WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Loved ones of a little girl found dead came together Wednesday to light candles and show solidarity at the Wilkes-Barre Police Department. What began as a hopeful message quickly turned to passionate pleas for answers from officials whom they accuse of not doing their jobs. The body found in South [...]
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man wanted for homicide in Monroe County is now behind bars after an arrest in Florida. Officials say Brian "Sonny" Hewson was taken into custody after allegedly pulling a gun on officers during a traffic stop. After more than a decade of unanswered questions in the murder of Stephen [...]
WEST HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Department of Justice announced Wednesday a man was indicted on dog fighting and drug trafficking charges. Brandon Crum of Hazle Township, 39, is accused of possessing and training eight American Pit Bull Terriers for dog fighting purposes. Crum was charged after 28 dogs were seized March 6, 2025, [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A search warrant revealed details into the discovery of a body that was identified as a young girl missing since January. On February 21, Wilkes-Barre City Police were called to Thayer Street for a report of a body found outside a garage. According to the search warrant, the victim, identified [...]
ALBANY TWP., BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A head-on crash with a dump truck on Route 220 has killed a former fire chief from the Dushore Fire Company and his wife. According to the Dushore Fire Company, former Station 57 Fire Chief Frank Yonkin and his wife, Bonnie, died after being involved in a vehicle crash [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A fugitive wanted in Pennsylvania for his role in the murder of Stephen Lepore back in 2012 has been arrested in Florida. Brian “Sonny” Hewson was arrested on February 20 after he was found in Florida with charges of homicide for the murder case of Stephen Lepore that occurred in August 2012, according [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Republican Congressman Rob Bresnahan attended the State of the Union with Lisa Phillips Chervanko as his guest. She is an RN with Commonwealth Health, which recently entered into an agreement with Tenor Health Foundation. "Healthcare right now is very busy environment, but the difference now is we have less people, and less financial [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — There is new support for families across northeastern Pennsylvania, both from a local non-profit and the state police. Efforts are expanding to better serve individuals on the autism spectrum. 28/22 News Reporter Heidi Martens explains how these resources are coming together. A new chapter for autism support in northeastern Pennsylvania. Supporting Autism and [...]
SHENANDOAH BOROUGH, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Shenandoah man is in police custody after being accused by authorities of neglecting three dogs in his care. Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say the animals were left without sufficient food, resulting in severe weight loss. All three dogs were surrendered to Hillside SPCA, and 45-year-old Christopher Slater now [...]
BENTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— It may still look like winter at Lackawanna State Park, but fishing season is already taking shape beneath the ice. Crews with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission rolled in trout trucks and began restocking the lake, sliding thousands of fish through tubes and into open holes in the ice. [...]
