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140 gallons of cooking oil stolen from restaurant

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a theft of cooking oil, where they say 140 gallons were stolen from a Wilkes-Barre restaurant. On October 10, officers were called to a restaurant on North River Street for a report of a theft. The victim claimed that when he arrived at the restaurant to collect, [...]

Local couple sounding alarm after EBT scam

SCOTT TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local couple is sharing their story after having their electronic food assistance benefits stolen. They hope by speaking up, others will remain vigilant about their EBT balances. 28/22 News has covered extensively scams involving EBT cards. Just when it seemed the problem died down, the couple from Scott [...]

Penn State fans react after James Franklin's firing

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The end of the James Franklin era is on the minds of football fans throughout northeastern and central Pennsylvania. 28/22 News stopped at Honeychilds' in Dunmore, where there was no disagreement that it was time for Franklin to go. "I never disliked him. I really wasn't a guy that wanted [...]

Multi-vehicle crash brings traffic to crawl on I-81 in Luzerne County

ASHLEY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say a multi-vehicle crash brought traffic to a crawl in Ashley on Sunday. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced crews are responding to a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 Northbound at Exit 165A, PA 309 South - Mountain Top, at about 8:00 p.m. Sunday. Officials say there is [...]

Celebrating Fall Foliage Paddle and Heritage Day

KINGSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — What do you get when you combine autumn with history at a popular state park? You get what's called the Fall Foliage Paddle and Heritage Day. People turned out on Sunday at Frances Slocum State Park for the event. Demonstrations were held to show the work of blacksmiths and [...]

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