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Potholes becoming costly for drivers across NEPA

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Anyone who has driven before likely has hit a few potholes from time to time, but what kind of damage can they do to your car, and why aren't they being filled? 28/22 News spent most of the day talking with people in Wilkes-Barre about these potholes, and they had [...]

PennDOT to close Route 11 in Pittston for utility work

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT has announced an overnight road closure in Pittston that will impact traffic on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. PennDOT says a portion of Route 11 (North Main Street) in Pittston will be closed from 8:00 p.m. Tuesday night until 6:00 a.m. Wednesday morning to perform test drilling for underground [...]

Four $1 million lottery tickets sold in PA

(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Lottery announced in a recent New Year’s Millionaire Raffle drawing four $1 million top-prize-winning tickets were sold in the state. The drawing held Saturday, January 3, resulted in four $1 million top-prize-winning tickets being sold in Luzerne, Westmoreland, Lycoming, and Delaware counties. The four, $1 million-winning ticket numbers drawn were: 00412491, 00303148, 00188872, and 00119100. The following [...]

Two killed in I-80 crash after being ejected

TUNKHANNOCK TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say two men were killed after being ejected during a crash on Interstate 80 Monday morning. The crash happened around 11:00 a.m., on I-80 eastbound 4.7 miles west of Exit 293 (I-380 North-Scranton). Police say the driver left the roadway for unknown reasons, went down an embankment, [...]

Search for suspect involved in attempted abduction

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton police issued a Be On the Lookout message Monday morning after one person stole a car, which was then used in two separate attempted abductions. The car was later abandoned in an alleyway off of Cedar Avenue, but the man was not in the vehicle when police arrived on [...]

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