WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Investigators call her the "Black Widow." Joann Curley pleaded guilty to poisoning her husband, Robert, in 1991 by spiking his iced Tea with rat poison. Prosecutors say he died a slow, painful death. We'll take a look back at the 1991 murder and talk with the family of the victim and the [...]
Hazleton Police say one person was taken to the hospital after being shot around 4:30 a.m. Thursday. No arrests have been made so far.
The new state budget brings in hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for public schools, but this new money comes with some changes to funding for cyber/charter
Newswatch 16's Melissa Steininger spoke with Gov. Shapiro one-on-one about the issues impacting those in northeast and central PA, and how this new budget may help.
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Fletcher, North Carolina man was charged Wednesday after police say he stole $137,000 from an Exeter woman trying to buy a home online. According to the affidavit from the Wyoming Area Regional Police Department, the victim, an Exeter woman, made seven payments for a property in North Carolina to [...]
The federal food program serves about 42 million people, about 1 in 8 Americans, in lower-income households.
Some students and staff were in the cafeteria when the deer came crashing through.
Verizon is the latest company to announce layoffs, joining corporate giants like Amazon, UPS and Target.
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A police investigation is underway after a person was shot in Hazleton early Thursday morning. Police say they were alerted to several Flock Gun Shot Notifications in the area of East Beech Street and South Poplar Street around 4:30 a.m. As they were responding, Luzerne County 911 also received multiple [...]
Fetterman suffered a stroke in 2022 while campaigning for the Senate and deals with numerous complications, including hearing loss.
