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VIDEO: Police search for burglary suspects

DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Duryea police say they need your help identifying two people in a burglary investigation. A man and a woman were caught on home surveillance camera around 4:50 a.m. Saturday, going room to room through a house on McAlpine Street. They walked out with a large flat-screen TV through a side [...]

Man identified after body found near coal mine

LANSFORD, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Carbon County Coroner's Office has identified a body that was found Saturday afternoon near the area of Panther Creek and the #9 Coal Mine. The Coroner's Office has identified the man as Noel Jones of Lansford borough. Jones was reported missing on November 20, 2025. The Carbon County Coroner's [...]

Animal control, SPCA on scene at CDE Exotics

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Animal control officers and the SPCA are on the scene at CDE Exotics on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. The store is known for selling and rescuing reptiles and other animals. 28/22 News is there and said officials are bringing bins inside the store from the back entrance. It is [...]

Prom Dress Drive helps students with that special night

CLIFTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For many, the key to prom season is finding that perfect dress to wear on their special night. "To have a great dress is to look good; it means that you think you're pretty and you're just confident overall," says North Pocono High School student Nadia Londo. Salon Joy [...]

Motorcycle driver dies after collision with vehicle

W. PENN TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A motorcycle driver has reportedly died after a crash involving another car in Schuylkill County. According to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio, 53-year-old Robert C. Freund of Rush Township was pronounced dead on April 20 at St. Luke’s University Hospital–Bethlehem. The cause of Freund's death is multiple blunt [...]

Police investigate potential bomb scare at a American Legion

LEHIGHTON, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating after a potential bomb scare when a device was left in front of an American Legion in Carbon County. On April 20, around 3:00 p.m., the Lehighton Borough Police Department was called for a suspicious package found at the American Legion, Post 314, in Lehighton. A witness [...]

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