PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly transporting fake drugs from New York to sell in Pennsylvania. Police say Samantha Batista of Yonkers, New York, 33, was stopped on Route 115 in Plains Township and found with two rectangular packages "recognized as being consistent with traditionally packaged kilogram quantities [...]
TAMAQUA, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is facing arson charges after lighting a shower curtain on fire in an apartment building Wednesday. Keyshawna Hausman, 28, is accused of intentionally lighting a fire in an apartment building Wednesday afternoon on Mauch Chunk Street in Tamaqua. According to a police investigator, he saw Hausman on a [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Snow and freezing temperatures are expected to arrive for the weekend. The rest of Valentine's Day will be dry with more clouds than sun. Sunday's storm will take a track south of our region, keeping us mainly dry. Perhaps parts of our Southern Tier get clipped with a passing rain or snow shower [...]
DENNISON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lake Frances in Nescopeck State Park will not be refilled for trout stocking due to issues repair the dam, according to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). The DCNR said in a release that there were complications during scheduled dam repairs, resulting in the drawdown continuing through [...]
SAYLORSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews are working to clean up a crash involving an oil tanker in Monroe County. First responders were called out around 9:30 a.m. Friday to the wreck along Route 115 and Mount Eaton Road in Saylorsburg. The rollover appears to be just behind a large snow pile and landed in [...]
EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters battled smoke and flames at a home in Edwardsville Friday morning that left a woman dead. A fire broke out at a house in the 500 block of Cherry Street in Edwardsville around 8:30 a.m. Neighbors told 28/22 News that when they called in the fire, they could not [...]
While Wednesday’s jobs report beat expectations for growth in January, about 4,000 Pennsylvania workers have received notices so far this year that they’ll be laid off. That puts the commonwealth third in the country, behind California and New Jersey, for the largest number of jobs eliminated or slated to be cut in 2026.
MONTANDON — Homeowner Patricia Fox was at work when “I got a call at 10 a.m. that my house was on fire,” she said Thursday afternoon.
SUNBURY — Former Sunbury Police Chief Travis Bremigen announced Monday after a Sunbury City Council meeting he will run for Northumberland County sheriff.
LEWISBURG — The Lewisburg Area School Board approved more than $217,000 for new lighting, HVAC repairs and locker room design services at district buildings during Thursday night’s public meeting.
