeter.

The crash happened around 2:30 p.m. Friday along I-80 East near Conyngham.

WEST NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A bridge that connects two communities in NEPA is shut down until further notice.

On March 20, Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo announced the immediate closure of the Broadway Street Bridge.

The bridge connects Nanticoke and West Nanticoke. People 28/22 News spoke with say the closure is inconvenient, and they're concerned about how long it will take to reopen or be replaced.

I-80 shut down after pedestrian struck by tractor trailer

A school assembly in Luzerne County on Friday was all about honoring a very special teacher as she prepares for a deployment overseas.

BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Connecticut man is dead after a fatal hit and run took place on Interstate 80 Friday afternoon.

The release states that a 53-year-old man from Hartford, Connecticut is dead after a fatal hit and run crash occurred near mile marker 257 at around 2:30 p.m.

According to PennDOT, the closure was in the eastbound lanes between Exit 256: PA 93 - Nescopeck/Conyngham and Exit 260A: I-81 South - Harrisburg, but has since been reopened.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police utilized the Raven Gunshot Detection System to locate where a shooting took place in Hazleton.

Police say on March 20, around 5:20 p.m., an officer with the Hazleton Police Department heard gunshots, then used the Raven Gunshot Detection System to locate the shots in the 600 block of North Vine Street.

Police use Flock Safety system to arrest two suspects

According to police, when officers arrived there were several vehicles with apparent bullet holes in them and shell casings in the roadway.

Crews shut down the Broadway Street Bridge connecting Nanticoke and West Nanticoke on Thursday.

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect the location as Dallas Borough.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Police charged a former Dallas Borough police officer after he allegedly stole ammunition from a police station.

According to criminal documents, 39-year-old Corey Sidorek is being charged with theft for allegedly taking ammo from the Dallas Borough Police Department where he was employed for over four years.

Woman allegedly stole over $11K with forged checks