NEW MILFORD, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police in Gibson are searching for a man after a stabbing inside a home on Susquehanna Street in New Milford. Investigators issued an arrest warrant for 37-year-old Clifford Cobb after they say he kicked in a front door and stabbed a man in the shoulder. 47-year-old Adam Delou-Sia [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One woman is dead following a late-night crash on Friday in Luzerne County. Luzerne County Officials confirmed with 28/22 News that the Plains Township Police Department was called to the intersection of Laird Street and State Route 315 for a reported car crash into a light post at about [...]
SUGARLOAF TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 60-foot Christmas tree is a sure sign Christmas is coming quickly. SJM Auto Sales and Repair on Route 93 in Sugarloaf Township is preparing to put up the giant tree for its annual fundraiser that benefits Toys for Tots. Their delivery came in on Friday morning, just in [...]
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A suspect in a weekend shooting in Bloomsburg earlier this month is now out on bail. 19-year-old Samuel Evans is accused of shooting a 16-year-old boy on November 2. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Evans is no longer charged with attempted criminal homicide.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A fire in Lackawanna County left at least five people displaced. Crews were called to a fire at a multi-family home on Myrtle Street in Scranton around 8:30 p.m. Thanksgiving night. No injuries were reported, but the Red Cross was requested to help those displaced. The home is now condemned, [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As Black Friday shopping winds down, Small Business Saturday is gearing up. The few weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be the most important sales period for small businesses, beginning with Small Business Saturday. Holiday sales are everywhere you look in downtown Scranton. Markups at 10%, 20%, and 30% in [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Black Friday means it is Record Store Day! Local music lovers flocked to the Gallery of Sound in Wilkes-Barre for the semi-annual event. Every April and Black Friday, the whole industry comes together to celebrate independently owned record stores. Fans line up early to get their chance to buy special [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Many shoppers in our area are headed to the mall looking for those good deals. Shoppers could be seen still pouring in on Friday evening, taking advantage of those Black Friday deals. The long lines of holiday shoppers are a familiar sight this time of year in NEPA. At the [...]
TANNERSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The entrances to the parking lots of The Pocono Premium Outlets were temporarily closed as Black Friday is in full swing for shoppers, according to the Pocono Township Police Department. The parking lot is now reopened, however, there is still traffic congestion in the area, according to police. Police say [...]
COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say a 58-year-old woman died in a Monroe County fire Thursday night. In a release sent out Friday, the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department says they were called to the 2000 block of Locust Ridge Road in Coolbaugh Township for a reported structure fire Thursday night. Officers say [...]
