MOUNT CARMEL — Getting Ahead Foundation has received a $20,000 grant from the Community Giving Foundation’s new Economic Mobility Fund to expand its Getting Ahead in the Valley program into the Mount Carmel area.
Democrats believe they have their best shot in recent memory at winning a vaunted trifecta — control of the governorship and both legislative chambers.
(WBRE/WYOU) — We have one more nice day before our weather starts to change! After getting started in the 40s, Friday will offer increasing clouds with afternoon temperatures between 65 and 70. Warmer valleys will likely reach the lower 70s. It'll be cloudy but dry for high school football. You can expect temperatures in the [...]
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly handed down the ruling in the middle of the night, hours after holding an emergency hearing on the outlets’ lawsuit. His ruling lasts for two weeks.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Standing outside State Corrections Institute (SCI)- Frackville, it's easy to look at the rows of barbed wire and forget there are people living inside. While some may spend the rest of their lives there, many will one day walk the streets again as free men. A new program there is hoping to make [...]
Editor’s Note: This article was updated to remove the identity of the missing person after they were found. NEW MILFORD TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) had been searching for a man previously reported as missing and endangered from New Milford Township on Wednesday. PSP Gibson reported the man they were searching for [...]
TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Day three was underway in the retrial of Phillip Walters, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend in 2018. He was originally found guilty, but that conviction was overturned by one of Pennsylvania's highest courts. In this story, 28/22 News explains what jurors heard inside the Wyoming County Courthouse on [...]
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The chosen candidate for executive director of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport has withdrawn from the position following a nationwide search. The withdrawal occurred after airport officials and the candidate failed to reach an agreement on contract terms. The airport is located in Avoca in Luzerne County. Airport officials stated that [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new housing study conducted in Lackawanna County reveals that a limited housing supply is making it increasingly difficult for residents to find homes in the region. The report identified limited inventory, low vacancy rates and an aging housing stock as the primary drivers of the local housing challenge. To [...]
