WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You know you've made it when you have a sandwich named after you: at Circles on the Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre, they named a daily special after Andy Mehalshick's retirement. They always come up with clever names for their daily specials, and now, it's Andy's turn. Some of the specials [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — All this week, we are celebrating the career of our colleague and friend, Andy Mehalshick. Andy announced his retirement on Monday. As he begins this new chapter of his life, 28/22 News is looking back at some of the stories that Andy covered from beginning to end. The case of Hugo Selenski is [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State Representatives Bridget Kosierowski, Kyle Donahue, and two other lawmakers are pushing a new bill to regulate kratom sales. The Kratom Standards, Labeling and Consumer Protection Act would allow the regulated sale of unadulterated kratom, while prohibiting products with chemically inflated concentrations of its most addictive components. This comes months [...]
ORANGEVILLE BOROUGH, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested and charged with murder following the death of a 6-month-old infant boy, Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say. Tyson Denzel Williams of Orangeville, 25, was arrested Wednesday and faces multiple charges, including two homicide charges. PSP says they were called just after 6:30 a.m. on April [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Scranton man is recovering after a shooting that forced neighbors to shelter for hours. Police say 38-year-old Brian Kimble Junior was shot in the arm Wednesday afternoon outside a home on Third Avenue. The shooting turned into a standoff before 64-year-old Roger Sugerman surrendered to police. Police say Kimble [...]
MAHONING TWP., CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say they arrested a man after investigating an armed robbery at a smoke shop in Carbon County. 22-year-old Damian Michael Messinger of Slatington was arrested and charged for an alleged armed robbery at the PA Smoke Shop in Mahoning Township. On May 31, troopers were called to the [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A jury has indicted a man on the charges alleging he sexually exploited a teen reported missing. A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted 27-year-old Christopher Jones of Nanticoke on charges of violating federal child sexual exploitation laws. Jones was charged after a 14-year-old reported missing from Whitehall Borough, Allegheny County, [...]
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — Folk's Butterfly Farm in Mifflin Township is home to thousands of butterflies, which are now becoming more active as temperatures warm. The farm helps raise and maintain butterflies from their earliest stages, starting as eggs. David Folk founded the business in his basement in 2009 while working with his daughter [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — We're tracking heat and humidity! It won't be nearly as chilly Wednesday night, with low temperatures in the 50s. A couple of spots could dip into the upper 40s. Temperatures on Thursday and Friday will climb into the middle and upper 80s, if not near 90. The good news is that the humidity [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Starting Friday, drivers can be fined under Paul Miller's Law, named for a Scranton man killed by a distracted driver in Monroe County. The law targets drivers holding or using a hand-held device behind the wheel, even while stopped in traffic. PennDOT says distracted driving killed 54 people on Pennsylvania roads last year. [...]
