WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's that time of year when many of us think about doing some spring cleaning. Two local brothers did not wait for the change of seasons. They got a head start by focusing on a place where kids and teens like to go. 28/22 News Anchor Mark Hiller took a [...]
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A group of Vietnam Veterans got to share their stories Monday with high school students just one day after Vietnam Veteran Recognition Day. Tales of the draft and the return home stuck with students at Bloomsburg Area School District. As 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes explained, the stories told there [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are investigating after a shooting occurred at a Scranton lounge earlier this month. The Scranton Police Department is seeking the public's help with any information regarding the identities of the man and woman shown in the pictures below. Police say the two are wanted for questioning for [...]
FREELAND, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has died from the injuries he suffered after a house fire broke out in Luzerne County. 55-year-old Richard L. Leepin died on March 27 at Lehigh Valley Hospital from complications of thermal injuries and inhalation after a house fire occurred on March 14. The fire broke out in [...]
A federal grand jury indicted an Allenwood federal inmate on contraband charges.
JACKSON TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say a shooting, along with an axe fight, led to an attempted homicide investigation in the Poconos. On Sunday, March 29, around 6:00 p.m., troopers were called to Lentz Lane in Jackson Township for reports of a shooting. Police say after the investigation, they learned a fight [...]
OLD LYCOMING TWP., LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man who is allegedly wanted in New Jersey on multiple charges has been arrested in Pennsylvania. On March 28, officers from the Lycoming Regional Police Department were called to Catherine Drive in Old Lycoming Township for a reported disturbance. During the investigation, a man involved, Nicholas ReiIlo, [...]
NESQUEHONING, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A teenage girl is reported missing out of Carbon County after not being seen for two days. Investigators are searching for Gianna Keny, 17, who was last seen in the area of Stock Street in Nesquehoning Borough at 2:00 a.m. on March 28. Police say Kent is driving a 2005 [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A few showers and rumbles of thunder are expected to move across Pennsylvania Monday night, which could be mild with low temperatures in the 50s. Residents can expect a warm Tuesday afternoon with more clouds than sun, and high temperatures might be in the lower and middle 70s. At the same time, we're [...]
LEWISBURG — People from as far away as Philadelphia attended Lewisburg’s “No King’s Day of Nonviolent Action” Saturday morning.
