KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A patch of ground in Luzerne County is about to become something much bigger for the community: On Monday morning, the Friedman Jewish Community Center (JCC) broke ground on a new multipurpose building at its Harry and Jeanette Weinberg campus in Kingston. The milestone marks the start of a 7,000 [...]
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A phone scam is targeting seniors and their families, and on Monday, police want you to know about it. According to Hazleton Police, the caller says your son, daughter, or grandchild is hurt and needs money right now. It's designed to scare you into paying fast, but police are making [...]
CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Monroe County man originally charged with attempted homicide has taken a plea deal. Joseph Wadas is accused of shooting a man in the wrist during a fight in Chestnut Hill Township last October. He pleaded guilty last Friday to aggravated assault. The attempted homicide charge and all others [...]
The singer, whose legal name is David Burke, was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
The unpredictability of Mother Nature is putting generations of experience to the test in Luzerne County.
Work is underway for a project aimed at keeping the memory of two men from Lackawanna County alive.
Apple CEO Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple's board of directors in September.
A community is in mourning after a mother and her six children died in a reported explosion on Sunday in Lamar Township near Mill Hall.
Police in Winston-Salem were actively investigating the situation and were working to determine how many people were injured and involved in the incident.
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress stopped by an orchard in Monroe County, where concerns for what could happen to the fruit trees are growing with another cold night ahead.
