TAYLOR BOROUGH, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A post office employee was arrested Friday after Scranton police say he threatened his supervisor. John Lepka of Lake Aerial, 39, was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats. According to an affidavit, Lepka threatened to kill his manager, claiming he was "packing." Police say he was arrested at [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Artists far and wide will join in Scranton, starting on Friday, to showcase a permanent art style… Tattoos "We want to bring exceptional tattooing to Scranton, Pennsylvania. So that's why we bring in artists from California and North Carolina and just bring in the best tattooers we can." The Electric [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Charges have been filed against members of a motorcycle club for thefts of motorcycles from Harley Davidson dealerships in eastern Pennsylvania counties, the Pennsylvania Attorney General announced. The following three people, who are accused of being part of a Maryland motorcycle club, have been charged with corrupt organizations, organized retail theft, robbery, and [...]
RICE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he committed a $10,000 bank fraud after he opened accounts in the names of the victims. 37-year-old Richard Reynaldo Reinoso Marte, of Nanticoke, is charged with creating over $10,000 in debt on a fake credit card account opened in the names [...]
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A post office employee was arrested Friday after Scranton police say he threatened his supervisor. 28/22 News witnessed a man being taken into custody at the Taylor Old Forge post office at the corner of South Main and Hospital Street. The arrest was made just after 11:00 a.m. in the parking [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tickets for the free statewide concert, America250PA, coming this summer, are now available. Tickets, which are free, for the America250PA Commonwealth concert series are available here on the event website. Two musical acts, Lady A and En Vogue, will perform at Kirby Park for a free concert as part of the America250 Commonwealth Concert Series. The statewide [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Heavy police activity was seen near a wooded area in Wilkes-Barre after a body discovery was reported. Multiple police units were seen around Kidder Street and Scott Street towards a wooded area in Wilkes-Barre, Friday morning. Chief Boyle tells 28/22 News that the body discovered is not suspicious and appears [...]
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police were searching for a 15-year-old girl reported missing in Bloomsburg. Black went missing on Thursday, April 16, but has since been found safe.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a stabbing in Wilkes-Barre after a man was found with a stab wound to the chest. On April 15, officers were called to a residence on Hillside Street for a report of a man who had been stabbed. Once on the scene, police said they found a [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Any remaining showers and rumbles of thunder will end this evening. The rest of the night will turn out partly cloudy and cooler. Low temperatures will be in the lower and middle 50s. We're looking at a 50-50 weekend across central and northeast Pennsylvania. Saturday will be the nicer of the two days. [...]
