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RIVERSIDE -- Montour and Northumberland county commissioners entered a lease agreement with a company to install 5,000...

HUNLOCK TWP. -- A driver who ran a red light on Route 11 struck another car backing out of a parking space Nov. 22,...

BENTON -- Two people were taken to the hospital Friday night after an SUV struck a Jeep trying to turn left from Route...

Since October, Frank and Sue of Berwick have been paying much closer attention to the listings in the newspaper for...

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — What better way to end Black Friday than loading up into the car with friends and family for a holiday light display? The annual holiday tradition is brightening up Scranton's Nay Aug Park with scenes ranging from the 12 Days of Christmas to Scranton's iconic Electric City sign. The drive-through [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The escalating strike by the Starbucks Workers' Union is having an impact here at home. 28/22 News stopped by the location on Kidder Street in Wilkes-Barre on Black Friday. Workers there are participating in an unfair labor practice strike, fighting for things like better pay, better hours, and more staffing. [...]

NEW MILFORD, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police in Gibson are searching for a man after a stabbing inside a home on Susquehanna Street in New Milford. Investigators issued an arrest warrant for 37-year-old Clifford Cobb after they say he kicked in a front door and stabbed a man in the shoulder. 47-year-old Adam Delou-Sia [...]

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One woman is dead following a late-night crash on Friday in Luzerne County. Luzerne County Officials confirmed with 28/22 News that the Plains Township Police Department was called to the intersection of Laird Street and State Route 315 for a reported car crash into a light post at about [...]

SUGARLOAF TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 60-foot Christmas tree is a sure sign Christmas is coming quickly. SJM Auto Sales and Repair on Route 93 in Sugarloaf Township is preparing to put up the giant tree for its annual fundraiser that benefits Toys for Tots. Their delivery came in on Friday morning, just in [...]

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A suspect in a weekend shooting in Bloomsburg earlier this month is now out on bail. 19-year-old Samuel Evans is accused of shooting a 16-year-old boy on November 2. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Evans is no longer charged with attempted criminal homicide.