WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department has now added five new patrol vehicles to its fleet. The announcement came on Wednesday morning, when officials unveiled the 2025 six-cylinder Ford SUVs. Police Chief Michael Boyle says these SUVs are among the best for policing. “It's definitely a morale booster, and it's a [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Scranton Police Department provided an update on Wednesday, stating that police have rescued over 30 cats from a house on Meadow Avenue after finding evidence consistent with animal hoarding on Monday. Officials say the Scranton Police Department, along with members of the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, Street Cats, and Dogs [...]
MAR LIN, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — School districts across Pennsylvania face teacher shortages. Thanks to a grant from the state department of education, a number of new programs are available to educators to fill those gaps, specifically in special education. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes explained how these new pathways will impact districts in Schuylkill [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Put the phone down or pay up. Fines will soon be coming to Pennsylvania drivers caught using a handheld device behind the wheel. The Paul Miller Law and the enforcement efforts kick off Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Starting June 5th, Pennsylvania drivers will no longer be allowed to hold a cell phone while [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A man was indicted for wire fraud and other charges after investigators say he committed a $100,000 pandemic fraud. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania stated 45-year-old George Moses, of Wilkes-Barre, was indicted by a federal grand jury on wire fraud, mail fraud, and bank fraud charges. According [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a 15-year-old reported missing in Wilkes-Barre. On April 1, 15-year-old Luis Santiago was reported missing after he was last seen at 8:30 a.m. on March 31. Police say he has run away, possibly to the Hanover area. Santiago is described as 5ft 3, 120 lbs., and [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A holiday event is underway for another year in Scranton, making sure families are fed on Easter Sunday. Despite many efforts from Friends of the Poor and the Catherine McAuley Center to encourage people not to line up, many cars were there before the giveaway started at 8:00 a.m. Highlighting [...]
PALMYRA TWP., PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former Major League Baseball player waived a preliminary hearing on charges of possessing narcotics during a traffic stop in Pike County. MLB star Lenny Dykstra, 63, a resident of Scranton, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and of drug paraphernalia after state police stopped a vehicle [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Welcome to April! Today will be cloudy with scattered showers as a front stalls over the region, perhaps a rumble of thunder. Highs in the mid 60s. Showers continue overnight with lows falling to the mid 40s. Thursday will be noticeably cooler with more clouds than sun. While most of the time is [...]
OLYPHANT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Communities throughout NEPA have been working to bolster their zoning rules when it comes to data centers. On Tuesday, the borough of Olyphant took its first step towards doing just that. A potential change to Olyphant's zoning ordinance to include data centers drew a massive crowd to the borough building [...]
