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.
HARRISBURG — Republican lawmakers from Pennsylvania and three bordering states gathered in Harrisburg on Tuesday and railed against green energy policies while favoring fossil fuels to strengthen electric generation, but a representative of their shared power grid took an agnostic approach on energy sources.
Districts in poorer areas are the hardest hit by the budget impasse, as they tend to rely more heavily on the state for funding.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Seven days and counting to the November General Election: State, county, and local races are on the ballot. I-Team Reporter Andy Mehalshick talked with local political analysts about what's at stake in the election for a 2822 Now App Podcast. They talked about everything political and how it impacts northeast [...]
