Skip to content Skip to navigation

News

Helping local families keep kids safe with car seat safety check
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — MotorWorld hosted a free car seat safety event Tuesday in Luzerne County to help local families keep children safe on the road. Certified child passenger safety technicians from the Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department assisted parents with checking and installing safety restraints. Families who registered for the event in advance were [...]
PA homepage Tue, Sep 22 [totalcount]
Report designates University of Scranton as national university
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The University of Scranton has been designated as a national university in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. Students, faculty and staff gathered Tuesday as the school learned of its new status. For more than 30 years, the University of Scranton was recognized as one of the top [...]
PA homepage Tue, Sep 22 [totalcount]
Family displaced after fire damages Wilkes-Barre home
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A structure fire damaged a home on Madison Street in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday afternoon, leaving a family without a place to stay. Emergency crews extinguished the flames quickly and no injuries were reported. The local fire chief said emergency responders arrived at the scene shortly after 1:00 p.m. and observed [...]
PA homepage Tue, Sep 22 [totalcount]
Several World War II bunkers set to be demolished
GREGG TOWNSHIP, UNION COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Dozens of World War II-era bunkers in central Pennsylvania will be removed over the next several years to make way for new animal habitats and deter vandals. 28/22 News Reporter Joe Mason got a look at what that process will involve. Deep in the heart of Union County's woods [...]
PA homepage Tue, Sep 22 [totalcount]
Remember all those creepy clown sightings in 2016? A new documentary explores that weird time
The clown craze led to multiple arrests and one death, but no dangerous clowns were ever found.
WNEP Tue, Sep 22 [totalcount]
Recognizing National Recovery Month this September
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — More than 1 in 10 adults in the United States have reported a Substance Use Disorder. In this National Recovery Month, 28/22 News Reporter Zach Paraway, sat down with someone recovering and how they are helping others. Kate Favata works at Wyoming Valley Behavioral Health as Manager of Community Partnerships [...]
PA homepage Tue, Sep 22 [totalcount]
Diversity Celebration in Lewisburg...
LEWISBURG — The CommUnity Zone, St. John’s United Church of Christ, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, the UU Congregation of the Susquehanna Valley and the Association for Inclusion, Respect and Equity are hosting a Lewisburg Diversity Celebration on Oct. 18.
Daily Item Tue, Sep 22 [totalcount]
Gaudenzia to close Lewisburg...
LEWISBURG — Gaudenzia will close its outpatient program in Lewisburg on Nov. 11.
Daily Item Tue, Sep 22 [totalcount]
UPDATE Police arrest suspect in Erie...
ERIE — State law enforcement credit new witness statements that led to an arrest in a 24-year-old cold-case homicide in Erie County.
Daily Item Tue, Sep 22 [totalcount]
Renovations underway at Snyder County...
MIDDLEBURG — Renovations at Snyder County’s planning and emergency operations center are expected to be completed by spring.
Daily Item Tue, Sep 22 [totalcount]