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PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Solomon Elementary and Junior High will be closed for the rest of the week after a fire broke out inside the building Thursday morning. Superintendent Dr. Brian J. Costello of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District stated around 7:00 a.m., the administration team at the Solomon Junior High Building saw [...]

Bowling with turkeys to raise money for a food pantry in Lackawanna County.

(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced 11 people have been banned from Pennsylvania casinos and online gambling after going against various laws. The Board placed 10 people on the Involuntary Casino Exclusion List, including three adults who left minors unattended while gambling in a Pennsylvania casino: The board says denying gambling privileges serves as a [...]

Flames broke out around 7 a.m. Thursday at the Solomon Plains Junior High building.

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker spoke with the city council candidates about how they plan to settle the tie.

(WBRE/WYOU) — The attorney general stated a jury convicted a man of assaulting a dancer in a gentlemen’s club. Attorney General Sunday announced that a Luzerne County jury has convicted 40-year-old Miguel Antonio Nunez of Shenandoah for assaulting a dancer in a gentlemen’s club in May 2022. According to a testimony, Nunez was a patron [...]

HUNTINGTON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are investigating after seven Rottweiler puppies were stolen from a home in Luzerne County earlier this month. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on November 8, seven Rottweiler puppies and their adult mother were stolen from a home on Bonnieville Road in Huntington Township. Anyone with information is [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he stole up to $6,000 from multiple convenience stores. In October, the Scranton Police Department began to investigate multiple theft and trespassing incidents across the city. The suspect was identified as 61-year-old Mark Williams, and after reviewing surveillance video, police said Williams [...]

School districts are expected to save $178 million after cyber tuition calculations were adjusted in the state budget.