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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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Carbon County salutes the fallen
SUMMIT HILL, Pa. — Dressed in red, white and blue, people gathered in Ludlow Park in Summit Hill to honor the fallen this Memorial Day. "We come all the time, every year, because it is part of my heritage and to support our troops," said Betty Wieczorek of Summit Hill.
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...
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...
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 […]
Proposed Luzerne County capital plan seeks millions for projects
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Luzerne County’s administration has identified $6.3 million in future projects in its new proposed annual capital plan, with the understanding council would have to come up with funding to complete all of them. The proposal says $1.8 million is left...
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.
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