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MOUNT CARMEL — A 36-year-old Brooklyn man accused of helping an organization scam a Kulpmont man out of $5,000 will face trial in Northumberland County.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A gym in Luzerne County was packed with girls looking for big opportunities. 28/22 News Reporter Zach Paraway shows how students with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) are getting career inspiration. At Penn State Hazleton, the Dr. Thomas M. Caccese Gymnasium was filled with young girls [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After receiving treatment for gunshot wounds from a Tuesday night shooting, a man was arrested for his alleged connection to a shooting several weeks prior. Roderick Jenkins of Scranton, 23, was arrested Tuesday and faces multiple charges in connection with a March 15 shooting on Green Ridge Street. According to [...]

Within four days, Romig traveled around 11 hours away from the scene of the stabbing.

PARADISE TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested in Monroe County for his alleged connection in the murder of a 7-month-old baby. Matthew Rodriguez, 18, of Brooklyn, New York, was arrested Friday, April 3, in an Upper Grandview Road residence in Paradise Township. New York City police say in Rodriguez's arrest warrant that [...]

JACKSON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A police unit and another vehicle collided on Route 29 in Luzerne County, sending both drivers to the hospital. A crash involving a police vehicle and another car happened on Route 29 in Jackson Township Wednesday afternoon. The driver of the car, along with the police officer, was taken [...]

DANVILLE — Four beverage spots will be part of the Danville Tasting Trail on April 18.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man stole a Jeep from valet services at Geisinger Hospital in Scranton, then immediately drove into two vehicles. On April 7, around 8:20 a.m., officers were called to the Geisinger CMC parking lot for the report of a man who had stolen a Jeep Wrangler from valet [...]

SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are searching for a woman reported missing in Susquehanna County. The PA State Police Gibson Barracks are actively investigating a missing person report for 42-year-old Deanna Kathleen Stoddard. Police described Stoddard as 5’5”, 160 lbs., with shoulder-length brown hair and green eyes. She was last seen at her family’s [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — State police released the results of their 2026 Easter holiday checkpoint enforcement that resulted in over 200 DUI arrests. The Pennsylvania State Police reported they investigated 532 vehicle crashes during the holiday weekend from April 3 to April 5. Police say six people died in the crashes, and 42 non-fatal crashes involved a driver [...]