CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people are facing charges after police say a drug deal gone wrong resulted in a kidnapping and ended with a snakebite leading to their arrest. 30-year-old Evan Paul Pletcher and 23-year-old Chelsey Kay Probst, of Lock Haven, are charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault for an incident that occurred on [...]
LEWISBURG — A rebid of East Buffalo Township’s solar panel project resulted in a contract more than $73,000 higher than the original bid due to an error in the original bidding package.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Sheetz announced that it is celebrating National Coffee Day with a special offer for its customers. Sheetz is offering a free self-serve coffee, hot or iced, any size, including XL, with any purchase. This limited-time offer is available starting on National Coffee Day, Tuesday, September 29, through Thursday, October 1, at all 850+ [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — State police released the results of their DUI checkpoint enforcement, which was conducted over the weekend in Luzerne and Carbon counties. Pennsylvania State Police conducted a sobriety checkpoint from September 25 to 26 across various areas in Carbon and Luzerne counties. As a result of the checkpoint, police said they arrested two people [...]
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Flames shut down a military manufacturing plant in Luzerne County. That fire broke out at General Dynamics on Hanover Street in Hanover Township around 6:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. 28/22 News found smoke coming from the building that makes mortar shells for the military. Our news crews were informed on [...]
Pennsylvania on Monday surpassed 900 measles cases, after adding more than 100 additional cases in the past week.
(WBRE/WYOU) — These stubborn clouds will break up Tuesday night. Afterwards, areas of fog will develop. Temperatures will fall into the lower and middle 50s by morning. You can expect a mix of clouds and sun on Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday's highs will be in the lower and middle 70s. Temperatures on Thursday will be [...]
LEWISBURG — A data center ordinance drafted for East Buffalo Township will be considered for final approval next month during a public meeting.
KLINE TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Amazon is one step closer to moving forward with a large-scale data center project in Schuylkill County. Officials there voted unanimously Monday to recommend that project for approval, but only if a set of conditions are met first. As the artificial intelligence industry continues to make waves across the [...]
WEST CHILLISQUAQUE TWP., NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 75-year-old former federal attorney for Pennsylvania's Middle District was arrested and accused of swapping sexual content with a 14-year-old girl in Northumberland County. Wayne Paul Samuelson, 75, of Lewisburg faces several charges, including unlawful contact with a minor and dissemination of explicit sexual material of a minor. [...]
