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WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Former Exeter police officer, Leonard Galli, was sentenced to prison Monday afternoon in the Luzerne County Courthouse for allegedly trying to solicit sex from whom he thought was a 15-year-old boy. As some may recall Galli, 55, was caught in an online predator catcher sting in 2020. Galli pleaded guilty […]

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LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — A mother and father are locked up in Luzerne County after their 19-month-old daughter died after being left alone for more than a day. According to court papers, the mother and father of this toddler both told police they thought the other was taking care of the child, but no one checked in on her for more than 24 hours.

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PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A student at a Luzerne County school is being charged after police say they were found with multiple weapons on school property. According to Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18, on March 8 an officer was doing a canine sweep of school property at the Personal Academy of Learning on West […]

Luzerne County Council will meet tomorrow evening. On the agenda, awarding of the American Rescue Plan Funding grants. The question is whether the applicants will receive the full amount they requested. It's not yet known if council will vote on those grants individually or as a group. Grants that will receive partial funding will be voted on at a future meeting. Also a vote is scheduled to be taken on a $780,000 settlement of a lawsuit involving a woman whose death was ruled a suicide at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in January of 2018. The meeting will get underway at 6pm at the Luzerne County Courthouse.

PA live! (WBRE) — Monday on PA live!, Chris and Rachel spoke with Lizzie Shacklett, Miss Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s Teen 2023. Lizzie talks about what her role as Miss Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s Teen means to her, as well as the works she’s doing with Literacy is Lit. She also describes...

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TAYLOR, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested two people after a car crash lead them to suspects involved in a robbery of a UPS Customer Center in Lackawanna County. According to Taylor Borough Police Department, officers were called to the UPS facility in Stauffer Industrial Park in Taylor for a robbery on Saturday […]

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa. — It's been a busy few days at Milheim Menagerie Farm near Berwick. We are in the midst of lambing season when the sheep give birth. There are nearly two dozen newborns here. "Two gave birth simultaneously at 1 a.m. on Saturday. Two gave birth simultaneously...

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HANOVER TWP. — Monday will mark 15 years since Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kenton Iwaniec was killed by a drunk driver on the way

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Contestants got the chance to strut their stuff in what’s called Luzerne County and Beyond Got Talent. 25 finalists were chosen to perform this afternoon at the FM Kirby Center to vie for cash prizes. Pa live! Co-host Chris Bohinski served as a member of the Luzerne County and Beyond […]

WEST HAZLETON, LUZERNE CO, (WOLF) — Multiple crews were called to the scene of a fire in West Hazleton on Saturday afternoon. According to the West Hazleton Fire Company, crews were called to the scene of a blaze in the 100 block of East Clay Avenue around 12:30 PM.

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Governor Shapiro ordered all flags across the Commonwealth to half-staff immediately in memory of the victims of the explosion in Berks County. Newswatch 16 found the flag lowered at the state office along Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton Monday morning. The governor's order is in effect through...

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local non-profit scored a perfect game at a bowling charity in Wilkes-Barre. Chacko’s Family Bowling Center was the scene for what’s called Rock-n-Radio Bowl. Cumulus Radio Group hosted the fun with a portion of the proceeds going to Foundation 58. The charity provides support services to firefighters, police officers, […]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A large police presence was seen in North Scranton on Sunday as SWAT and police responded to a home on Wayne Avenue. Police, Scranton Special Ops, and Lackawanna County SWAT were seen en masse near a home in the 2100 block of Wayne Avenue around 12:30 p.m. Police had all streets […]