WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In January, councilwoman Joanna Bryn Smith introduced a sweeping county-wide ordinance aimed at protecting residents of Luzerne County from unfair treatment. Other council members are on board, too. That ordinance was the topic of debate at a council work session on Tuesday. Smith says while Pennsylvania law does offer protections [...]
LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say a hospital was evacuated in Lock Haven Tuesday night after a structure fire. Clinton County Officials confirmed with 28/22 News that Lock Haven Police and other Clinton County units were called to Cree Drive in Lock Haven for a reported structure fire around 7:30 P.M. Authorities added [...]
SCOTT TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Farmers hit hard this season are now pushing for help: Lawmakers rolled out two major relief plans in Lackawanna County after April's frost. 28/22 News Reporter Joe Mason explains how that support could impact local farms in the future. US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, along with Representative Rob [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Local students brought a colorful boost to downtown Scranton on Tuesday: Kids from the Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children joined members of Scranton Tomorrow's Safe, Clean and Green Team to plant flowers. The students raised the flowers at Doherty Park and planted them on the corner [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The UNICO All-Star Game is ready for kickoff on another year of football, and another year of giving back to Northeast Pennsylvania. The Annual Senior All-Star Football Game hits the field on Thursday for the 75th time. The tradition is one of the highlights of the year for UNICO. The [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee is underway in our nation's capital on Tuesday. After a long run at a convention center in the suburbs of Maryland, the bee returns to the Constitution Hall near the White House. 247 contestants are competing through multiple rounds, leading up to the finals on Thursday night. Our [...]
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A young boy has been laid to rest in Monroe County: Funeral services for five-year-old Ajani Samuels were held Tuesday morning at Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church. The boy, who was nonverbal and had autism, tragically died earlier this month after he went missing and was found in a body of water. [...]
PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The driver involved in a three-car smash-up in Luzerne County has been identified. Police say Christopher Stanco was driving this red pickup truck on Route 309 South near the Kidder Street Exit on Sunday and was involved in a hit-and-run crash when he took off. The 45-year-old from Pittston [...]
SPRINGVILLE TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are searching for a shooter in Susquehanna County. Troopers say an unknown person discharged a gun while driving an off-road vehicle near the intersection of Stark Road and State Route 2001 in Springville Township. The person then drove to the area of West Nicholson Road and Quarry [...]
WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wyoming Valley Airport is going to be looking a bit different soon. They officially broke ground on Tuesday on a brand-new, nearly $13,000,000 expansion at the facility in Wyoming. They're planning to add two new hangars for storing planes, a new fueling system, a helicopter pad, and a state-of-the-art automated [...]
