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Turning passion into charity at local library

CLARKS SUMMIT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A group of local retirees spend every Monday together knitting and crocheting items for people in need. The Caring Hands group meets each week at the Abington Community Library. Members bring their own projects to work on and donate the finished items to local charities. Those donations include blankets, [...]

County officials discuss challenges facing communities

POCONO MANOR, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania's county leaders gathered in The Poconos on Monday for the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania Conference. United States Senator Dave McCormick addressed local officials on issues ranging from the economy to bipartisan cooperation in Washington. "I think the biggest challenge is we made huge progress on bringing down [...]

School district steps up after deadly fire

LUZERNE BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local school district is mourning the loss of a student who died in a house fire over the weekend. A memorial now stands at the scene of Saturday's fire on Bennett Street in Luzerne. 15-year-old Connor Vest died and three family members were hurt. Vest attended Wyoming Valley [...]

Century-old church being demolished in Luzerne County

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — A church in Hazleton is being demolished this week. For some, many of the memories associated with the building are going with it. "It's very heartbreaking. I don't even like to drive up and down the street anymore just to look at it cause.. It's just devastating to see what happened [...]

Wilkes-Barre Police to get $372K grant for five new cars

WILKES-BARRE CITY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department is set to receive more than $372,000 in federal grant funding. The money will pay for five new police vehicles, including the technology and equipment installed inside them. Officials announced the funding Monday morning and discussed how the new vehicles will be used. “It's [...]

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