LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Covington Township man has been sentenced to nine years in prison by a Senior United States District judge. Along with time in prison, Damien Boland, 50, will have to pay over $2 million in restitution for conspiracy, theft of major artwork, and concealment/disposal of major artwork, according to a release [...]
(WBRE/WYOU)— Many school districts are breathing a sigh of relief now that the dust has settled following the end of the state budget impasse, but how much will public and charter schools get in funding? 28/22 News reporter Joe Mason explains. With the stroke of a pen, Governor Josh Shapiro signed the 2026 state budget [...]
MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new initiative is helping combat rising food insecurity in Monroe County. Pocono Mountains United Way and the Community Foundation of Monroe County have launched the "Food Crisis Fund." It comes as food pantries across the county report record demand, and thousands of local families struggle to afford basic groceries. The fund aims to [...]
SELINSGROVE — Paxtonville native Guy Graybill had his eighth book published by Sunbury Press Inc., of Mechanicsburg.
DANVILLE — The Pink Friday Cookie Crawl is returning to downtown Danville next week.
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three former Mount Carmel Borough police officers were sentenced on October 30 for their involvement in a conspiracy to violate the civil rights of those they arrested between 2018 and 2021, according to the US Department of Justice. According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the three police officers [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The police investigation into the theft of two bodies from the Good Shepherd Mausoleum in Plains Township is moving forward, so says the Luzerne County District Attorney. The mausoleum is literally crumbling. Dozens of bodies remain entombed in the structure, which its owners had abandoned. The I-Team's Andy Mehalshick had the [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The City of Scranton will host an electronics recycling event on Sunday. The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Department of Public Works headquarters, 101 W. Poplar St. This is the second electronic recycling event of 2025. According to the release from the city [...]
BUTLER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A deadly highway crash near Hazleton is to blame for causing a traffic detour on Friday afternoon. Interstate 81 southbound between Exit 151B (I-80 West-Bloomsburg) and Exit 151A (I-80 East-Stroudsburg) was closed to all traffic until just before 5:30 p.m. while crews cleared a "serious" dump truck rollover with [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An event featuring Kyle Rittenhouse was canceled following threats to the Woodlands Hotel, the host location. According to TJ Fitzgerald, contact for the event hosts NEPA Republicans, the event is fully canceled and all registered attendees will be fully refunded. Fitzgerald said there was not time to plan a [...]
