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Fireworks, live music, food and fun are planned for Friday and Saturday as part of the America 250 celebration in Snyder County.

WATSONTOWN — A Watsontown police officer was fired Monday night at a borough council meeting.

PECKVILLE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) - A lightning strike forced fire crews to battle a blaze and the elements after it struck a school in Peckville Thursday evening. Video sent to us by Angela Powell showed the school burning before crews arrived. The call came at 8:31 p.m. in the 500 block of Keystone Avenue. 28/22 [...]

MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) - While there are plenty of fun activities at The Pocono Raceway, there is enough to keep someone busy outside the track as well. 28/22's Connor Coar stopped by attractions near the Tricky Triangle Thursday For a casual person driving to The Pocono Raceway, you probably don't know there is a getaway [...]

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Charred rubble is all that remains of two homes after a devastating fire on Sensentine Road in Clinton Township Thursday morning. Seven homes in total were damaged in the blaze. Browndale Fire Chief Josh Debevec tells 28/22 News three people were taken to Geisinger CMC by ambulance. No other [...]

DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Dickson City assisted in a New Jersey homicide investigation after arresting a potential suspect. Around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, multiple agencies, including the United States Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force and investigators from New Jersey, executed an arrest warrant at a home on 1050 Carmalt Street in Dickson [...]

BARRETT TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men have pleaded guilty to their roles in a firebombing attempt in the Poconos. Isiah Garcia and Chapel Ilijev both pleaded guilty this week to charges stemming from a December 2023 arson attempt. Authorities say the men tossed homemade bombs at a home in Canadensis. Six people were [...]

EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been arrested and charged in Luzerne County, where he faces multiple charges, including rape of a child. On Wednesday, June 10, officers from the Wyoming Area Regional Police Department arrested Kristopher Powell on a felony warrant. Powell is being charged with the following: He was denied bail [...]

RICHMOND TWP., TIOGA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A suspect in several robberies who was wanted by state police is dead after a confrontation with police. Troopers were searching for the man pictured below, later identified as 34-year-old Charles Brandon Costanzo of Old Forge. Police say the suspect was confirmed to have committed several robberies in New [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — Severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings have been issued for multiple counties in northeastern Pennsylvania. It will be a hot and humid day across northeast and central Pennsylvania. Despite a stray early shower, most of us will be dry for the morning. With a disturbance passing through this afternoon, scattered showers and storms [...]