Luzerne County District Attorney confirms at least one person has died after a shooting in Newport Township. Other details are currently unknown.
The Code Blue Alert is in effect for Lackawanna County from 8 p.m. on November 16th until 7 a.m. on November 17th.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Reptiles rule the day once again in Scranton. The Hilton Hotel and Convention Center was the place to be on Sunday for the Ninth Electric City Reptile Expo. Some of the animals you could buy, sell, or trade included lizards, turtles, and frogs. Other animals were just there to be [...]
The Council of Governments distributed a total of $7,000 to stations in Lehighton, Penn Forest, Jim Thorpe, and Summit Hill on Sunday.
Hundreds honored veterans in a parade through Lehighton after a weather delay last week.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Local families are honoring loved ones who helped save lives even after they were gone. It's all part of an emotional tribute on Sunday that highlights why organ donation is so critical. More than 50 organ donor heroes were honored Sunday as their families filled the ballroom at the Radisson [...]
NEWPORT TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say a homicide investigation is underway in Luzerne County Sunday night. At about 6:00 p.m., police were called to the 200 block of West Main Street for a reported police incident. Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce confirmed that authorities launched a homicide investigation in the area. Word [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some unwanted electronics are now out of some Scranton homes and into the hands of recyclers. Workers were busy at Scranton DPW headquarters, filling bins with discarded electronics. City residents were encouraged to drop off everything from broken TVs and monitors to computers and computer-related items. The event was free [...]
Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones spoke with two volunteers of the program who have been personally touched by the selfless act of a donor and their family members.
LARKSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters were out early Sunday morning battling a blaze at a Luzerne County scrapyard. The Larksville Fire Department posted on Facebook, saying crews were called at about 6:00 a.m. Sunday for a fire at James Tabit and Sons Scrap Metal and Auto Parts. Images were shared with 28/22 News from [...]
