PECKVILLE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A blast from the past is getting kids excited about learning this summer. Valley Community Library in Peckville hosted an Aquatic Dinosaur Camp. It's part of the library's summer programming. 28/22 News spotted kids making dinosaur eggs and nests out of Play-Doh. The event features games, activities, and learning all [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — New additions are coming to one local school district in the form of more autism-support classrooms. It's all in an effort to meet students where their needs are. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes was able to see the progress and explained what this could add to the community. What is [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Canadian wildfire smoke is back again. In the next few days, locals can expect the all-too-familiar hazy skies and smoky smells. The area experienced these conditions just last summer, but most people remember the lingering smoke of 2023. Among them is 28/22 Meteorologist Logan Westrope. "The wildfire smoke just blanketed the area, [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — An 81-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a teen boy multiple times in two different counties, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney. Dennis Kochenash, 81, of Wyalusing, pleaded guilty to assaulting a 14-year-old-boy between 2024 and 2025, District Attorney Gavin Holihan said. Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) received a ChildLine report [...]
PA live! (WBRE) — Hunger Free Summer 2026 has begun, and this is week 2! When school cafeterias close for the summer, thousands of kids right here at home lose access to the meals they count on, and families are left trying to fill that gap. A lack of reliable nutrition during the summer months [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) declared on Wednesday a statewide Code Red Air Quality Action Day for particulate matter (PM2.5) for Thursday, July 16. The DEP said that wildfire smoke from Minnesota and Canada is projected to be entering the Keystone State's northeast counties and pushing into the southern counties Wednesday [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A mother and grandmother were sentenced Wednesday in a 2024 child abuse case, in which they pleaded guilty to beating, restraining, and starving a then-11-year-old girl. The girl's mother, Amanda Gregorio of Exeter, 34, was sentenced to 10 to 40 years in prison, according to a release from District Attorney Dave [...]
Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-27) will host a virtual informational session with the Susquehanna River Basin Commission from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, to discuss water demand associated with data centers.
MONTOUR COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people died in a collision with another vehicle, and investigators are searching for answers. Montour County Coroner's Office and Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the death of 32-year-old Megin Wallace from the Sunbury area. The coroner says Wallace was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by Brian Wallace, who died [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — We continue to talk about the heat, humidity, and haze across the area. We're now under an Air Quality Alert through Thursday night at midnight. As plumes of Canadian Wildfire smoke come from the North, be aware that this smoke will make skies hazy and keep temperatures down a few degrees. An isolated [...]
