TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scouting is an American tradition that's taking center stage as the nation approaches its 250th birthday. Local scouts are honoring the flag in a special America 250 salute. On a brisk, early spring day, scouts from Troop 518 did something they have done many times before: take part in a [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Fourth of July tradition is stretching to new heights in Scranton. Yoga on the Rooftop returns for July Fourth atop the Electric City parking garage. Now in its 13th year, the event draws hundreds to try out their downward dog, blending fitness with a skyline view. It's happening rain [...]
COURTDALE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A smoky house fire in Luzerne County leaves a family displaced and a pet dead. Crews were called to North Street in Courtdale just after 9:00 a.m. Monday morning, where smoke was pouring from a second-floor window. Firefighters knocked down the flames in about 30 minutes. No one was home [...]
ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News now knows the name of the teen killed in Lackawanna County. Police say a 19-year-old, Tyvon Ash of Scranton, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Authorities say he was shot early Sunday morning on South Laurel Street in Archbald. He was rushed to the hospital, [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Wilkes-Barre man has now been sentenced after a deadly shooting outside a Wilkes-Barre movie theater in September of 2024. 29-year-old Brandon Del Castillo will serve between 20 and 40 years in prison. Del Castillo pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and other charges in the death of 35-year-old Lonnie Davis [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As people in our area prepare for the anticipated heat, some are offering tips to stay cool this week. "I'll never move south to be in this heat every day," Barry Snyder from Scranton Running Company said Monday. There is a certain humor for Snyder when it comes to the [...]
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several agencies are investigating a Williamsport shooting that left a teenager dead and two others injured Monday afternoon. Williamsport Police on Monday say that they were called just before 3:00 p.m. to a shooting in the area of Lloyd Street and Memorial Avenue involving several victims. "I got a message [...]
SMITHFIELD TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is facing charges after police say she set a garage on fire, with the damage costing $100,000. 43-year-old Teresa Iacobuzio is charged with arson for allegedly starting a fire in the garage of a home in Middle Smithfield Township on June 25. Crews were called to 1330 [...]
EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a wanted man was found driving a stolen motorcycle that he crashed at an apartment complex while trying to avoid officers. West Side Regional Police stated they arrested 40-year-old Brian Eugene Engle after he was found wanted while operating a stolen motorcycle that he crashed into a utility [...]
PORT CARBON, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A vehicle crashed into a daycare in Schuylkill County Monday morning, leaving the driver injured and now facing charges. State police told 28/22 News that the driver was traveling down East Washington Street when they crashed into the Little Sunshine Daycare Center around 8:20 a.m. Troopers say the driver [...]
