ROARING BROOK TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new foundation to help people recovering from drug addiction held its first golf tournament. It's named after a businessman in our area who died last year after a long battle with substance abuse. 28/22 News Reporter Connor Coar shares with us the impact he had on other [...]
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The AWSOM Animal Shelter in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, has secured zoning approval for a facility expansion. The project will increase capacity and improve conditions for rescued pets waiting for adoption. Shelter organizers described the expansion as a dream years in the making. The project is designed to help the shelter [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Animal shelters across the country and in Luzerne County are facing severe overcrowding as rising intake numbers continue to strain local resources. According to the ASPCA, more than 5,800,000 million dogs and cats entered United States shelters and rescues last year. At the SPCA of Luzerne County in Plains [...]
WEATHERLY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Weatherly resident says she's been asking borough officials for help with what she considers serious property and noise issues, but says her concerns still have not been addressed. Donna Knepper says the problems are hard to miss. She points to properties that have become blighted with trash, debris, and [...]
TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The retrial for the Wyoming County man accused of killing his girlfriend in 2018 continues into a second week. Phillip Walters' original guilty verdict was thrown out by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, bringing him back to the Wyoming County Courthouse for this retrial. The fifth day of testimony in the [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Community members are raising funds for two Luzerne County Sheriff's Department employees as they fight cancer. Corporal Michael Flynn has colorectal cancer that has spread to his liver, lungs, and bones. Deputy Al Walsh has esophageal cancer. The sheriff's department is now selling ribbons of support at the Luzerne County [...]
JENKINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A vigil took place Friday for the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims to honor victims and support their survived family. "Make sure you talk about it, don't keep it inside," Donna Walling of Plains said. Walling started a local chapter of Parents of Murdered Children in 2004, [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Monday there are now 903 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 13 more than Friday’s update. Of those 903 cases, 176 are hospitalized and less than 1% are fully vaccinated. In northeastern and central Pennsylvania, there are 87 confirmed cases, nine more than Friday's update:
STROUDSBURG BOROUGH, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/YOU) — A fourth suspect in a Monroe County stabbing investigation has been arrested. 30-year-old Tyler James Steigerwalt has turned himself in after police placed an arrest warrant for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on September 23. He faces simple assault and other related charges. According to the Stroud Area Regional [...]
SCOTT TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has died in the hospital after a house fire in Columbia County last week. 68-year-old Ronald T. Avery of Bloomsburg was pronounced dead on Thursday, September 24, at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to the Lehigh County Coroner. An autopsy was completed, and the cause of death [...]
