(WBRE/WYOU) — It was a nice end to the work and school week and it remains quiet tonight. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Cloud cover will increase throughout the day Saturday, but we still expect some sunshine. While most of us are dry, a stray shower can't be [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Until recently, West Scranton's Euclid Avenue was a two-way street. But as part of the 1.6-million-dollar West Scranton streetscape project, the road has become a one-way onto Main Avenue. City administrators say the change makes the busy intersection safer, but on Thursday city council sent Mayor Paige Cognetti a letter alleging [...]
TAYLOR, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A committee is working to build an inclusive playground at McDade Park in Scranton in honor of 4-year-old Isla Reed, who died in March from Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC). Her mother, Rebecca Reed of Taylor, PA, shared her daughter's story with 28/22 News to raise awareness about SUDC [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is awarding more than $3 million to 90 organizations across the state to help prevent underage and dangerous drinking. The grant funding will support institutions across Pennsylvania, including several local colleges. Grant recipients in the region include the University of Scranton, Keystone College and Penn State Hazleton. The [...]
POCONO SUMMIT, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Volunteers across Monroe County gathered Thursday for the Pocono Mountains United Way's Day of Caring, participating in community service projects to assist local residents. The initiative brought together area residents, local businesses and non-profit organizations to complete volunteer work throughout the region. The event began with a breakfast hosted [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Following the arrest of two men for their alleged involvement in a scam where someone impersonated an Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement (ICE) agent to scam people of gold, Pennsylvania State Police are seeking to return $200,000 in gold bars to victims. PSP said the scammers claimed to be ICE, Department of Homeland Security [...]
GREGG TOWNSHIP — The Gregg Township Municipal Authority was awarded a $400,000 Statewide Local Share Account grant Tuesday from the Commonwealth Financing Authority to support the televising, inspection and cleaning of sewer lines and lateral connections throughout the authority’s wastewater collection system.
LEWISBURG — A Mifflinburg man found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage girl at a hotel in Lewisburg in 2022 and 2023 will spend the next 193 months to 71 years in state prison.
LANCASTER — A former judge joined a current prosecutor in advocating Thursday for the adoption of a Republican-sponsored Senate bill as a solution to Pennsylvania’s unresolved issue of establishing a new sentencing framework for second-degree murder.
