(WBRE/WYOU)— Northeastern Pennsylvania is mourning a man who spent much of his life serving others. 43-year-old Paul Welby, a nearly 20-year United States National Guardsman, passed away Friday after a more than one-year-long battle with esophageal cancer. "He was one hell of an NCO (noncommissioned officer), an amazing leader, really, really cared about the soldiers, [...]
BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) said on Monday they have taken over a death investigation in Butler Township. In a release, PSP Trooper Anthony Petroski says on Monday, the Butler Township Police Department were called to an incident to East Foothills Drive in Butler Township. At the request of the [...]
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A recent Luzerne County Community College graduate and his wife announced a new scholarship for future paramedic students in Nanticoke. Stuart Olsen, who completed the college's paramedic program in 2024, established the award alongside his wife, Christina Olsen, to support students entering the emergency medical field. The scholarship provides $750 [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton Shakespeare Festival and Marywood University have formed a partnership to bring professional theatre onto the university's campus in Scranton, Lackawanna County. The collaboration allows the festival to use Marywood University facilities for both rehearsals and performances. The agreement solves a long-standing spatial challenge for the festival by giving [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A warrant was issued for a man police said was taking pictures up the skirt of a 12-year-old girl in a gas station. Charles Rogers, 47, was charged with invasion of privacy after police said he followed a girl around Wednesday morning in a Wilkes-Barre Township Sheetz and taking [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Backpacks, books and, on Marywood University's first day back, a message from some students who wanted to be heard. A summer of change met the first day of class. 28/22 News first introduced these academic program changes in July. Now, students are heading back to classes either excited or concerned. [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) says they plan to introduce a bridge replacement project at an upcoming Dallas Township meeting. PennDOT are inviting the public to the virtual and public plans displays concerning Route 415, also known as the Memorial Highway, Section 370 proposed bridge replacement project over Huntsville Creek. Officials explain [...]
PLYMOUTH BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Plymouth Police arrested a man Saturday night after an investigation into the alleged kidnapping and rape of a girl. Travis Webb, 47, of Weldon, North Carolina, was arrested and faces several charges, including rape, kidnapping, and aggravated indecent assault of a person less than 16-years-old. Webb is currently in [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new development happened Monday in one of the most shocking murder cases in Luzerne County history. A formal arraignment was held Monday afternoon for William Wolfe. Wolfe is the last remaining defendant in the so-called "House of Horrors" case. He is accused in the death of 38-year-old Nicole Cuevas, [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Almost 40% of the bridges in northeast and central Pennsylvania are in good condition, and more than 10% of the bridges in the region are in poor condition, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). Out of the 6,483 bridges reported by PennDOT in the 28/22 News coverage area, they label 39.2% [...]
