LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — From Nicholson, the iconic train made its way to Dalton. 28/22 News was able to get a view of Big Boy 4014 as it chugged along the Scranton Expressway. Many onlookers pulled over on the expressway to catch a glimpse as the locomotive chugged along the rails. It will eventually make [...]
NICHOLSON, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a sight many train lovers have been waiting for in northeastern Pennsylvania. Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 rolled through Wyoming County Saturday morning along the historic Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct. The stop in Nicholson comes as part of the America250 celebration. This marks the first time in the iconic train's [...]
LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You might go to Pocono Raceway for the action, but you might leave with something far more valuable. Man Cave Health is set up at Pocono Raceway Fan Fair, offering free prostate cancer screenings to any man who walks in. The five-minute blood draw is free of charge. Those [...]
LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a party in the Poconos, even after the green flag on the O'Reilly Auto Parts Cup Series race dropped a few hours ago. Fans from first-timers to old-timers are rocking the raceway. 28/22 News Reporter Connor Coar is mingling with those passionate fans in a hot but very [...]
LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As the NASCAR Cup Series race kicks off in the Poconos, 28/22 News wants to see how fans are celebrating. Head to 28/22’s Report It! page and submit your videos and photos of your celebrations from this weekend. Those submissions will be reviewed and appear in this article, and maybe on [...]
MILTON — A state grant will be used to develop five one-bedroom apartments for low-income seniors in Northumberland County.
LEWISBURG — A Lewisburg Area student is among the winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities.
(WBRE/WYOU) — It's been a quiet start to the weekend, but it won't end that way. Saturday night will be partly cloudy and comfortable with a low in the low 60s. The next cold front moving into the area will be here Sunday, and it will give the chance of an afternoon or evening shower [...]
LONG POND, PA (WBRE/WYOU) -- Sunday's start for the running of the Great American Getaway 400 will now be at 1:00pm. The NASCAR Cup Series race was moved up by two hours from its original start time due to weather concerns in the area. The decision was made on Saturday morning by NASCAR and track [...]
The now-obsolete canals and still-thriving railroad were instrumental in shaping Central Pennsylvania in the decades after the nation’s founding.
