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OLYPHANT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Part of a road is closed after a water main break on Thursday night. According to Pennsylvania American Water, a broken 8-inch main has affected 40 customers as of just after 9:30 p.m., with crews still trying to shut down the water. In some cases, people may experience no water pressure [...]

THROOP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Landfill officials in Lackawanna County are proposing a new underground line to pump treated leachate water from the landfill into the Lackawanna River basin. The Keystone Sanitary Landfill is seeking to install a private line to convey treated leachate from the landfill's plant in Dunmore to the Lackawanna River Basin Sewer Authority [...]

TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Officials confirmed that crews are responding to a fatal crash Thursday night along Interstate 380. Monroe County Coroner Tom Yanac stated that his office is responding to a crash along Interstate 380. Officials with the Monroe County Communications center stated that crews responded to I-380 southbound at Exit 3: PA [...]

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Part of Interstate 80 eastbound is closed after a crash Thursday night. According to the Monroe County Communications Center, crews were called to milemarker 307 for the report of a tractor-trailer rollover with entrapment just before 7:30 p.m. Officials say that the driver escaped with minor injuries. The Pennsylvania Department of [...]

(WBRE/WYOU)— The Eagles demoted Kevin Patullo from the offensive coordinator position on Tuesday. NJ.com Eagles Beat Reporter Cayden Steele gives us the latest on the coordinator search, some candidates to watch, and the future of AJ Brown. We also break down the divisional matchups this weekend in both conferences. The show will be hosted by 28/22 [...]

WOODWARD TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Troopers say they are searching for a man who rammed his ex-girlfriend's vehicle and shot a rifle at her. Pennsylvania State Police have put out a warrant for the arrest of 47-year-old Adam Taylor, from South Williamsport, on the charges of attempted criminal homicide. Pennsylvania State Police responded to [...]

DALLAS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Drivers in Luzerne County have a new place to fill up while grabbing a coffee or a hoagie. A new Wawa opened this morning on Route 309 in the Dallas area. The convenience store is the second Wawa to open in Luzerne County in the past 13 months. The chain [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A hearing took place in Lackawanna County about rising prices for residents' water bills. The state Public Utility Commission is holding two hearings to hear from Pennsylvania American Water customers. 28/22 News reporter Connor Coar is following Thursday's developments in Scranton and has more about the meetings. The PA Utility Commission [...]