LEWISBURG — A rising senior from Lewisburg Area High School is participating in the prestigious Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh this summer.
(WBRE/WYOU) - 28/22 News was off the air for several hours Wednesday due to a power outage in Wilkes-Barre.
A natural gas leak in downtown Wilkes-Barre caused utility crews to cut power to areas of of the Diamond City around 9:00 p.m. Wednesday.
Power turned off in downtown Wilkes-Barre due to gas leak
Due to the nature of this incident, WBRE and WYOU were not transmitting a broadcast signal, resulting in disruption of programming to viewers.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) - Utility crews have turned off power in downtown Wilkes-Barre due to a gas leak Wednesday night.
Firefighters told 28/22 News officials shut down power in and around the Wilkes-Barre area while they investigate a gas leak near Public Square.
Customers, businesses feeling impact of mall outage
According to PPL, over 3,700 customers across the Wilkes-Barre area were without power starting shortly before 9:00 p.m.
NEW CASTLE TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say one person was injured Wednesday afternoon after a tractor-trailer crash in Schuylkill County.
Officials say the call came in just after 3:30 p.m. after a reported tractor-trailer crash on State Route 61 Southbound in New Castle Township.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) explains the crash happened between the intersections of Exit 124A: Interstate 81 South and Darkwater Road along Route 61, closing all lanes in both directions.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Plenty of tasty food is being dished out at the annual Jewish Food Festival in Scranton. The four-day event at Nay Aug Park in the Electric City kicked off Sunday and ends Wednesday night.
There is everything from homemade stuffed cabbage to Moroccan burgers, to babkah and even chicken schnitzel.
Bounce houses are set up to entertain the kids while live music is performed nightly.
Pa. trooper accused of assaulting infant, abusing children
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News is learning details about a police raid at an apartment complex in Nanticoke. Officers say it's connected to an ongoing drug investigation.
Police say the raid happened on the corner of Hanover and Noble Streets at around 1:30 p.m.
Customers, businesses feeling impact of mall outage
Nanticoke City Police say they were executing a search warrant related to a drug case.
Luzerne County's Drug Task Force and Newport Township police also assisted.
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wyoming Valley Mall has been closed, and the reopening has been put on hold one week to the day after it lost electricity. The problem centers on underground power lines damaged last Wednesday.
28/22 News spoke with many people who came here expecting doors to be open.
Electrical crews tell 28/22 News they are working to restore power, but the mall will be closed Wednesday and Thursday at least.
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A warning Wednesday from the Lycoming County District Attorney: There's a new scam targeting older men. 28/22 News spoke to District Attorney Thomas Marino and has more on the new scam.
The Lycoming County District Attorney held a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, highlighting a new scam targeting older men.
"These are men up in age who's wife passed away or are lonely, looking for attention," Lycoming District Attorney Thomas Marino said.
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged with possession and trading of child porn via social media, according to police.
Police say they found that 25-year-old Dominic Aaron Murphy of Williamsport possessed sixteen files containing child porn on his phone while responding to a cybertip at his residence on July 1.
Pa. trooper accused of assaulting infant, abusing children
Officers stated Murphy used a social media platform to trade images and videos of child sexual abuse materials, along with having them downloaded on his phone.
(WBRE/WYOU) — A Pennsylvania State Trooper has been charged after investigators say he caused head trauma to an infant and abused two other children.
An investigation discovered that in September 2023, an infant was in Young’s care when an injury happened, as stated in the release. The victim required medical intervention, hospital admission, and physical therapy.
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