SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's quite a public display of love, affection, and friendship in Scranton. Roughly 2,000 Valentine hearts are placed on the snowy grounds of the Everhart Museum on Mulberry Street. The community garden in South Scranton, named Garden of Cedar, sponsored the hearts. People could purchase one to support the mission [...]
OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The local community, known as the Pizza Capital of the World, is preparing to welcome back a restaurant that's been shuttered for nearly a decade. The owners of Ghigiarelli's in Old Forge announced on Facebook that they are preparing to reopen. The restaurant has been closed since early 2017, [...]
EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say they are not yet publicly identifying the woman killed in a fierce fire in Edwardsville. 28/22 News previously reported that flames engulfed the home on Friday morning on Cherry Street, trapping the victim inside. Officials say dozens of the cats the woman rescued also died in the fire, [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After a deadly house fire in Kingston, officials say they now know how a young teenager passed away. In a release sent out on Saturday, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio says an autopsy was completed on a 13-year-old boy at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensics Center. Authorities say [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A massive snowstorm that hit Northeastern Pennsylvania 19 years ago remains one of the region's most significant winter weather events. The 2007 Valentine's Day storm delivered a total of 18 inches of snow over a two-day period. Meteorological records from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport show the storm moved through the area in 2007 [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/ WYOU)— A community in Luzerne County continues to rally around survivors of a house fire, which left two children dead. A donation drive has been set up for the family of those two children. 28/22 News reporter Avery Nape was in Kingston Friday to explain how the community is stepping up [...]
DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Lackawanna County hospital is back open just over a week after flames tore through one of its wings. 28/22 News reporter Connor Coar spoke with residents about what they experienced the night of the fire, and their surprise at how quickly the emergency room was back up and running. [...]
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Luck was not on the side of a popular St. Patrick's Day event this year. Local officials announced that the Pittston St. Patrick's 5K Run and Walk is cancelled. Pittston's mayor said he spoke with fire, police, and EMS crews to make the tough decision. The cancellation was due to this [...]
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