WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One part of Luzerne County will be in full bloom this weekend. Last-minute preparations are underway at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre for the city's annual Cherry Blossom Festival. 28/22 News saw crews at the park setting up tents and rides. Drivers in the area this weekend should expect some traffic [...]
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — If you love a good deal and a good book, Bloomsburg is the place to be this weekend. Dozens are stopping by the Columbia County Traveling Library's Giant Spring Book Sale. The event kicked off on Tuesday and runs through the weekend from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania's fight against addiction and pain management took center stage at a local Luzerne County campus Friday. Wilkes-University hosted the 2026 Pennsylvania Pain and Addiction Summit. Now in its eighth year, the conference brings together medical, legal, and law‑enforcement professionals and Wilkes University students to discuss pain management and substance [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT is warning drivers of impending lane restrictions that could affect traffic on Interstate 81 in Luzerne and Lackawanna County. According to a press release from PennDOT, the following changes will take effect: Lackawanna County: Luzerne County: PennDOT warns that these restrictions are expected to cause significant delays. Motorists should find alternate routes [...]
MIDDLEBURG — People can enjoy wine while contributing to scholarships for Valley high school graduates.
LEWISBURG — A special cemetery tour in Lewisburg will celebrate the United States’ 250th anniversary by highlighting settlers from the Revolutionary War era.
WATSONTOWN — Watsontown’s annual townwide Spring Clean-Up is set for Tuesday and Wednesday.
MILTON — Bucknell students, in partnership with the Public Library of Milton at Rose Hill, have transformed a second-floor storage room into a controlled, sensory-friendly environment to give kids of any age, who might be over-stimulated, a calming atmosphere in which to be in the library.
RENOVO, CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are looking for information from the public after they say a home was burglarized and damaged in central Pennsylvania. According to Pennsylvania State Police, a home on 13th Street in Renovo was burglarized on March 1 between 1:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Troopers say someone stole $1,000 in [...]
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea were the final Olympic skaters for Team USA in February, helping clinch gold for the squad. But their path to that moment wasn’t guaranteed. If anything, it felt more like something out of Hollywood. O'Shea is older than most of his teammates, with a 14-year [...]
