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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 […]
West Side Veterans Memorial Day parade
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Plenty of parades stepped off despite the gloomy skies across NEPA Monday morning. One parade in Kingston hit its 105th year, and lots of people came out as a way to observe Memorial Day. It’s the 105th annual West Side Veterans Memorial Day Parade, a tradition bringing out dozens in Luzerne […]
Annual Fire Company Parade kicks off in Sweet Valley
SWEET VALLEY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Annual Memorial Day Parade in Sweet Valley marched through the streets Monday afternoon. “We had a lot of different participants in the parade, from local businesses, little leagues, high schools, different churches as well,” said Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Stan Davis. The parade that […]
Four people displaced in Luzerne County house fire
WEST HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Four people have been displaced after a house fire damaged a home in Luzerne County early Sunday morning, according to West Hazleton Fire Chief Brandon Cressman. Cressman states that they received a call at 3:45 a.m. for a reported house fire on the 500 block of Winters Ave. West Hazelton […]
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...
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 […]
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 […]
Alcohol and addiction awareness event held in Luzerne County
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Our Brother's Keeper held its 3rd annual Alcohol and Addiction Awareness event Saturday at Robert Yaple Memorial Park in Hughestown. For children, the event featured face painting and a bounce house. For adults, there were resource and information tables, along with a Narcan presentation from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Parade, ceremony mark Memorial Day in Hanover Twp.
HANOVER TWP. — Amvets Post 59 held its annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony Monday, drawing a large crowd to the lawn of Lyndwood Elementary School, where families, veterans and active duty military paid their respects to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. The procession began...
Look Back: Remembering their sacrifice
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. On Feb. 21, 1988, the Vietnam Memorial was dedicated on the south lawn of the Luzerne County Courthouse during a ceremony attended by nearly 2,000 people. Honored were 82 men from Luzerne County who were killed-in-action and more than 11,000 other...
Luzerne County asked to decommission Duryea bridge for levee project
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. As part of the planned Duryea levee project, Luzerne County has been asked to decommission the Stephenson Street Bridge over the Lackawanna River so it can be demolished. County Manager Romilda Crocamo said the span is essentially inactive and not accessible...
Nonprofit Luzerne County Fair operator seeking $500,000 in county American Rescue Funding for flood damages
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. The nonprofit that oversees the Luzerne County Fair is seeking $500,000 of the county’s remaining federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to repair flood damage at the Dallas fairground caused by severe September 2023 rain, according to a submission up for discussion at Tuesday’s county council work session.
Block party kicks off Memorial Day Weekend
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — For more than 75 years, it’s been all about the food and fire trucks here at Friendship Fire Company No.1 near Frackville as thousands get ready to make their way to the fire hall. From delectable desserts like Frank’s funnel cakes, to the taste...
Businesses continue to increase in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The growing cuisine scene in Wilkes-Barre is going international. In the last few months, we have seen an increase in new restaurants and shops in the area, and on Friday afternoon one more was added to the list. This is one of the many new businesses in the Wyoming Valley […]
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