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Going into the quarterfinals, the women's team had outscored their opponents 20-1 across four games.

This Valentine's Day weekend, firefighters in Luzerne County are letting love bloom with their annual Valentine's Day Roses fundraiser.

HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested for his alleged role in a drug trafficking organization where he received multiple drug packages to his home. Dennis Jackson, 19, faces drug charges after police say he received approximately 20 pounds of meth to his Hanover Township home in November, 2025. According to the [...]

PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly transporting fake drugs from New York to sell in Pennsylvania. Police say Samantha Batista of Yonkers, New York, 33, was stopped on Route 115 in Plains Township and found with two rectangular packages "recognized as being consistent with traditionally packaged kilogram quantities [...]

Crews responded to Cherry Street in Edwardsville around 8:30 a.m. Friday.

TAMAQUA, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is facing arson charges after lighting a shower curtain on fire in an apartment building Wednesday. Keyshawna Hausman, 28, is accused of intentionally lighting a fire in an apartment building Wednesday afternoon on Mauch Chunk Street in Tamaqua. According to a police investigator, he saw Hausman on a [...]

A nonprofit in Union County that helps make the holidays possible for thousands of children and families in need now has a new home.

The U.S. women’s curling team achieved an Olympic milestone on Friday against powerhouse Canada.

The Kingston community is now rallying around a family as they deal with an indescribable loss.

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker stopped by the Central PA Food Bank to learn how its soup fundraiser helps to fight food insecurity.