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 [...]
MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For many businesses in the Poconos, Memorial Day weekend usually brings a big crowd, but with the rain and low temperatures we saw, many had to quickly adapt to keep customers coming through the door. Rain, clouds, and wet conditions put a damper on many Memorial Day weekend plans across northeastern [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Tuesday night will be warm with temperatures falling into the upper 50s and lower 60s by morning. A stray shower is possible. Wednesday will feature more clouds than sun. It'll be another warm afternoon. High temperatures will reach the lower and middle 80s. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely, although it will not [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is in custody after police say he stole a car and then crashed it. According to a report from Scranton Police, on May 25 a vehicle that had been reported stolen in Olyphant was spotted during a patrol and fled at a high rate of speed. On May [...]
HEGINS TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State Police say two people were taken to the hospital after an incident involving pool chemicals. The incident occurred on East Mountain Road in Hegins Township, Schuylkill County. According to Pennsylvania State Police Troop L, a hazardous mixture of chemicals resulted in an explosion. The status of the two [...]
HONESDALE BOROUGH, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man is dead after a fire tore through a home in Wayne County. According to a release from Wayne County Coroner Edward Howell, the fire broke out around 2:00 a.m. on the 200 block of 7th Street in Honesdale. The release states that one person, 23-year-old Sheldon Endriss, [...]
Warnings of inclement weather on Monday morning prompted Memorial Day event planners to cancel parades in both Sunbury and Northumberland Borough.
LEHIGHTON, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— They started in New York, they're headed to San Francisco, and on Monday, they were in Lehighton. The Illini 4000 is a student team from the University of Illinois biking four thousand miles across America to raise money for cancer research. 14 riders, one summer, one cause. Trinity Lutheran church in [...]
SIMPSON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— On this Memorial Day, restaurants were packed with people honoring the holiday, but there was a table at one in Lackawanna County that no one sat at. It was set, it was ready, and the reason why is personal. 28/22 News reporter Avery Nape spoke with the men who set it to [...]
MIDDLEBURG — A 31-year-old New Berlin man is facing 10 felony weapons charges following a traffic stop in Middleburg.
