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Due to unpaid bills and code violations, the sudden closure of the Woodlands Inn has left many scrambling for new event venues.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Free parking is coming to downtown Wilkes-Barre for the holidays. Mayor George Brown announced the city will be suspending parking meter fees in the downtown business district for the holiday season. The shaded area in this map shows where the parking meter fees will be waived, from Union Street, Franklin [...]

SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say a man faces charges after firing gunshots at a group of kids in Lackawanna County. Police say 29-year-old Afro-Yem Moskowitz shot a firearm several times at six boys riding e-bikes in South Abington Township. It happened on Monday after 3:00 p.m. at the former Baptist Bible [...]

Season 34 marked the 20th anniversary of "Dancing With the Stars" and became the show's most-watched season in years.

SUNBURY — A struggling Sunbury woman said the Here. For Good. program volunteers are the “saviors of Christmas.”

Zantac and other ranitidine products were withdrawn nationwide in April 2020 over concerns an impurity could cause cancer.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Students at Wilkes University say they are worried about rising costs and cuts to important programs. They gathered on campus on Tuesday to raise concerns about how the school is handling its $8,000,000 budget deficit. Students filled the area outside Weckesser Hall, holding signs and calling for more openness from [...]

(WBRE/WYOU)— The Bills travel to the Steel City in what is looking like a huge matchup for playoff positioning purposes. Nick Farabugh, Steelers beat reporter for Penn Live, and Carl Jones, WIVB Sports Reporter, help break down the matchup for both sides. The show will be hosted by 28/22 Sports Anchor Nick Zelaya and Alaina Losito, [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre police say they made an arrest in a two-year-old homicide. It happened near a housing complex along Coal Street in October of 2023. Police say Kyle Declet was shot multiple times by Omar Reddit. The suspected gunman from Wilkes-Barre now faces homicide charges.

Trump bestowed ceremonial pardons on the turkeys before flying to his private Florida resort on Tuesday to celebrate Thanksgiving.