(WBRE/WYOU)— With the regular season ending, HSFB now turns the page for some playoff football. Join Ricky and Alaina as they discuss Week 10 of the high school football season, in a week full of intense matchups to decide the season. Also, the two talk about a reeling Steelers squad and an Eagles team catching fire [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton's skateboarding community is rolling into something new. A skate park is now open. The new Weston Field Skate Park in Scranton has quickly become a hub for local skateboarders. Funded through more than $956,000 in American Rescue Plan funding, the all-concrete park features quarter pipes, rails, and ramps. The [...]
JIM THORPE, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Pennsylvania Attorney General has details on the takedown of a drug trafficking ring in NEPA. Attorney General Dave Sunday was in Jim Thorpe on Tuesday morning to announce the arrest of key members of a drug trafficking operation. Sunday, along with area law enforcement, highlighted the months-long operation that targeted [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local university is doubling down on efforts to put an end to the stigma surrounding mental health. The school's football players have now joined the team. Wilkes University's Football Team pledged to become members of the mental health initiative on campus. The Green Bandana Project has been implemented at [...]
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A church in the Poconos is looking to help those who have been impacted by the government shutdown, but first, it needs help from the community. Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church's Helping Hands Food Pantry is in desperate need of donations. With snap benefits ending on November 1, they say the need [...]
HONESDALE, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica on Tuesday, leaving widespread damage in its path. One Jamaican man, who is now working in Wayne County, has been checking in with his family and friends back home. 28/22 News reporter Connor Coar spent time with him and shares his story. Staying up until three in [...]
LEWISBURG — A group of residents plans to establish the Eli Slifer Foundation to preserve the historic Slifer House in Lewisburg, which faces possible demolition by its current owner.
LEWISBURG — Stephanie Balliet discovered her life’s work amid one of the most difficult times in her young life.
MIDDLEBURG — Calls to St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Shamokin Dam from displaced people needing housing prompted Pastor Mindelle Bartholomew to take action.
DANVILLE — Montour County commissioners will hear Talen Energy’s rezoning request at a public hearing Dec. 17.
