July 17, 2025 at 11:33 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A fire at a house on George Avenue was quickly put out by first responders Thursday morning.
According to a resident, the fire alarm went off around 7:30 a.m. He believed that an electrical fire had begun in the attic before spreading to the rest of the house.
All the residents were able to escape safely while they waited for crews to arrive.
Construction worker allegedly assaulted by three men
July 17, 2025 at 10:15 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating an incident after they say a construction worker was assaulted while on the job by three men.
On July 15, around 3:40 p.m., officers say they were called to Carey Avenue and Horton Street for a report of a 26-year-old construction worker from Scranton who had been assaulted.
Woman killed after crash with tractor-trailer identified
July 17, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Bitternut hickory might be felled in Bloomsburg
BLOOMSBURG -- The second-largest bitternut hickory tree in Pennsylvania, which graces Bloomsburg Town Park, has...
July 17, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Chief: $3,575 purchase proactive, fiscally sound
DANVILLE -- The Mahoning Township Police Department has bought ammunition in advance of 2026 due to fears of rising...
July 17, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Bloomsburg credit union closed after Benton woman’s mishap
BLOOMSBURG -- Nobody was injured when a Benton woman drove her truck over the curb and about 10 feet into the Service...
July 17, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
SCOTT TWP. -- A woman was charged after police watched her try to enter a car that was not hers, drive away in her own...
July 17, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
BERWICK -- A cat trap-and-release organization says some of its donors are being ripped off by a fake Venmo account...
July 16, 2025 at 23:22 EDTPA homepage
(WBRE/WYOU)— PPL is reporting that thousands are without power across multiple counties including the Poconos.
Over 2,300 people are currently in the dark.
The cause of the outage is unclear at this time.
PPL estimates the power will be back on for those people around 6:30 a.m.
July 16, 2025 at 23:11 EDTPA homepage
(WBRE/WYOU)— Now to the huge increase in controversial data center investment money coming into Pennsylvania.
We're talking billions of dollars, just in the last few days.
There are arguments for and against it, but the promise of jobs and a place on the national stage for AI leadership is something that simply can't be ignored.
28/22's Avery Nape met with the president of a local chamber of commerce to find out what the impacts of this historic investment could mean.
July 16, 2025 at 22:26 EDTDaily Item
HARRISBURG — Thousands of long-term care workers at more than two dozen nursing homes in Pennsylvania will share in an estimated $120 million in wage hikes after settling on a collective bargaining agreement.
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