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Wilkes-Barre Girl Scout seasonal cookie sale
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU)— It’s girl scout cookie season and the girl scouts aim to deliver. Troop 30304 from Plains Township did a road trip to downtown Wilkes-Barre Saturday afternoon. They set up a table at Midtown Village selling a variety of cookies. The cookie sales are the organization’s biggest fundraiser of the year. It helps […] → Read More
The pandemics impact on Downtown Wilkes-Barre businesses
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A look around Downtown Wilkes-Barre reveals plenty of change. Much of that change involves the coming and going of Center City businesses. → Read More
Feeding a church fraternal organization’s budget
SWOYERSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Local fraternal groups face a hardship many non-profits do, having enough funds to carry out their mission. → Read More
More tools to combat child mental health
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The closure of northeastern Pennsylvania's only private psychiatric hospital is still being felt four months later. Many patients at the former "first hospital" in Kingston were kids and teens in crisis. → Read More
U.S credit card debt hits record high
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — U.S. households have combined for a record that no consumer wants: the most credit card debt in history. It totaled nearly one trillion dollars and triggered an increased number of credit card delinquencies. → Read More
Triboro Christian Academy’s mission one year after fire
OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local private school is "pausing" to look back as it tries to move forward one year after a devastating blow. A fire forced the staff and their students into a smaller, temporary site. → Read More
GVHD and the complications it can cause
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU)— Receiving a stem cell or bone marrow transplant can be the life-saving surgery a patient needs, but a complication that is not often talked about can sometimes cause additional problems. → Read More
Sliding the slopes for a cure for cancer
MONTAGE MOUNTAIN, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— It's World Cancer Day, February 4th, and health experts say it's important to know if you are at risk for cancer. → Read More
From Marine Corps to medical college
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Pennsylvania patriot is not resting on her laurels following her military accomplishments. She is now training to become a family physician. “I was actually blown away by how beautiful it is, the study rooms here, the facilities,” said Marina Hierl, a first-year medical student from Geisinger Commonwealth School of […] → Read More
From Marine Corps to medical college
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Pennsylvania patriot is not resting on her laurels following her military accomplishments. She is now training to become a family physician. “I was actually blown away by how beautiful it is, the study rooms here, the facilities,” said Marina Hierl, a first-year medical student from Geisinger Commonwealth School of […] → Read More
Mental health focus on transition to higher education
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — It is well-documented, the impact the pandemic has had on mental health of young people. Wednesday, a local US Senator co-presided over a hearing to help ease what's become a crisis. → Read More
Signs of ‘Election Stress’ and how to cope
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — With four days before the election, candidates aren’t the only ones feeling the pressure. Voters are dealing with it, too, and that pressure can be harmful to your well-being. Whether it’s on your computer, tv, or even your phone, there’s no escaping those political ads.It’s difficult to dodge the texts, too, […] → Read More
Candidate Profile: Who is Democrat Josh Shapiro?
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Shapiro has not relinquished his lead in the polls since voter surveys began after the May Primary. Other polls done in recent days show Shapiro maintaining a double-digit lead over Mastriano. → Read More
New cleaning product GermPass set to change the game
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The pandemic has made many of us focus even more on infectious diseases. But a Luzerne County native had a contagious disease on her radar before the first confirmed case of COVID-19 and set out to do something about it. Debra Vanderhoff grew up in Kingston before setting off into the […] → Read More
Allied Services step into the future with virtual reality
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Social isolation can be a serious problem for residents of senior living facilities. One way a local assisted living center is addressing that is through virtual reality or VR technology. Marian is about to leave the dementia unit Whispering Hope at Allied Service’s, Meade Street Residence without setting foot outside […] → Read More
Luzerne and Lackawanna counties have room to improve healthcare
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Just how healthy is the county where you live? That’s exactly what’s behind an annual report that ranks America’s counties based on their overall health. This county-by-county comparison was just released Wednesday. In Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania alone, the report finds the good and the bad, and what counties can do […] → Read More
Berwick Hospital provides special training to combat sexual assault
BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A big step forward is coming to a local hospital to help victims of sexual assault. It now has a newly formed sexual assault nurse examiners team. Sexual assault is pervasive in the U.S. and in Pennsylvania. It’s why several nurses at Berwick Hospital Center decided to team up and […] → Read More
Eligible Lackawanna County residents acquire second COVID-19 booster
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) - Just last week, the FDA authorized a second booster of the COVID vaccine for adults 50 and older and younger individuals with certain immuno-compromising conditions. → Read More
Updated lung cancer screening guidelines could save thousands
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in the United States. It's to blame for nearly one in four cancer deaths. Many of those deaths are the result of patients not getting screened in a timely manner. → Read More
Long-time photojournalist retires after 43 years
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Eyewitness News is saying farewell to one of its well-known photojournalists who is now retiring after 43 years. → Read More