HUGHESTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Greater Pittston Legion team won its first state title in history with an 11-4 victory over Chambersburg on July 28. The team hadn'twon a state tournament game in over 20 years, but went 5-0 during the double-elimination tournament to get into the regional tournament. With the team primed and ready to [...]
TOBYHANNA, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — According to police, more than 50 shell casings littered the parking lot outside Kingdom Cigar Lounge in Tobyhanna after gunfire erupted early Sunday morning. Police say officers were called to the Tobyhanna Shopping Plaza around 1:48 a.m. For reports of shots fired. When they arrived, most of the people had [...]
CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Monroe County animal shelter is asking for your help. Over the past few days AWSOM Animal Shelter in Chestnut Hill Township has taken in 24 abandoned cats from the Effort area. The shelter says some of the females are pregnant and there are still more waiting to be [...]
JENKINS TOWNSHIP, PA (WBRE/WYOU)— The PA State Little League Championship came down to the final inning on Tuesday. The now ten-day long tournament stretched out to the very last moment before crown a state champ. The East Side 12 year-old All-Star team is heading to the Mid-Atlantic Regionals after defeating Blue Mountain Tuesday, 12-8. The [...]
BRODHEADSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A popular Monroe County park is getting a facelift with improvements to make it more enjoyable for visitors of all ages. Chestnuthill Township Park in Brodheadsville is renovating the bathrooms and adding new pickleball courts. It is all part of an ongoing effort to improve the park for the community. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Bringing farm-fresh goods to the city, that's the goal of the first ever farmers market in Downtown Scranton. The Electric City Farmers Market is bringing crowds out to support local farmers. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes explained how day one of the market is already creating a sense of community. [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Brookside Levee Rehabilitation and Accreditation Project now officially has approval from FEMA. The announcement came on Tuesday morning from Wilkes-Barre City officials. The project broke ground nearly two years ago, wrapped up on July 23 and cost more than $1,400,000. Some of it was funded through Local Share Account [...]
PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner has identified a man who died as crews responded to a fire at a Plymouth home Tuesday afternoon. Authorities were called to the unit block of Church Street in Plymouth for a reported structure fire at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes confirmed with 28/22 [...]
DANVILLE — Central Susquehanna Opportunities Inc. has received $250,000 in funding from the Charles and Betty Degenstein Foundation and the Charles B. Degenstein Foundation to support its upcoming “Homeless in the Valley” event, scheduled for Nov. 19, at the Pine Barn Inn in Danville.
The State Museum of Pennsylvania closed Sunday for a multi-year renovation project.
