(WBRE/WYOU) — A top honor for Wilkes-Barre's River Commons; The riverfront park was recently named a great public space in Pennsylvania by the state chapter of the American Planning Association (APA). This marks the second year in a row the park has received the honor. River Common is known for its views of the Susquehanna [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A summer camp teaching kids about the criminal justice system is in full swing at a local college this week. Pennsylvania State Police Troop R is giving teens a similar experience to real police academy training. Throughout the week-long camp, they focus on discipline, self-esteem, and teamwork. With the help [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A second water main break in less than two weeks in Scranton: For the foreseeable future, downtown Scranton is under a water boil advisory. 28/22 News Reporter Connor Coar has details about the break and how people are dealing with this issue once again. Just as the city was beginning [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In this week's Here's to You, Kid, we profile three students who are helping make a difference in the community. Each has a condition that can limit everyday activities. 28/22 News Reporter Mark Hiller shows they're proving where there's a will, there's a way. A pop tab hitting the bottom [...]
American farms are disappearing. There are fewer farms today than one year ago, 10 years ago, and 50 years ago. The number of individual farms operating in the U.S. peaked in 1935 at 6.81 million, ahead of a steady decline, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, rapidly falling into the 1970s before beginning a slower slide in 1982.
WHITE DEER TOWNSHIP — The Pennsylvania State Police in Milton are investigating a seven-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 in White Deer Township.
MIFFLINBURG — The jury selection for a kitchen supervisor at a drug and alcohol treatment center in Allenwood charged with sexually assaulting a patient has been continued in Union County Court.
SUNBURY — The defense attorney for a 40-year-old Mount Carmel man is arguing a search warrant was botched and should be suppressed when his client heads to trial on felony possession with the intent to deliver charges stemming from a February 2024 incident in the borough.
MIFFLINBURG — The Mifflinburg Area School District is seeking a special exception from the Mifflinburg Borough Zoning Hearing Board to move forward with its agriculture project.
WHITE HAVEN, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officers swapped patrol cars for golf carts Monday afternoon, with every swing and putt helping support a meaningful cause. The Pocono Mountain Regional Police Officers Association hosted its 25th Annual Golf Tournament at Jack Frost Ski Resort, bringing together officers, local businesses and community members to raise money not [...]
