WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a bittersweet day at 28/22 News, as we're bidding a wonderful farewell to two of our co-workers. Long-time Director Sandy Wisnewski and Local Sales Manager Brian Jenkins are both calling it a career. We will miss both of them and wish them much love and happiness as they begin [...]
CASS TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On Friday, family, friends, and fellow officers honored a Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Trooper following his death, describing a devoted son, loyal friend, and kind-hearted public servant whose impact reached far beyond the badge. Pahira dedicated his career to serving and protecting others. Being a cop was a dream [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police announced Wednesday that downtown Scranton is scheduled for multiple parking bans and road closures to accommodate upcoming events. For both the Scrantastic Spectacular fireworks display and the upcoming FIFA Fan Zone, the center of downtown Scranton will be subjected to several traffic pattern changes and parking bans. Starting 5:00 [...]
(WHTM) - Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has ordered all U.S. and Commonwealth flags to fly at half-staff following the death of a Pennsylvania State Trooper in Schuylkill County. The order is for flags at Commonwealth facilities, public buildings, and grounds across the state. All Pennsylvanians are invited to participate in the tribute to State Trooper [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed across various roadways in Pennsylvania during the holiday weekend. According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a "zero-tolerance enforcement policy." Police say checkpoints will be placed on roadways between Thursday, [...]
N. WHITEHALL TWP., LEHIGH COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A motorcyclist from Luzerne County died after colliding with a tractor-trailer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The coroner stated 39-year-old Kory A. Stokes from Foster Township was pronounced dead at the Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest after his motorcycle crashed with a tractor-trailer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The cause of [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing various charges after investigators say he traveled to Canada to meet with a 12-year-old he allegedly sexually exploited. 22-year-old Joseph Erkert of Dingmans Ferry faces numerous charges for the alleged sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of two minors. In the first case, Pike County District Attorney Detectives were told [...]
CASS TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police are mourning one of their own: Trooper Mike Pahira was hit and killed Wednesday morning while working along Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County. "He was a good man. He was a good cop, and he was taken from us far too soon," Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro [...]
JACKSON TWP., COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A shooting injured a man in Columbia County, resulting in two men being arrested. 22-year-old Aiden LaForest of Williamsport and 23-year-old Raymond Poust are facing multiple charges after a shooting left a man injured. On June 30, troopers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound at a home [...]
A dangerous heat wave arrives in the central Susquehanna Valley on Wednesday, bringing potentially deadly conditions expected to last throughout the Independence Day holiday weekend.
