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DANVILLE -- A borough man returned to an ex-partner's house while she was in the shower and threatened her with what he...

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A popular Wyoming Valley band was out spreading the luck of the Irish at several local bars and restaurants on Monday.

Playing Irish and Celtic music, members of the Wyoming Valley Pipe and Drum Band have been delighting audiences for 17 years with their charming and upbeat performances.

"The green, the people everything about it I love it. It's my favorite holiday. I love St. Patrick's Day," said Pittston Township resident James Herron.

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man who literally put his life on the line for our safety was given a well-deserved honor on Monday. Detective Kyle Gilmartin, who was shot in the line of duty in Scranton in January of 2024, was named a Hometown Hero.

The Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick gathered for its 111th Annual Saint Patrick's Day Award Dinner in Pittston, the first time it has been held in the city since 1956.

Each year, awards are given to community leaders and residents who have regularly given back to their communities.

SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials are asking the community for help in their search for a man they say was taking pictures of a young girl in a bathroom at a ski resort.

Courtesy of Pennsylvania State Police

On Friday, March 14, shortly after 2:00 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Troop N Stroudsburg was called to the incident at the Shawnee Mountain Ski Resort in Smithfield Township.

Man found dead after 30-foot fall in Nay Aug Park

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities were on the scene Monday night after a reported crash in Wilkes-Barre.

The Luzerne County Communication Center says the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department was called to the intersection of Barney Street and Horton Street at about 8:00 p.m. Monday night for a crash.

Neighbors react after Plains Township shooting

In video shared with 28/22 News, crews could be seen placing a person onto a stretcher.

Details are limited at this time and 28/22 News will provide updates as new details are released.

NORTHUMBERLAND — Schools from Midd-West, Milton, Shamokin, Lourdes Regional and Danville lead the Northumberland National Bank Investing and Personal Budgeting Challenges after four weeks.

HARRISBURG — A group of Republicans and Democrats in the Pennsylvania House introduced the latest proposal to enact universal voter identification at all elections.

HARRISBURG — The new school year is getting old and so it seems are the chief concerns weighing on school administrators across Pennsylvania.

Staffing shortages, budget mandates and mental health needs of students are all issues facing Valley school districts and highlighted in a recent Pennsylvania School Boards Association report.

LEWISBURG — A Sunbury man who admitted to having sexually explicit conversations with a 14-year-old Mifflinburg girl in April will spend the next six to 23 months in Union County Jail.On Monday, Union County Judge Michael Piecuch sentenced David C. Brittingham, 27, of Airport Road, Sunbury, to the county jail incarceration followed by three years of probation. He must also register for life as a Megan's Law offender.In December, Brittingham pleaded guilty to two felony counts of dissemination of child sex act material and unlawful contact with a minor.