CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A summer staple is almost out of season, but one local ice cream shop is using their final week of the year to pay it forward. At Fallbrook Ice Cream in Carbondale, people are stopping by eager to soak in the last bit of summer with some soft serve ice [...]
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wyoming Valley Mall is expected to be getting a major makeover in the next few years. A presentation at the Wilkes-Barre Township Planning Commission meeting Monday night broke down the specifics of the renovations. MSC Retail Developers are planning on purchasing the mall, demolishing approximately half of it [...]
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Seasonal items are arriving at the Pittston Farmers Market in Luzerne County as fall approaches, but market vendors are advising shoppers not to buy Halloween pumpkins just yet. The market is offering seasonal favorites alongside its standard selection of fresh fruits and vegetables as Halloween draws closer. However, organizers warn [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Volunteers of America will hold its 18th annual Walk for Hope this Saturday in Wilkes-Barre to support Ruth's Place, a local women's shelter. The event gives Luzerne County residents an opportunity to raise support for individuals using shelter services while walking the community's streets. The walk route proceeds through downtown [...]
MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested after he extorted sexual images from a child and forced the child to extreme self-harm, according to unsealed court documents. Destin Angel Petrides, 20, of Kunkletown, faces several charges, including attempted murder, aiding suicide, and sexual exploitation of children. According to an unsealed criminal affidavit, Petrides met [...]
TUNKHANNOCK, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man who was previously found guilty for a 2018 homicide was granted a retrial, set to start Monday. Phillip Walters, 39, was found guilty and sentenced in 2020 for the murder of his girlfriend, Haley Lorenzon. He was granted a retrial based on issued his counsel and the Pennsylvania [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Local college students are finding their footing on campus this school year, but a volunteer fair featuring dozens of local organizations is helping them find their place in the community, too. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes explained the event in the Electric City. The start of the school year is [...]
POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In Pocono Township, officials are drawing a line between private business and public business. Commissioners voted 4-to-1 to ban township officials from signing nondisclosure agreements involving township matters. In simple terms, officials cannot agree to keep township business secret from the public. "The people of Pocono Township elected us [...]
LOYALSOCK TWP., LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man charged with a deadly shooting at TGI Fridays in Lycoming County has been sentenced. Ja’hsir Kahseem Legare was sentenced Tuesday morning to 8-20 years on charges of voluntary manslaughter and firearms not to be carried without a license. He pled guilty to those charges back on July 13. [...]
HARRISBURG — The FBI arrested a Butler County man with a juvenile record for illegal weapons and child pornography on new accusations that he intended to carry out a mass shooting in support of the Islamic extremist terror group, ISIS.
