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LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several police departments in Luzerne County will be conducting DUI checkpoints over the weekend, a county official said. From Thursday, Sept. 10, to Sunday, Sept. 13, police from Jackson Township, KingstonTownship, Fairview Township, Wilkes-Barre Township, Dallas Township, and LehmanTownship, Avoca Borough, Hughestown Borough, Pittston City, and Dupont Borough will be conducting [...]

Three jurors from the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are sharing details about frustrations inside the jury panel.

Twenty-five years later, after the attacks, after war, these are the images from that day that are hard to forget.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After a weekend of celebrating 50 years of Italian heritage, La Festa Italiana is now in clean up mode. The crowds have gone home, the music has faded, and the food stands are being packed away. For four days, Courthouse Square came alive with the sounds and smells of La [...]

One World Trade stands as the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, rising from the 9/11 site with tributes to the original towers.

An at-capacity animal shelter in Montrose took in more than two dozen Jack Russell Terriers.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An eye on addiction prevention at the Luzerne County courthouse Tuesday. Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes is taking a closer look at the recent uptick in overdose deaths countywide. According to county data, there have been 35 confirmed overdose deaths in Luzerne County this year with many others still pending. [...]

UPDATE: CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- Over a decade after former Penn State Assistant Football Coach Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky was found guilty of sexually abusing 10 children, a new evidentiary hearing was held in Centre County Court Tuesday. Sandusky appeared virtually for the quick hearing, confirming the withdrawal of his claim about victim number 10's [...]

Local officials gathered in Luzerne County on Tuesday to discuss the recent uptick in overdose deaths throughout the county.

Terry Abbott reflects on being with Bush on 9/11 and how their Florida visit turned tense amid terrorist attacks and the flight back to Washington.