SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Students from across the country are traveling to our area to learn about Northeastern Pennsylvania. The American Exchange Project brought together eight students from eight different states. The group visited places like the traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall, the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour, and went zip-lining. Instructors say this week gives [...]
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A vacant armory in downtown Nanticoke could soon have a new mission. The city's mayor says the building's price tag sits around $800,000. City officials are working with State Senator Lisa Baker to obtain grant funding to assist in the purchase. The mayor hopes they will be able to use [...]
DALEVILLE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — From filling up at the pump to plugging in at a charging station. The way drivers power their vehicles is changing. A new EVgo Fast Charging Station is now open at ShopRite of Daleville, bringing more electric vehicle infrastructure to the area. The new site features four 350-kilowatt fast chargers, [...]
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters have long faced an elevated risk of cancer due to repeated exposure to smoke, toxic chemicals, and other hazardous substances on the job. Now, there's a growing push to break down barriers around screening and put a greater focus on firefighter health and early detection. Every week, firefighters put [...]
CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For people at risk of diabetes, the hardest part of changing your health may be doing it alone. A free year-long program at the Carbondale YMCA is trying to change that. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes explained how people with pre-diabetes or a family history are building better habits together. [...]
PLEASANT MOUNT, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Poconos are known for their natural beauty and peaceful surroundings, allowing people to escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. That was the idea when Roger Aguinaldo moved from the Big Apple to this scenic farm in Pleasant Mount. He wants to share that chance with [...]
MILTON — DIG Furniture Bank's Fresh StART Online Auction is live and runs through July 24, featuring both an online auction of one-of-a-kind upcycled furniture and an in-person celebration on Friday, July 24.
GREAT BEND TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police have identified the suspect accused of shooting and killing three people inside a Susquehanna County home Monday night. On July 13, troopers were called to a home in the 1300 block of Baptist Hill Road in Great Bend Township for a reported shooting. Troopers said they [...]
SCOTT TWP., COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a woman who has been reported missing after not being seen for multiple days. On July 12, the Scott Township Police Department received a report regarding a missing person. 20-year-old Jocelyn Mae Smith-Depoe was last seen at her home on Old Berwick Road, in Scott [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — We are tracking more heat and humidity, as well as some possibly unhealthy air quality due to Canadian wildfire smoke for the coming days. Tuesday night will be mostly clear, muggy, and very warm with no impacts and lows into the upper 60s and lower 70s. Wednesday will be partly sunny, hot, and [...]
