SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Baton twirlers are a big part of so many local parades. Their performances are more than entertaining. They are inspiring, and helping, others. 28/22 News Reporter Mark Hiller checks-in with a local twirling group to see what they are all about in this week's Here's To You, Kid! They make [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A youth football field is facing a number of issues after someone vandalized it. In a matter of days, the field now has electrical issues, damaged grass, and more. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes explained the situation. On Wednesday, a member of the West Scranton Junior Invaders organization found something [...]
SCOTT TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A early morning house fire turned deadly in Scott Township after officials say a woman passed away and a man was transported to a nearby hospital. Espy Fire Company Chief Ken Carey told 28/22 News authorities were called to a house fire on the 200 block of Ridge Street [...]
TANNERSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Summer is fading and the first signs of fall are starting to pop up across the Poconos. The Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau says the region's foliage is already beginning to transition with some red maples showing their colors, but for the people out on the trails at Big Pocono State [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A major funding boost for Wilkes University is on the way. The university has been awarded $200,000 in state grant funding to purchase new equipment and technology for a new state of the art nursing simulation center. The upgrades will include a six bed unit, mannequins and other technology that [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Secretary of the Commonwealth reminded eligible voters Monday of the upcoming registration deadline ahead of the November election. The deadline to register is Oct. 19. Pennsylvania voters will vote for the U.S. House of Representatives, Governor and Lieutenant Governor, even-numbered state Senate districts, and all state House districts. “Registering to vote takes [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Monday there are now 792 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 25 more than Friday's update. Of those 792 cases, 155 are hospitalized and less than 1% are fully vaccinated. In northeastern and central Pennsylvania, there 66 confirmed cases:
COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police released the results of their checkpoint enforcement over the weekend that ended with four DUI arrests. From Saturday, September 19 through Sunday, September 20, Pennsylvania State Police Bloomsburg Station conducted a sobriety checkpoint on State Route 11 in Briar Creek Borough. Police say a total of 184 vehicles were [...]
JACKSON TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is charged after police say he set off homemade explosive devices in his front yard after threatening his neighbors. On September 20 around 7:40 p.m., troopers were called to the 130 block of Spruce Woods Road in Jackson Township for a reported neighbor dispute. Investigators say they [...]
LAMAR TWP., CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A driver died at the hospital after state police say he was involved in a head-on crash in Clinton County. On September 14, around 2:00 a.m., troopers were called for a crash on US 220 in Lamar Township. Police say a vehicle in the northbound lane, driven by 28-year-old [...]
