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Keeping safe from 'silent killer' this winter

SHAVERTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Carbon monoxide poisoning causes hundreds of deaths each year; however, they are easily prevented. 28/22 News reporter Joe Mason tells us how to keep yourself and your family safe from this silent killer. Carbon monoxide poisoning can be fatal in just minutes if you don't know the signs and symptoms. [...]

Winter weather advisory in effect for parts of Pa.

(WBRE/WYOU) — The Your Future Alert Weather Forecast has made Wednesday morning a Weather Alert Period as officials issue Winter Weather Advisories for multiple counties. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Wayne, Monroe, and Pike counties through Wednesday morning. Most of us will have scattered rain showers for Tuesday night. However, parts of [...]

Truck hauling butter collides with train in Luzerne County

HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Traffic is jammed up after a truck carrying butter was struck by a train in Luzerne County. The crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. Tuesday on North Park Drive near the Can Do Expressway when a train collided with a Butler Transport truck carrying a large quantity of butter. No [...]

Man pleads guilty to homicide after deadly hit-and-run

PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has pleaded guilty to homicide charges after he was arrested for a hit-and-run incident, court officials report. The Luzerne County Courts stated Louis Weihbrecht pled guilty Tuesday to criminal homicide after a crash that hit and killed a motorcycle rider in September 2024 in Plains Township. The victim, [...]

Man dies, woman in hospital after shooting

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News is following a developing story out of Luzerne County. Police are investigating a double shooting that happened Monday night. Wilkes-Barre City Police were called to the 400 block of Coal Street just before 6:00 p.m. Monday for reports of a shooting involving two people. When police arrived, they [...]

McDonald's employee robbed at bank

WOLF TWP., LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are investigating after a McDonald's employee was robbed while making a deposit. Montoursville State Police are searching for a suspect in connection with a robbery that happened near the McDonald's in Wolf Township, Lycoming County, on January 6. Police stated that an employee from McDonald's was trying [...]

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