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Animal control, SPCA on scene at CDE Exotics

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Animal control officers and the SPCA are on the scene at CDE Exotics on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. The store is known for selling and rescuing reptiles and other animals. 28/22 News is there and said officials are bringing bins inside the store from the back entrance. It is [...]

Prom Dress Drive helps students with that special night

CLIFTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For many, the key to prom season is finding that perfect dress to wear on their special night. "To have a great dress is to look good; it means that you think you're pretty and you're just confident overall," says North Pocono High School student Nadia Londo. Salon Joy [...]

Motorcycle driver dies after collision with vehicle

W. PENN TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A motorcycle driver has reportedly died after a crash involving another car in Schuylkill County. According to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio, 53-year-old Robert C. Freund of Rush Township was pronounced dead on April 20 at St. Luke’s University Hospital–Bethlehem. The cause of Freund's death is multiple blunt [...]

Police investigate potential bomb scare at a American Legion

LEHIGHTON, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating after a potential bomb scare when a device was left in front of an American Legion in Carbon County. On April 20, around 3:00 p.m., the Lehighton Borough Police Department was called for a suspicious package found at the American Legion, Post 314, in Lehighton. A witness [...]

Aunt charged with homicide in La’Niyah Clark murder case

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Bobbiejo Etzel, the aunt of La'Niyah Clark, has been charged with homicide after a lengthy investigation into Clark's death and disappearance. A press conference held by investigators revealed that 36-year-old Bobbiejo Etzel has been charged with homicide, kidnapping, and abuse of corpse for her alleged involvement in the murder of La'Niyah [...]

Pennsylvania weather: Temperatures in the 50s, late day showers

(WBRE/WYOU) — A quick-moving area of low pressure will bring scattered showers through early Wednesday morning. It will not be nearly as cold on Tuesday with low temperatures in the upper 30s and lower 40s. As the latest storm system moves away on Wednesday, clouds will try to break for some afternoon sunshine. However, a [...]

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