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Memorial Day Service kicked off in Hunlock Creek
HUNLOCK CREEK, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Memorial Day service was held at the Oakdale Memorial Cemetery. A firing squad, trumpet players, and a flag-raising were part of the opening ceremony. A lecture was given by members of the Oakdale Independent Community Church on god and country. “It’s a very important holiday for kids to […]
Ex-Hazleton cop charged in Kline Twp. explosion case asks to be put under house arrest until trial in September
POTTSVILLE — A former Hazleton police officer charged with setting off an explosive device outside the Kline Twp. home of his estranged wife’s boyfriend is asking to be placed under house arrest, with a GPS monitor, until his trial begins in September. Ladell E. Hannon, 33, who is now jailed in Schuylkill County Prison in lieu of $1 million bail, appeared for a bail hearing Friday in county court before President Judge Jacqueline L. Russell. ...
Child struck by vehicle, police cruiser crashes during hospital transport
HAZLETON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — While transporting a child who was struck by a car to the hospital, a police cruiser was involved in a crash, Hazleton City Police said. According to the Hazleton City Police Department, on Friday around 1 p.m., officers were flagged down by a woman who reported a child had been struck by a vehicle and was lying in the roadway, not moving.
Remembering the true meaning of Memorial Day
FORTY FORT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local Sunday service paused to remember those no longer with us who fought for our freedoms. A few dozen people gathered on Sunday at Forty Fort United Methodist Church. Several veterans were among those who attended, including some who spoke to those inside the church. The pews and […]
Gas prices climb for Memorial Day weekend
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Just as expected, gas prices are higher for Memorial Day weekend. 28/22 News stopped at Al’s Quick Stop in Bear Creek Township on Sunday. Gas there costs $3.73 for a gallon of regular. That’s a bargain compared to the statewide average, which, according to AAA, is roughly $3.77, up about three […]
Celebrating 200 years, remembering past veterans in White Haven
WHITE HAVEN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An annual celebration in a Luzerne County community turned out to be double the fun this holiday weekend. Hundreds of people came out Sunday to take part in all that the bicentennial event had to offer. This Memorial Day weekend, White Haven is also celebrating its 200th year while […]
142nd Ashley Memorial Day Parade canceled due to inclement weather
ASHLEY — The 142nd Ashley Memorial Day Parade has been canceled due to inclement weather, parade officials announced. The parade was to start at 9 a.m. on Monday May 27, along Main Street. This parade is considered one of the oldest in the country. This year’s parade was to...
Wreath placed in remembrance at Sugar Notch War Memorial Monument
SUGAR NOTCH — Two Sugar Notch residents who served during the Vietnam War were remembered Monday afternoon during a brief Memorial Day Ceremony held at the borough’s War Memorial Monument. Anthony P. Gorham Jr., a U.S. Air Force veteran who died in July 2023, and Patrick Herron, a...
Getting in the swim of things at Frances Slocum Pool
KINGSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You couldn’t ask for more perfect swimming weather to start the unofficial kickoff to summer. A decent-sized crowd hit the pool Saturday at Frances Slocum State Park in Luzerne County’s back mountain. Temperatures topping 80 degrees sure inspired kids and adults to take a dip for the first time […]
Hazleton's Alter Street to see further upgrades
Hazleton, Luzerne Co. — One of Hazleton’s oldest business districts is getting more street and pavement upgrades. State Senator Dave Argall and State Rep. Dane Watro toured Alter Street with the Hazleton Mayor Jeff Cusat, after securing three hundred thousand dollars in grants to renovate the street. The...
Nurse faces drug charges in Carbon County
CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — A nurse in Carbon County is facing charges after allegedly stealing drugs from a hospice patient. Police say Ashley Miller was caring for a terminally ill hospice patient in Penn Forest Township back in February. Another nurse noted more than 200 pain relief pills missing...
Gas prices on simmer as summer travel season heats up. How the Lehigh Valley compares
Retail gasoline prices, which had been up and down through March and April in response to supply changes and world events, have been incrementally decreasing in the last several weeks, according to AAA daily surveys. Friday’s national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.609, down a little over a penny from the previous week, and off 7.5 cents from a month ago. Pump prices are ...
10 most expensive homes sold in Carbon County, May 13-19
A house in Lake Harmony that sold for $680,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Carbon County in the past week. In total, 24 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $319,002. The average price per square foot ended up at $200.
Family searches for answers in Memorial Day weekend cold case
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It’s a cold case mystery nearly 20 years in the making. A Luzerne County woman vanished without a trace on Memorial Day weekend in 2006. Her family continues to search for answers and Justice, their efforts are also helping law enforcement in other Cold Cases across the Commonwealth. The I-Team’s Andy […]
Slatington man dies after his vehicle hits parked car
PALMERTON, Pa. - The Lehigh County Coroner's office says an elderly man died Friday from injuries sustained when he hit a parked car. Officials say 81-year-old Walter H. Niedermeyer of Slatington died at 6:08 p.m. in St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem. The incident occurred at approximately 6:57 a.m. Monday...
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