WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The government shutdown is now into day 24, and with that, many federal programs are being affected. 28/22 News reporter Joe Mason explains the impacts the shutdown is having on social security. "We've been four weeks without money, and they're hurting. Everybody is hurting," Barri Sue Bryant, president of American [...]
OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A local school district is warning about the financial consequences of the state budget stalemate. Old Forge School Superintendent Christopher Gatto says his district has not received the $4 million in funding it should have received by now. The district is now looking at borrowing money to pay the bills [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Local grandparents raising grandchildren now have more information about the resources available to them, thanks to an event near Wilkes-Barre. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren NEPA hosted it on Friday at the Woodlands Inn and Resort. The goal of the conference is to give grandparents a chance to talk with experts and [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Do you believe Bigfoot exists? It's the focus of a "Mehalshick Files" Podcast tonight on the 28/22 Now App. The I-Team's Andy Mehalshick talks with members of the Bigfoot Project, which investigates and documents alleged Bigfoot sightings and evidence of the creatures. No doubt you've heard of the names "Bigfoot" or "Sasquatch, " [...]
LEWISBURG — A $1.75 million alumni gift will help fund Bucknell University's new health and wellness vision, according to school officials.
DANVILLE — A multi-year intersection improvement project will continue next week along the Route 54 corridor near the intersection of Liberty Valley and Jerseytown roads in Valley and Mahoning townships, Montour County.
CHESTNUTHILL TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report that an argument turned shooting left a man injured and another man facing attempted homicide charges. On Thursday, October 23, around 1:55 p.m., troopers were called to a home on Greenview Drive in Chestnuthill Township for a report of a shooting. Through investigation, police said two [...]
WYSOX TWP., BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person is dead after a crash that shut down both directions of Route 6 in Bradford County Friday morning. According to police, the crash occurred around 3:00 a.m. on Route 6 in Wysox Township when a car crossed into the opposite lane into oncoming traffic. The car and [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Attorney General announced two men have been charged with almost $100,000 in theft from Lowe’s stores across eastern Pennsylvania, utilizing stolen customer information. Jose Gomez and Ysaias Arajuo are charged after investigators say the two were involved in at least 56 retail thefts at 18 Lowe’s stores in the following counties: AG [...]
Editor’s note: This is the ninth in a series of stories featuring high school marching bands from across the region. They will publish on Fridays in The Daily Item.
