SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Dozens of runners gathered along the Lackawanna Valley Heritage Trail in Scranton on Sunday for the inaugural Rescue Run, a fundraising event benefiting the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter. Leashed dogs were also invited to participate alongside their owners. The event featured 5K and 10K runs as well as a two-mile [...]
TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit made a stop in Tunkhannock offering residents an interactive look at the organization's mission to honor military members. Housed inside a converted tractor-trailer, the mobile museum educates visitors on the history of the movement and provides an opportunity to sponsor cemetery wreaths for [...]
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pittston City Firehouse hosted the Party with the Bravest fundraiser Sunday during the final day of the Pittston Tomato Festival to support Jacob Giardina, a Pittston native who recently suffered a spinal cord injury. All proceeds from the event will go toward helping Giardina and his family navigate the [...]
BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say three people are out of a home after an early Sunday morning fire in Butler Township. Butler Township Police Chief William Feissner told 28/22 News they were called along with other responding units to the 200 block of Four Seasons Drive in the Beech Mountain Lakes Development [...]
WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local pet-focused business is helping puppy parents get connected to resources, education, and services to help ease the transition into puppy parenthood. Green Dog Barkery, an artisan pet bakery specializing in dog products and services, hosted its first ever "Puppy Palooza," an event aimed at connecting puppy owners to [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — We've seen dry weather most of the weekend, but we are tracking an upper-level low to the north of us that will bring some showery weather over the next couple of days. Brief heavy downpours, small hail, and winds in excess of 40 miles per hour can occur in isolated downpours Sunday afternoon [...]
NESCOPECK, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Luzerne County Coroner has confirmed a man has died in a fire that took place in Nescopeck late Saturday evening. James E. Velekei, 73, was pronounced dead at the scene after firefighters responded to a fire at a home on Wapwallopen Road at 10:00 p.m Saturday. An autopsy is [...]
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The sound of tattoo machines filled Hometown Ink on Saturday, but the event was about far more than fresh ink. For one day, the tattoo shop transformed its artwork into an act of generosity, hosting a special fundraiser called Ink for Linc to benefit six-year-old Lincoln Swartz and his family. [...]
NESCOPECK, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters were out in Nescopeck responding to a house on fire Saturday night, according to Luzerne County officials. Officials confirm with 28/22 News crews were called to the 300 block of Wapwallopen Road in Nescopeck just before 10:00 p.m. Saturday for a reported residental fire. Authorities say troopers from Pennsylvania [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Family members, friends and supporters of 15-year-old La'Niyah “Lala” Clark gathered in Public Square in Wilkes-Barre to demand answers six months after the teenager was found dead. The family is questioning why law enforcement did not issue an Amber Alert when Clark first went missing in January. Clark's body was [...]
