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Police search for suspects after shots fired

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police responded to an apartment complex Monday afternoon after a report of shots fired in Luzerne County. According to our Hanover Township Police Department, officers responded to the Hanover Village Apartment complex around 3:00 p.m. Police say they have placed over 14 evidence marks for bullet casings and ricochet [...]

Historic building demolished after fire

DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On Monday, the mid-day traffic along Main Street in Duryea was replaced with a wall of smoke. Firefighters from Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties filled the streets and the sky, working to contain a massive fire that broke out inside a historic, but abandoned, building just before 2:00 p.m. "It's unfortunate, [...]

Man sentenced to over 100 years for attempted rape of children

PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities announced a Luzerne County man has been sentenced to over 100 years for traveling to attempt the rape of two children. Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the sentence of 46-year-old John Gately, who traveled to Pike County to engage in sexual acts with two children ages 5 and [...]

Luzerne County borough impacted by 10 car break-ins

LAFLIN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are investigating after 10 people were victims of car break-ins in a Luzerne County borough. On April 13, a string of vehicle thefts occurred on Old Mill Road in Laflin. Police say 10 cars were broken into, where various items were stolen, including money, passports, debit/credit cards, gift [...]

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