OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local fire department saw a fresh upgrade made out of something old and used. Shipping containers called Conex boxes were being transformed into a new training center for firefighters. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes stopped by the fire department to explain how this will help keep firefighters' skills [...]
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's the severe storm near Wilkes-Barre that many will never forget. On this day in 2018, an EF-2 Tornado made a direct hit on Wilkes-Barre Township. Winds up to 135 miles an hour cut a path of destruction at Wilkes-Barre Township Commons and Arena Hub. The twister caused an [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some exciting news for kids and families in and around the Scranton area: the city's public pools are open. Hundreds of people headed to Connell Park Saturday afternoon for a dip in the pool. Kids splashed around, teens dove in at the deep end, and others found a spot in [...]
EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Residents still have a few hours left to get a taste of delicious pierogies at a festival in Luzerne County. It is the last day of the 12th Annual Edwardsville Pierogi Festival at John Hopkins Memorial Park. Vendors are selling them hot until 10:00 p.m. or until they run out. [...]
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The carnival is in town for families in Lackawanna County's Jefferson Township. Rides, games, and delicious fair food are bringing people to the Carnival on the Mountain. Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Company is hosting the carnival. Festivities have been going on since Tuesday, and people turned out on Saturday [...]
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Bloomsburg man is accused of being under the influence and leading police on a chase. Police arrested 22-year-old Braydon Frey. They responded late Wednesday night to a suspicious car in town near the park on Market Street. Officers say Frey was in the car, refused to come out, then [...]
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — From Nicholson, the iconic train made its way to Dalton. 28/22 News was able to get a view of Big Boy 4014 as it chugged along the Scranton Expressway. Many onlookers pulled over on the expressway to catch a glimpse as the locomotive chugged along the rails. It will eventually make [...]
NICHOLSON, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a sight many train lovers have been waiting for in northeastern Pennsylvania. Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 rolled through Wyoming County Saturday morning along the historic Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct. The stop in Nicholson comes as part of the America250 celebration. This marks the first time in the iconic train's [...]
LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You might go to Pocono Raceway for the action, but you might leave with something far more valuable. Man Cave Health is set up at Pocono Raceway Fan Fair, offering free prostate cancer screenings to any man who walks in. The five-minute blood draw is free of charge. Those [...]
LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a party in the Poconos, even after the green flag on the O'Reilly Auto Parts Cup Series race dropped a few hours ago. Fans from first-timers to old-timers are rocking the raceway. 28/22 News Reporter Connor Coar is mingling with those passionate fans in a hot but very [...]
