BARTONSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A new emergency care hospital is now open in the Poconos. Lehigh Valley Health Network opened LVH Pocono Creek in Bartonsville. The facility on Golden Slipper Road is a fully licensed, 24/7 neighborhood hospital with a full-service emergency room. The site includes imaging, lab services, and same-day diagnostics. LVHN says the [...]
OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Railroad crews are still on the scene of a train derailment in Old Forge. Our 28/22 News crew was kept at a distance from the work, where more than a dozen rail cars jumped the tracks near Moosic Road. Three of them carrying wine flipped onto their side. The crash [...]
(WBRE/WYOU)— The bone-chilling temps can wreak havoc on your home's plumbing, but what can you do to prevent your pipes from bursting? 28/22 News reporter Avery Nape spoke with a local plumbing expert to find out. "We've probably received a couple of dozen frozen pipe calls in the last week or so," says Philip Pisanchyn [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A new chicken restaurant is giving locals a reason to face the chill. Sham's Hot Chicken officially opened its new Market Street location in Kingston on Friday. They offered the first five people in line sweet prizes, such as a PlayStation 5 and a 55-inch TV. With prizes on the line, [...]
JIM THORPE, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In a news conference on the morning of January 30, the Carbon County District Attorney's Office revealed new details in a string of fires that set parts of the county ablaze last year. The District Attorney's Office believes a 17-year-old boy is responsible for 19 fires that happened between [...]
CLARKS SUMMIT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) - The Festival of Ice is underway in Clarks Summit this weekend, featuring 49 ice sculptures on display throughout the Lackawanna County community. This year's event theme is American History and is expected to attract thousands of visitors to the area. Organizers spent a full year planning the three-day festival, [...]
TANNERSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) —As athletes from around the world soar through the air at the Winter Olympics, that same skill is taking place right here in northeastern Pennsylvania. Local ski resorts, like Camelback, are working hard behind the scenes to build and maintain the terrain park features that keep skiers and snowboarders flying safely. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man wanted on firearm and substance possession charges was arrested along with a man who harbored him, police say. Joshua Feliciano of Scranton, 36, was arrested Jan. 20, just over two months after Scranton Police said they were searching for him on gun and drug charges. Police say Feliciano [...]
CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators said a 17-year-old is believed to have been responsible for 19 fires across Carbon County. The Carbon County District Attorney’s Office stated a 17-year-old is believed to be responsible for 19 fires in the County between March and November of 2025. The DA says the teen was involved in the [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) released its trout stocking schedules for 2026 on Thursday. The PFBC will stock around 3.2 million trout in 648 streams and 130 lakes across Pennsylvania in 2026, according to their release. Cooperative nurseries will stock an additional 1.1 million trout to waters open to the public. [...]
