JESSUP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they were called to a home on Lane Street just after 11:00 a.m. for a welfare check. When officers arrived, they said they found two people and a dog dead inside. Officials identified them as 68-year-old Anthony Bruno and his 32-year-old daughter, Samantha Bruno. For now, neighbors are [...]
LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three people were arrested Thursday after police said they held two teenagers against their will in a Lock Haven apartment in April. Elijah Beaty, 21, D'Andre Cochran, 20, and Zaire Williams, 20, all face multiple charges, including false imprisonment of a minor and for allegedly keeping a 13-year-old boy [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Support after the loss of a loved one is something many people seek out, but what about those looking for support after the loss of a pet? 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes explains the beginnings of a new support group to fill that need in communities. Grief can be a [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man wanted since March was arrested Sunday following a failed attempt to flee police by jumping over the rooftops of three Wilkes-Barre homes, police said. Jaquan Pankey, 31, of Wilkes-Barre, was arrested Sunday following a chase across houses on Hollenback Avenue, according to police. Pankey was wanted on several [...]
LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pocono Mountain Regional Police released crime stats following last week's Elements Music Festival hosted at the Pocono International Raceway. The festival, which ran from Thursday to early Monday morning, was met with a special police detail from Pocono Mountain Regional Police, the Monroe County Drug Task Force, Pennsylvania [...]
MOUNT CARMEL, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Mount Carmel Police say a 14-year-old boy admitted he lit an early morning house fire on July 26. Police said that the boy used a lighter to intentionally burn the cord of a clothes dryer, starting the fire at a South Beech Street home. The boy was taken into [...]
JESSUP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Lackawanna County Coroner's Office and Jessup Police are investigating the deaths of two people, police said. Anthony Bruno, 68, and his daughter, Samantha Bruno, 32, were found dead Monday afternoon in a home on Lane Street, according to Jessup Police Chief Eddie Boettcher. The family dog was also dead. [...]
MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man found guilty of assault following a 2021 investigation into the death of his 3-month-old son was sentenced Monday morning. Michael Yard, 36, of East Stroudsburg, was sentenced 66 months to 15 years in prison Friday, according to the Monroe County District Attorney's Office. Yard was found guilty in May [...]
PLYMOUTH BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Plymouth Borough Police chief said his department responded to multiple incidents Saturday, Aug. 8. Plymouth Borough Police Chief Anthony Gorey told 28/22 News about three different incidents Saturday in the borough. On Church Street, Gorey said one person was shot and suffered a minor injury. A car was [...]
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Residents and businesses in Lackawanna County have a few more days to complete an internet speed survey to notify the county of any gaps in connectivity and broadband service. The deadline to complete the survey and speed test was extended to Aug. 14, according to Lackawanna County Communications Director Joseph D'Arienzo. [...]
