BARRETT TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Young performers are finding their voices on stage this summer thanks to a local nonprofit dedicated to music, theater, and the arts. Dozens took part in the Pocono Mountains Music Festival's free performing arts camp as they prepare for a final bow. 28/22 News Reporter Heidi Martens explains what [...]
ALLENWOOD, UNION COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Local residents could be impacted in more ways than one as data center proposals are popping up around the state of Pennsylvania. One community in Union County could be looking at the lines that would power a proposed data center, crossing their preserved farmland. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes explained [...]
Only 22% of 18-year-old Pennsylvanians are registered to vote, but advocates say there are ways to boost that number.
Two Valley development projects are to receive a combined $4.5 million in funding from the commonwealth’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.
DANVILLE — Early Monday morning there were reports of numerous unlocked vehicles in Danville Borough being broken into by a suspect. The area targeted appears to be from Lower Mulberry Street to Water Street, between Mill and Nassau streets.
SHAMOKIN — Central Susquehanna Opportunities Inc. (CSO) received a $12,000 Empowering Communities grant from the PPL Foundation to support its Mobile Food Pantry program, helping increase access to healthy food for individuals and families across the region.
SUNBURY — The defense attorney for accused murderer Denarii Springs is seeking additional discovery in the case, including state police body cam footage and a personnel file on the arresting Sunbury officer in the case
SUGAR NOTCH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A group of missionaries is giving back to those in need across NEPA. More than 100 UM Army Youth and Adult volunteers are serving the area this week by providing free home repairs for residents in need. The group visited Sugar Notch on Monday. The missionaries will build wheelchair [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — $1,000,000 in state grant money is going to King's College Athletics. The state grant money will reconstruct and replace the college's athletic track facility and include NCAA-compliant field upgrades. Andy Orlowski is the college's athletic director. He says this serves as a great opportunity for student-athletes to grow. “We've got [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Eight veteran services organizations received a total of over $100,000 in grant funding from the City of Scranton. The announcement came on the grounds of the city's Veterans Memorial Park, a place to honor those who served their nation. "We should never forget to honor those veterans," Patrick Ahern, Chairman [...]
