BUSHKILL, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There is a callout to help keep our hiking trails clean ahead of National Trails Day this weekend. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is looking for volunteers to help clean up the Hidden Lake Loop Trail. It's a popular local fishing spot. Volunteers would help clear brush and remove [...]
DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Dallas American Legion post is mourning the loss of one of its members, and they are looking for your help in honoring his memory. Art Parks passed away over the weekend. Parks served during the Vietnam War and was the longtime president of the American Legion Riders. His viewing [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A statewide grave robbing case with ties to Luzerne County is now heading to trial. 34-year-old "Jonathan Gerlach" waived his arraignment on Wednesday. The Lancaster County man is accused of more than 500 counts of stealing body parts and remains from graves and selling them online. Investigators say Gerlach took remains from Good [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You know you've made it when you have a sandwich named after you: at Circles on the Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre, they named a daily special after Andy Mehalshick's retirement. They always come up with clever names for their daily specials, and now, it's Andy's turn. Some of the specials [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — All this week, we are celebrating the career of our colleague and friend, Andy Mehalshick. Andy announced his retirement on Monday. As he begins this new chapter of his life, 28/22 News is looking back at some of the stories that Andy covered from beginning to end. The case of Hugo Selenski is [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State Representatives Bridget Kosierowski, Kyle Donahue, and two other lawmakers are pushing a new bill to regulate kratom sales. The Kratom Standards, Labeling and Consumer Protection Act would allow the regulated sale of unadulterated kratom, while prohibiting products with chemically inflated concentrations of its most addictive components. This comes months [...]
ORANGEVILLE BOROUGH, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested and charged with murder following the death of a 6-month-old infant boy, Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say. Tyson Denzel Williams of Orangeville, 25, was arrested Wednesday and faces multiple charges, including two homicide charges. PSP says they were called just after 6:30 a.m. on April [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Scranton man is recovering after a shooting that forced neighbors to shelter for hours. Police say 38-year-old Brian Kimble Junior was shot in the arm Wednesday afternoon outside a home on Third Avenue. The shooting turned into a standoff before 64-year-old Roger Sugerman surrendered to police. Police say Kimble [...]
MAHONING TWP., CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say they arrested a man after investigating an armed robbery at a smoke shop in Carbon County. 22-year-old Damian Michael Messinger of Slatington was arrested and charged for an alleged armed robbery at the PA Smoke Shop in Mahoning Township. On May 31, troopers were called to the [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A jury has indicted a man on the charges alleging he sexually exploited a teen reported missing. A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted 27-year-old Christopher Jones of Nanticoke on charges of violating federal child sexual exploitation laws. Jones was charged after a 14-year-old reported missing from Whitehall Borough, Allegheny County, [...]
