WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The West Pittston Fire Department is holding its 20th annual Valentine's Day rose sale in the Driscoll's Home Center parking lot in West Pittston. The sale is the volunteer fire department's only fundraiser for the year. Organizers say it helps them afford life-saving equipment and gear. The fundraiser offers several rose [...]
SOUTH RENOVO, CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Clinton County man charged with child pornography is in jail waiting for his day in court. Pennsylvania State Police announced they arrested 41-year-old Sebastian Bloom, of South Renovo. Bloom faces more than 20 felony charges. He was taken into custody after troopers received a cybertip from the National Center [...]
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Valentine's Day is two days away, and chocolate is always a fan favorite. 28/22 News reporter Zach Paraway has a sweet look at a popular chocolate chain, and its delicious delights. Dipped and drizzled in milk chocolate, these strawberries will satisfy a sweet tooth's craving any day, but when it [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An 11-year-old boy is dead and his brother is in critical condition at a burn center in Allentown after a house fire in Kingston late Wednesday night. The fire started at around 11:30 p.m. on North Welles Avenue. A man and his daughter made it out of the home safely [...]
YOE, YORK COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A fourth and final man was sentenced for his involvement in an $11.5 million COVID-19 relief funding scheme. Joshua White, 44, previously of Yoe, was sentenced to eight years in prison, five years of supervised release, and an order to pay more than $2.3 million in restitution. Joshua White joins [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — More details were released Thursday about weapons of mass destruction charges filed in December 2025. Saleh Edwards, 24, was arrested following the execution of a search warrant in his Saint Clair Street, Wilkes-Barre residence. Police say Edwards did substantial research into making an explosive device and purchased materials to make [...]
BEECH CREEK TWP., CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A township secretary is being accused of stealing over $150,000 in funds from a township authority. 65-year-old Kae Ann Weber has been charged after investigators say she stole around $153,438.52 from the Beech Creek Township Authority. According to detietves, Weber was the Beech Creek Township Secretary at the [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 205 people in Luzerne and Montgomery counties will lose their jobs in April as part of multiple Saks Fifth Avenue closings. According to the Commonwealth's WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act) notices, 155 employees will be laid off between April 11 and April 30 at 250 Highland Park [...]
Editor's Note: This article has been updated for clarity. EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — FBI and DEA were seen entering a pharmacy in Monroe County Thursday morning around 8:00 a.m. 28/22 News crews saw people with FBI and DEA jackets walking into Pocono Community Pharmacy, located on East Brown Street in East Stroudsburg. Our [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials state a house fire in Kingston has left a child dead, while a second child is in critical condition. A firebroke out at a double-block home on North Welles Avenue in Kingston around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. Kingston Forty Fort Fire Department Chief Frank Guido confirmed a young boy died, [...]
