SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Volunteers in Scranton prepared to bring St. Patrick's cheer and good luck to thousands of seniors. Dozens of volunteers with the Shamrock Heart Foundation gathered today in south Scranton. They prepared more than 4,000 corsages & boutonnieres. The flowers will reach thousands of residents in dozens of nursing homes and [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people were displaced and no one was injured in a Friday night house fire in Wilkes-Barre, officials say. Crews responded just after 6:30 p.m. to a house on East Northampton Street, where they found "just about every part of the building on fire," according to Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department [...]
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Coffee Inclusive has been open for three years and its bakery is celebrating its one-year anniversary. The coffee shop provides an inclusive space for people of all abilities to come together for a common goal: making great coffee and creating great opportunities. “Everyone is equal here. No one is any [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Wind advisories have been issued for much of the region Friday. A Wind Advisory is in effect for tonight and Saturday. Sustained winds will range between 10 and 25 mph with gusts of 35-50 mph. When the wind is this strong, it has the potential to cause isolated power outages and minor damage. [...]
PRINGLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews responded to a fire that appears to have heavily damaged a home in Luzerne County. Firefighters were called to the 400 block of Hoyt Street in Pringle for a house fire around 12:00 p.m. Friday, March 13. 28/22 News is on the scene where smoke can be seen coming [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed across various roadways in Pennsylvania during the weekend. According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a “zero-tolerance enforcement policy.” Police say checkpoints will be placed on roadways this weekend that [...]
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Parades for St. Patrick’s day come in all shapes and sizes, but for this parade in Nanticoke, they are trying to keep it short. "This is radio. Its these little stunts that kind of just snowball into a big thing. And this has snowballed into something everyone looks forward to [...]
LEWISBURG — Lewisburg Area High School senior Gibson O’Mealy impressed state officials so much over the last four months that he will now be part of a statewide video campaign highlighting public education.
SOUTH SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner has identified the man who drowned in the Lackawanna River on Thursday. Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland identified the victim as 56-year-old Eric Miller. The cause of Miller's death was drowning and hypothermia. Rescue workers were alerted to the victim around 11:50 a.m. Thursday. Scranton Fire Chief John [...]
TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A couple has been sentenced for stealing over $23,000 from a mini mart where one of them was the manager at the store. A married couple, Alyssa Sparks, 31, and Robert Sparks, 40, were sentenced after an investigation revealed that, when Alyssa was the manager of the Dandy Mini Mart [...]
