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Nonprofit uplifts families through toy giveaway

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Call it a one-stop shop to help put toys beneath the Christmas tree for families in need. The non-profit, In This Together NEPA, hosted what's called Northeast Pole in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. The advocacy group rounded up donations, including new and gently used toys, children's books, and school supplies, to [...]

Celebrating holidays with Ugly Sweaters at Kitten Adoption Party

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some are celebrating this holiday season wearing tacky clothing for a cause near and dear to many of us. People and their pets turned out on Sunday for an Ugly Sweater and Kitten Adoption Party in Pittston. They showed up at Blind Cat Beer Company, also called BCBC Taproom. The [...]

Scranton man identified in Paupack Township fatal crash

PAUPACK TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wayne County Coroner's office has identified a passenger who died early Sunday morning in a Paupack Township crash. Kevin Dexter Laborde, 49, of Scranton, was pronounced dead at the scene around 4:55 a.m. off of Finn Swamp Road, between Pfeiffer Road and Goose Pond Road, according to a [...]

Wanted person, gun, drugs, $29K cash found after traffic stop, police say

LUZERNE BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested a wanted man Saturday evening during a traffic stop in Luzerne Borough. Kevin Farrell, 39, of Hanover Township was arrested yesterday by the Luzerne Borough Police Department after being stopped on Evans Street, just off of Union Street, for having suspended plates, officials say. Farrell [...]

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