(WBRE/WYOU) — State investigators have filed charges against 1,500 people for fraud after thefts worth $10 million in SNAP program funds were discovered. The Shapiro administration stated it has filed public benefits theft charges worth $10,008,807 against 1,495 individuals since 2023. In 2025, the Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) charged 310 people with $3,060,432 [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — We're tracking warm temperatures and a bit of rain. Scattered showers will move across the area for Monday night. Temperatures will bottom out in the middle 50s. You can expect a breezy and warm Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures will climb into the middle and upper 70s. I wouldn't be surprised if a warmer valley [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a day of food, fun, and faith at one church ahead of Cinco De Mayo. There were plenty of options for good food on Sunday at Saint Teresa of Calcutta's in southside Scranton during their Cinco De Mayo celebration. People came by for Hispanic music and food on Saturday [...]
PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Months after the devastating death and discovery of Wilkes-Barre teenager La'Niyah Clark, the community continued to pour out their love in her honor. On Sunday, an event focused on positivity and fun, brought people together to celebrate the young girl's legacy. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes was there and explained [...]
MONTOUR TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities have launched a death investigation after a body was discovered in Columbia County early Saturday morning. Pennsylvania State Police say they were called on Saturday, May 2, at about 6:50 a.m. to the area of Ridge Road in Montour Township, Columbia County, after a body was reported discovered. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It was nothing but electric in the Electric City on Sunday as music filled the air at a local park. The United States Navy Band, Cruisers, the Navy's premier popular music group, performed at Nay Aug Park. Dozens of people turned out for the high-energy, free concert, with some fans [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — What better way to enjoy coffee than with a cop? That was the combo at Cars and Coffee with a Cop; a unique event to check out cool cars and also chat with local police officers. People came by to enjoy breakfast and coffee from Alyxzander's Coffee Stop Truck, and [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say a sinkhole closed a busy Wilkes-Barre road Sunday evening. Luzerne County officials confirmed with 28/22 News that the Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department was called at about 3:10 p.m. to the intersection of Mundy Street and Spring Street for a reported sinkhole. Officials add that the scene was cleared [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Students are stepping up in a big way to help animals in need. Dozens of people filled Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre for Jogs for Dogs, a student-led fundraiser supporting Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge. Participants had the option to run a 5K or walk one mile, making the event open [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A quiet space filled with memories is getting new life in Luzerne County. Volunteers and community leaders gathered at Rolling Green Pet Cemetery for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the end of revitalization efforts. Crews spent the last six weeks at the SPCA clearing overgrown graves, restoring headstones, and [...]
