March 30, 2026 at 19:21 EDTPA homepage
EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Major changes to federal student loans are on the horizon. Starting in July, new rules could change how much you can borrow and how you repay those loans. Beginning July 1, new federal student loan rules will change repayment options, limit some borrowing, and phase out certain programs. Students [...]
March 30, 2026 at 18:53 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators are still working to find out what sparked a deadly weekend house fire in Scranton. The fire inspector was back on the scene at Dartmouth Street on Monday morning. It comes after flames claimed the life of 77-year-old John Kollra and leveled his home Saturday night. Two other homes [...]
March 30, 2026 at 18:29 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's that time of year when many of us think about doing some spring cleaning. Two local brothers did not wait for the change of seasons. They got a head start by focusing on a place where kids and teens like to go. 28/22 News Anchor Mark Hiller took a [...]
March 30, 2026 at 17:32 EDTPA homepage
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A group of Vietnam Veterans got to share their stories Monday with high school students just one day after Vietnam Veteran Recognition Day. Tales of the draft and the return home stuck with students at Bloomsburg Area School District. As 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes explained, the stories told there [...]
March 30, 2026 at 12:28 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are investigating after a shooting occurred at a Scranton lounge earlier this month. The Scranton Police Department is seeking the public's help with any information regarding the identities of the man and woman shown in the pictures below. Police say the two are wanted for questioning for [...]
March 30, 2026 at 11:24 EDTPA homepage
FREELAND, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has died from the injuries he suffered after a house fire broke out in Luzerne County. 55-year-old Richard L. Leepin died on March 27 at Lehigh Valley Hospital from complications of thermal injuries and inhalation after a house fire occurred on March 14. The fire broke out in [...]
March 30, 2026 at 10:25 EDTDaily Item
A federal grand jury indicted an Allenwood federal inmate on contraband charges.
March 30, 2026 at 09:39 EDTPA homepage
JACKSON TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say a shooting, along with an axe fight, led to an attempted homicide investigation in the Poconos. On Sunday, March 29, around 6:00 p.m., troopers were called to Lentz Lane in Jackson Township for reports of a shooting. Police say after the investigation, they learned a fight [...]
March 30, 2026 at 09:27 EDTPA homepage
OLD LYCOMING TWP., LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man who is allegedly wanted in New Jersey on multiple charges has been arrested in Pennsylvania. On March 28, officers from the Lycoming Regional Police Department were called to Catherine Drive in Old Lycoming Township for a reported disturbance. During the investigation, a man involved, Nicholas ReiIlo, [...]
March 30, 2026 at 07:46 EDTPA homepage
NESQUEHONING, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A teenage girl is reported missing out of Carbon County after not being seen for two days. Investigators are searching for Gianna Keny, 17, who was last seen in the area of Stock Street in Nesquehoning Borough at 2:00 a.m. on March 28. Police say Kent is driving a 2005 [...]
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