KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Over 1,800 people were without power Sunday night after an electrical fire in Kingston. 28/22 News was there as sparks flew during an electrical fire near the intersection of Davis Street and South Dawes Avenue in Kingston on Sunday night. Kingston Forty Fort Fire Department Deputy Chief Floyd Young confirmed [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Winter sports lovers are having the time of their lives this weekend. They are heading to local ski resorts for what is considered one of the biggest skiing weekends of the season. 28/22 News checked out the fun on Sunday at a popular ski resort in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Justin Lang [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A storm system is expected to track across the southern part of the country from Sunday into Monday and could affect Northeastern Pennsylvania. Your Future Alert Weather Forecast is looking at some light rain and snow showers, eventually becoming all light snow Sunday evening through Monday morning. We'll likely see a coating of [...]
DUPONT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities closed off a roadway and took a man into custody in Dupont Sunday afternoon. Officers were seen blocking off Lidy Road near Main Street, where they say they responded to an incident of a man not wanting to leave a house. Police say no one was in danger and [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Businesses were booming for Valentine's Day. Some restaurants were booked for weeks, while others were slammed with walk-ins.As 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes found, love was not the only thing in the air; so too was the sweet smell of booming sales. Tables inside Wilkes-Barre's local restaurants were filled with [...]
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested for breaking into a home and assaulting two people inside, according to police. Nicholas Lynch of Pittston, 27, was arrested Sunday morning after police say he entered a residence, assaulted two individuals inside, and fled. Police say they responded at approximately 2:30 a.m. to the [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three local organizations are joining forces for an annual food drive. Hill Neighborhood Association, American Legion Post 121, and Friends of Nay Aug Park got together on Saturday at the Scranton Municipal Recreation Authority building. They collected and divided up food items to be handed out at three locations. Canned [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's quite a public display of love, affection, and friendship in Scranton. Roughly 2,000 Valentine hearts are placed on the snowy grounds of the Everhart Museum on Mulberry Street. The community garden in South Scranton, named Garden of Cedar, sponsored the hearts. People could purchase one to support the mission [...]
OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The local community, known as the Pizza Capital of the World, is preparing to welcome back a restaurant that's been shuttered for nearly a decade. The owners of Ghigiarelli's in Old Forge announced on Facebook that they are preparing to reopen. The restaurant has been closed since early 2017, [...]
EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say they are not yet publicly identifying the woman killed in a fierce fire in Edwardsville. 28/22 News previously reported that flames engulfed the home on Friday morning on Cherry Street, trapping the victim inside. Officials say dozens of the cats the woman rescued also died in the fire, [...]
