September 1, 2025 at 12:05 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man climbed, danced, and exposed himself on top of a fire truck in Wilkes-Barre Sunday evening.
According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police, on August 31, around 7:30 p.m., officers were called to the 100 block of Wood Street for a report of an unresponsive man.
Firefighters stated that a man, later identified as Junior Batista Rivas, 36, of Wilkes-Barre, was trying to climb onto the fire truck.
Gunman dead after hours long standoff in Wilkes-Barre
September 1, 2025 at 11:13 EDTPA homepage
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A road was reopened in Hanover Township on Monday due to a water issue.
Gunman dead after hours long standoff in Wilkes-Barre
Police say Hanover Street (Warrior Run) was closed from Beaumont Street to Orchard Street due to a water main break.
Authorities told 28/22 News the roadway reopened at about 6:00 p.m. Monday evening.
September 1, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Police say Riverside man went after victim and animals, striking all three
RIVERSIDE -- A child called 9-1-1 after a man here beat his wife with a belt as she tried to protect her two dogs from...
September 1, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Salem Township also plans work on Beach Haven’s carnival grounds
BEACH HAVEN -- Salem Township officials say they plan to knock down the Beach Haven fire station and replace it with a...
September 1, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Commission waiting for money from the state
WASHINGTONVILLE -- Revenue from the county's tax on hotel rooms is sustaining the Montour Area Recreation Commission...
September 1, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Other Columbia defendants also are sentenced
BLOOMSBURG -- A Berwick man has been sentenced to state prison as a repeat DUI offender with five lifetime convictions...
September 1, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Area cases involve drug charges; suspect accused of burglary in city
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg woman wanted on drug charges here was returned by sheriff's deputies recently from...
August 31, 2025 at 23:24 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Back to school can be expensive, but on Sunday in Wilkes-Barre, families got help to make sure kids head back confident.
Big Brothers Big Sisters hosted its first Back To School Low Cost Haircuts and Updos event at R-8 Studio on West Market Street.
Stylists from Bellos Hair Salon and Beautiful Intentions cut hair all day, offering low-cost styles for kids. Free, clear bookbags, supplies, and even self-care kits were distributed.
August 31, 2025 at 23:18 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In Scranton, the third day of La Festa Italiana started with worship. The annual Mass in Italian was held Sunday morning at Saint Peter's Cathedral in downtown Scranton.
The non-profit, the Italian colony of Saint Lucy, assisted with the mass.
The organization traces its roots to Italian immigrants of the Greater Scranton area.
They kicked off the morning with prayer in Italian, and of course, Italian music.
New event blooms in Wilkes-Barre
August 31, 2025 at 23:08 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A police standoff in Luzerne County that lasted multiple hours impacted an area hospital and ended with the gunman dead.
"In all my years of living down in this neighborhood, I've never seen anything quite like this," one neighbor told 28/22 News.
"Something like this, I've never seen anything like it," Wilkes-Barre resident Jahkyi Jackson said.
What started as an attempt to serve a search warrant quickly turned into a standoff lasting multiple hours in the south side of Wilkes-Barre.
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