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'Pure Air in The Poconos' study collects data on the air we breathe

MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new study focused on air quality is underway in the Poconos. It aims to better understand how the air we breathe impacts everyone. A national conversation about air quality is now reaching the Poconos, as local groups take a closer look at conditions here at home. This new study, called [...]

28/22 Sports Night talks Flyers dominance, Mike Tomlin news

(WBRE/WYOU)—  The Flyers continued their dominance on Monday night, thrashing the Penguins 3-0 and extending the series 2-0, headed back to Philadelphia. Do the Penguins have a shot, or is this thing over? Mike Tomlin will now be a part of Football Night in America's coverage on NBC. How do you think he'll do in [...]

Students go green for Earth Day hands-on showcase

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It was a campus celebration with a purpose on Tuesday at the University of Scranton: Students turned the Loyola Science Center into a hands-on Earth Day showcase, hosting a fair focused on sustainability and everyday environmental action. Under the theme "Students for Sustainable Living," guests moved from table to table, [...]

Little League to celebrate historic summer

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There's a shakeup in youth sports across Luzerne County. From big league dreams to major changes at home, District 1631 Little League is stepping into a historic summer. A national spotlight returns July 23, as the East Region Junior Softball Championship lands in Nanticoke. Days later, Jenkins Township hosts a [...]

Man loses $40K after fake mortgage scam, PSP investigating

(WBRE/WYOU) — A Pike County man is out $40,000 on Tuesday after state police say a scammer pretended to be his mortgage broker. State police say the suspect contacted the 39-year-old from Blooming Grove Township and convinced him to wire the money straight to a fake account. Troopers say it happened earlier this month, and [...]

VIDEO: Police search for burglary suspects

DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Duryea police say they need your help identifying two people in a burglary investigation. A man and a woman were caught on home surveillance camera around 4:50 a.m. Saturday, going room to room through a house on McAlpine Street. They walked out with a large flat-screen TV through a side [...]

Man identified after body found near coal mine

LANSFORD, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Carbon County Coroner's Office has identified a body that was found Saturday afternoon near the area of Panther Creek and the #9 Coal Mine. The Coroner's Office has identified the man as Noel Jones of Lansford borough. Jones was reported missing on November 20, 2025. The Carbon County Coroner's [...]

Animal control, SPCA on scene at CDE Exotics

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Animal control officers and the SPCA are on the scene at CDE Exotics on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. The store is known for selling and rescuing reptiles and other animals. 28/22 News is there and said officials are bringing bins inside the store from the back entrance. It is [...]

Prom Dress Drive helps students with that special night

CLIFTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For many, the key to prom season is finding that perfect dress to wear on their special night. "To have a great dress is to look good; it means that you think you're pretty and you're just confident overall," says North Pocono High School student Nadia Londo. Salon Joy [...]

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