March 16, 2025 at 23:32 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A scaly spectacle took over downtown Scranton on Sunday. Hundreds gathered at the Hilton for the Seventh Annual Electric City Reptile Expo.
Roughly five dozen vendors and more than 130 tables were displayed, featuring everything from snakes and lizards to turtles and reptile supplies.
Scranton firefighter passes away after cancer battle
Visitors had the chance to buy, sell, and learn about these unique creatures, while organizers aimed to bust the myth that reptiles cannot be affectionate.
March 16, 2025 at 23:32 EDTDaily Item
Ahead of the opening of Pennsylvania’s popular trout fishing next month, state officials from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stopped by R.B. Winter State Park on Friday to stock fish for the upcoming season.
March 16, 2025 at 23:28 EDTPA homepage
OLYPHANT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local martial arts school is taking the fight against cancer onto the mat. Dozens of women gathered on Sunday at Gracie NEPA in Olyphant.
They took part in what is called "Choke Out Cancer."
The demonstration of women's self-defense techniques doubled as a fundraiser.
Money raised will support Ali Roseman or Archbald, a member of Gracie Nepa who was recently diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer.
Scranton firefighter passes away after cancer battle
March 16, 2025 at 23:20 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Amid power outages and storm damage, the wind was also able to pick up a trampoline in Scranton.
In a video shared with 28/22 News by Casey from Scranton, the wind took a trampoline out of someone's yard and blew it onto Quincy Avenue.
VIDEO: Electricity arcs on Wilkes-Barre power lines
Trampolines can become a hazard in weather like this.
Make sure you anchor down or move items to a protected area that could blow away.
March 16, 2025 at 22:23 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton Police Department is investigating a death after a man fell 30 feet while walking near Nay Aug Park.
Lackawanna County Coroner Timothy Rowland said a 23-year-old man from Northhampton County died on Sunday after he fell off a 30-foot rock face directly to the rear of the Nay Aug Park Green House Project.
Rowland explained that the man fell onto the railroad below, bordering the Roaring Brook.
15 injured after bus crash
March 16, 2025 at 20:51 EDTPA homepage
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — UPDATE: A crash that sent around 20 people to the hospital Sunday night involved a bus transporting the Greater Scranton Black Diamonds Pipe Band, officials confirm.
Those same officials tell 28/22 News the bus driver was seriously injured and that the amount of people taken to the hospital has increased to approximately 20.
Original Story: Crews were called to Jefferson Township after a bus crashed into a tractor-trailer, sending 15 people to nearby hospitals.
March 16, 2025 at 19:01 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News is waiting to hear if it was the weather or something else that sparked a fire in Wilkes-Barre.
Crews brought a ladder truck to the scene at South Franklin and Sullivan Streets.
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The fire sparked on Sunday at around 3:30 p.m. and caused some neighbors to evacuate.
There is no word if anyone was injured after the fire in the Diamond City.
March 16, 2025 at 18:57 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News has some sad news on Sunday about a Scranton firefighter whose health battle inspired a community outpour of support.
28/22 News spoke with Scranton Fire Lieutenant Kelly "Hoppy" Hopkins last September, shortly before a big fundraiser on his behalf.
Hopkins was battling stage four paroesophageal cancer.
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28/22 News learned on Sunday that Hopkins passed away following his courageous fight.
March 16, 2025 at 18:45 EDTPA homepage
(WBRE/WYOU) — With heavy winds and power outages, many are seeing damage across the Keystone State.
Heavy winds are to blame for downed power lines, backed-up traffic, and closed businesses in Lackawanna County.
Just off the O'Neil highway in Dunmore was where a pole and powerlines have been stripped down.
The pole and powerlines came down around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, and police tell 28/22 News they landed on two cars.
Officials say one woman needed to be checked out by EMS, but she is okay.
March 16, 2025 at 17:08 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As power outages are impacting many in Pennsylvania, electricity was seen arcing across power lines in the Diamond City.
Sean Mellner shared with 28/22 News footage taken in South Wilkes-Barre of the blue light burning across a powerline twice.
This happened Sunday afternoon in the area of South Pennsylvania Boulevard and High Street.
Power outages impact thousands across PA
Mellner says it happened as the electricity had already gone on and off a dozen times.
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