EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The 29th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Breakfast and Art Exhibit was held at East Stroudsburg University. Pastor Selena Dionne Brown, campus pastor and director of youth and community involvement for the Greater Shiloh Church-Stroudsburg, opened the event with a stirring speech. The goal of the celebration is to bring the [...]
OLD LYCOMING TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Lycoming County man is facing a number of charges on Monday after police say he rammed into a woman's car on Friday and fired a rifle at her vehicle. Police say 48-year-old Adam Taylor then took off, stole a truck, and was on the run until police [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A two-vehicle crash slowed traffic in Lackawanna County Monday afternoon. Authorities say it happened on Interstate 81 North just after 3:00 p.m. Officials say an SUV and a tractor-trailer collided just past the Dunmore/Throop Exit. County officials explain that at least one person was trapped inside the vehicle, but no [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The cold weather is complicating everyone's lives, whether it's driving through the snow or working in the elements. Some jobs are still forced to break ground during this time of year, literally. 28/22 News Reporter Joe Mason explains how funeral homes bury people during the winter. The circle of life continues. [...]
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— One man is picking up the pieces after a weekend fire left his family without a home in Luzerne County. He says the flames destroyed everything they owned, including their beloved dog. 28/22 News reporter Connor Coar spoke with him about the night that changed his life. Julius Zuckerwar has been [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Monday is a day when many people pause to reflect and give back to their community. 28/22 News Reporter Zach Paraway stopped by an event in Luzerne County that brought people of all ages and backgrounds together on a Blankets and Broth mission. It was a day for blankets and [...]
WEATHERLY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One thing the last Christmas season reminded us is that Christmas tree ornaments are personal, and often tell a story. For a local 11-year-old girl, you can say that the story is all-American. Ornaments that adorned this America250 Christmas tree at President's Park in Washington, D.C., tell a story steeped [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Plans are taking shape for one of the biggest Saint Patrick's Parades in the country. The Saint Patrick's Parade Association of Lackawanna County says this year's parade will step-off March 14 in Scranton. Besides pipe bands and high school marching bands, dignitaries and other participants, something new is planned this [...]
LIME RIDGE — Central Columbia’s superintendent is tired of watching student...
EYERS GROVE -- Differing views of how the Animal Resource Center shelter should be run were at the root of a leadership...
