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Woman reacts to body found in Luzerne County

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News Reporter Joe Mason shares what we know so far about a death investigation in Luzerne County. 28/22 News is waiting for an update from Wilkes-Barre Police on a death investigation that happened over the weekend. A body was found near Thayer Street and Catlin Avenue in South Wilkes-Barre. [...]

Teen firefighter serves her community

HUNLOCK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's no secret that fire departments struggle to recruit volunteers. That is why many encourage teenagers to join junior firefighter programs. A local teen took up that challenge and is making a valuable difference in her community. Filling a firefighter's air tank seems like second nature to Hunlock Creek [...]

Storm causes flight delays, cancellations

AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — If air travel is on your agenda, make sure you check your flight status. Thousands of flights are being cancelled across the northeast, including at Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport. Most flights are still on for Monday, but two to Philadelphia were cancelled. Across the country, FlightAware shows nearly 3,500 flights [...]

MIlton Police looking for suspects...

MILTON — The Milton Police Department is attempting to identify suspects for an investigation into placing a skimming device on a payment terminal within the Borough of Milton. Skimming is when someone puts a device called "a skimmer" on a credit card reading device, such as an ATM, to steal personal credit card information. According to Milton Police, the suspects placed a skimming device on a terminal/point of purchase on Feb. 7 and returned on Feb. 14 to retrieve data from the terminal. The device was located on Feb.

Jazz musician investigates paranormal activity in Poconos

PA live! (WBRE) — Brianna Strunk with the Pocono Television Network introduces us to Eric Mintel, a jazz musician and paranormal investigator, while visiting the historic Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap to explore reported hauntings and captures unusual phenomena like orbs and apparitions. Alongside his team, they investigate the inn’s haunted history, uncovering [...]

Truck roll-over under railroad bridge shuts road down

JESSUP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A tractor-trailer traveling under a bridge has rolled over, causing a road to shut down in Lackawanna County. Constitution Avenue in Jessup was closed after a tractor-trailer rolled over under the railroad bridge around 10:00 a.m. Monday. It is not clear how the crash occurred. There are no reported injuries [...]

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