(WBRE/WYOU) — A local sheriff is stepping down: After nearly a decade, Luzerne County Sheriff Brian Szumski submitted his letter of resignation this week. Szumski will continue to serve the county throughout this month until his last day on June 2. Szumski served at the head of the department for 12 years, but says he [...]
Kouri Richins was convicted in March of aggravated murder for lacing her husband Eric's cocktail with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl.
NIPPENOSE TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say a Lycoming County crash left one man dead. State police say 20-year-old Milan Dodson was killed after trying to pass traffic on Route 44 in Nippenose Township. Troopers say Dodson lost control and hit an oncoming vehicle. Authorities add that the driver of the [...]
EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tick season is ramping up across Pennsylvania, and health experts say this year has had an early start. At East Stroudsburg University, the Tick Research Lab of Pennsylvania is helping people stay safe by offering free tick testing for both humans and animals. Experts at the tick lab say [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police officers and vehicles filled North Empire Street in Wilkes-Barre after a report of shots fired Tuesday night. Witnesses say the incident started after a cookout in Kingston, when driver 30-year-old Odorico Mendoza Martinez Jr. headed toward Wilkes-Barre. ”Someone had the audacity to discharge a firearm in the City of [...]
Lamont Newell grew up without a stable home — sometimes sleeping in his family's car. Now he's headed to the Ivy League.
Rising country singer Tayler Holder, who built his following on TikTok before crossing over to Nashville, canceled all upcoming tour dates.
Residents at a county commissioners meeting voiced concerns over a landfill near St. Clair, while others spoke about their worries about potential data centers.
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress stopped by a garden center in Monroe County to see how the planting season is shaping up.
The 3rd annual STEMfest was held at Penn College of Technology in Williamsport.
