(WBRE/WYOU) — State police are searching for the identity of yet another victim of someone who impersonated an ICE agent to scam people out of gold. Pennsylvania State Police stated they have found another victim involved in the ongoing gold scam investigation. On September 9, a woman driving and a suspected scammer met in the [...]
Though the selections might reach beyond a time when jukeboxes were in every diner, the Shamokin Area Marching Band wanted to evoke that feeling with its “25 Cent Anthems” field show this season.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Eight people are facing charges after investigators say they conspired to distribute methamphetamine across the Commonwealth for nearly a year. The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania stated that the following were indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges: According to U.S. Attorney Brian [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced that 10 people have been banned from Pennsylvania casinos and online gambling after violating various laws. The Board placed 11 people on the Involuntary Casino Exclusion List, including one adult who left a 5-year-old unattended in the parking garage at Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino for 36 minutes while he [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Clouds continue to increase overnight, but it will remain dry. High school football will be mostly cloudy and in the 60s. Tonight won't be as chilly as the last few nights, dropping into the low 50s. A coastal storm will track north along the Atlantic seaboard this weekend, turning things unsettled after a [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Inside the Westmoreland Club in downtown Wilkes-Barre, there were dozens of champagne glasses, but only one held a real diamond. One woman left six thousand dollars richer, but the real prize was helping other women get a fresh start through Dress for Success. The chances of winning that diamond were one [...]
MIDDLEBURG — A second motion for a hearing to revoke the probation of a California man convicted of stalking and threatening law enforcement members in Snyder County and several others has been filed.
TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The retrial of a Wyoming county man accused of killing his girlfriend in 2018 continued on Thursday. Phillip Walters was convicted in the original trial, but that verdict was later overturned. 28/22 News continues the story with testimony from the Wyoming County Courthouse on day three of the trial. Day [...]
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Luzerne County Historical Society is moving forward with plans to transform the former Saint Cecilia's Church in Exeter into a new community history center after securing a $450,000 local share grant. The historical society purchased the landmark church in 2025. The grant funding will support renovations to turn the [...]
TAYLOR, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Lackawanna County mother is turning the tragic loss of her 4-year-old daughter into a mission to raise public awareness about a rare medical condition. Rebecca Reed, a resident of Taylor, Pennsylvania, lost her daughter Isla in March to Sudden Unexplained Death in Children. Today, she is advocating for medical [...]
