WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Food delivery is more popular than ever, with countless apps offering meals at the tap of a screen. But what does the convenience mean for local restaurants? Delivery services can be convenient for consumers, but they can be costly for local restaurants. According to GetSauce, Uber Eats, GrubHub, and DoorDash [...]
PARADISE TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two families remain at the Econostay Inn in Paradise Township after several others have already been forced to leave. Now, with the motel preparing to close, those residents say they have nowhere else to go. As the property prepares to shut down, the last two families are scrambling to [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A mother is going to trial and facing charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Several times over the 17-year-old boy's life, he has been malnourished and diagnosed with a failure to thrive. "Because it was preliminary, only one side was heard," 50-year-old Zakia Patterson said. [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities tell 28/22 News a water main break is to blame for a sinkhole that closed a Wilkes-Barre road Monday afternoon. 28/22 News was on scene Monday afternoon as crews said a sinkhole on the corner of Moyallen and South Sheridan Street was the result of a water main break. [...]
BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Montour County Coroner has released the name of a 16-year-old boy who lost his life after a drowning over the weekend. Authorities say that Wilkes-Barre PSP and the Montour County Coroner's Office are investigating the death of 16-year-old Enias Mins. Officials explain that Mins entered the water [...]
NEW CASTLE TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A UTV crash has killed a woman and sent three others to the hospital, PSP states. On May 17, around 9:30 a.m., troopers were called to the Famous Reading Outdoors property off Darkwater Road in New Castle Township, Schuylkill County, for a Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) crash. Police [...]
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A section of Interstate 81 has been shut down due to a tractor-trailer crash in Susquehanna County. PennDOT states Interstate 81 northbound is closed starting at mile marker 228 in Susquehanna County due to a tractor-trailer crash. Drivers are being detoured off the New Milford/Lakeside exit to Great Bend. Drivers can [...]
EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is facing charges after police say she was involved in a knife fight that left multiple people injured. 29-year-old Shaneak Hankerson of Edwardsville is charged with aggravated assault for an alleged knife fight where multiple people were injured as a result, police say. According to the West Side [...]
PALMYRA TWP., PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A motorcycle driver was killed after police say he crashed into another vehicle while traveling at a high speed. 28-year-old Ryan Johnson of Newfoundland died after his motorcycle collided with a car on State Route 390 at the intersection of State Route 507 in Palmrya Township On May 17, [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — We're tracking near-record heat as well as significant changes for the Memorial Day weekend. A warm and muggy night is ahead. Temperatures will fall into the mid- to upper-60s. An isolated shower or thunderstorm is possible. Near-record highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s will be here on Tuesday. The record at [...]
