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Family finds fatal motorcycle crash victim, police say

BUTLER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are investigating a Wednesday night motorcycle crash in Butler Township that left one man dead. Jeremy J. Debias Jr. of Drums, 28, was pronounce dead around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday on St. Johns Road, according to a release from Butler Township Police. Family members found Debias' motorcycle [...]

Man wanted for Hanover Twp. shooting turns himself in

HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The man accused of Tuesday's shooting in Hanover Township turned himself in Thursday, according to the Hanover Township Police Chief. Jason Dates, 33, turned himself in to police after being wanted for two days, during which he was allegedly driven to Philadelphia by 22-year-old Tierra Shanell Gilliam. Gilliam is [...]

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania appoints new president

Pa. (WETM) – Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania has officially appointed a new president to serve as the leader of the university's three campuses. On Thursday, April 16, Commonwealth University announced that Dr. Jeffrey L. Osgood Jr., current interim president, was unanimously selected by the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) [...]

Drivers sent to hospital after three vehicle crash

THROOP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A three-car crash on Casey Highway Route 6 has sent two drivers to the hospital. Around 6:30 a.m., crews were called to a crash on Route 6 Casey Highway in Throop. Captain Vincent Cesari from the Throop Fire Department tells 28/22 News that there was a three-vehicle crash in which [...]

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