WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A search warrant revealed details into the discovery of a body that was identified as a young girl missing since January. On February 21, Wilkes-Barre City Police were called to Thayer Street for a report of a body found outside a garage. According to the search warrant, the victim, identified [...]
ALBANY TWP., BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A head-on crash with a dump truck on Route 220 has killed a former fire chief from the Dushore Fire Company and his wife. According to the Dushore Fire Company, former Station 57 Fire Chief Frank Yonkin and his wife, Bonnie, died after being involved in a vehicle crash [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A fugitive wanted in Pennsylvania for his role in the murder of Stephen Lepore back in 2012 has been arrested in Florida. Brian “Sonny” Hewson was arrested on February 20 after he was found in Florida with charges of homicide for the murder case of Stephen Lepore that occurred in August 2012, according [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Republican Congressman Rob Bresnahan attended the State of the Union with Lisa Phillips Chervanko as his guest. She is an RN with Commonwealth Health, which recently entered into an agreement with Tenor Health Foundation. "Healthcare right now is very busy environment, but the difference now is we have less people, and less financial [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — There is new support for families across northeastern Pennsylvania, both from a local non-profit and the state police. Efforts are expanding to better serve individuals on the autism spectrum. 28/22 News Reporter Heidi Martens explains how these resources are coming together. A new chapter for autism support in northeastern Pennsylvania. Supporting Autism and [...]
SHENANDOAH BOROUGH, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Shenandoah man is in police custody after being accused by authorities of neglecting three dogs in his care. Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say the animals were left without sufficient food, resulting in severe weight loss. All three dogs were surrendered to Hillside SPCA, and 45-year-old Christopher Slater now [...]
BENTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— It may still look like winter at Lackawanna State Park, but fishing season is already taking shape beneath the ice. Crews with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission rolled in trout trucks and began restocking the lake, sliding thousands of fish through tubes and into open holes in the ice. [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) updated its 10 Most Wanted List with two wanted out of Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties. Eliezer Santana is wanted for a 2023 homicide in Hazleton. Johnny Campos-Coelho is wanted for a 2016 homicide by a vehicle in Dunmore. Anyone with information on these cases is asked to contact PSP [...]
WESTFALL TOWNSHIP, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police need your help to find the person who opened fire on a house of worship in the Poconos. Investigators say someone took aim at an Islamic center near Matmoras on Sunday morning. No one was inside at the time, according to officials. If you have information about the [...]
CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There is an update on a Monroe County death that dates back to 2019. State police now confirm an autopsy has ruled the death of 71-year-old Caesar Nieves a homicide. Investigators say the story his wife, Dolores Nieves, gave them changed several times and did not match the physical [...]
