One group brings the magic of Santa's workshop to children across Luzerne County. See how the Greater Pittston Santa Squad is helping out the big man in red.
(WBRE/WYOU) — The police investigation into the theft of two bodies from a problem-plagued Luzerne County mausoleum continues Monday night. The theft has brought renewed attention to the problems at the abandoned Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens in Plains Township. 28/22 News I-Team Reporter Andy Mehalshick has new information on the efforts to get some resolution [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A house fire has closed streets in Wilkes-Barre Monday morning. A house caught fire around 10:00 a.m. on Dana Street, closing the road along with a portion of Hazle Street as crews work to clear the smoke and flames. There is no word at this time if anyone was injured [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say they arrested two men after an undercover operation caught them hiding drugs under a light post in Wilkes-Barre. According to PSP, on November 20, troopers assembled an undercover operation to buy drugs from a man later identified as Cleveland Haynes, 43, of Nanticoke. A meet-up was set [...]
Community members gathered to light the Warrior Tree in Edwardsville as a way to honor area service members.
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local high school community is in a giving mood to help students in need this holiday week. Members of Wilkes-Barre Area High School's Key Club teamed up with a couple of businesses for a Thanksgiving food drive. They met on Sunday outside the Wyoming Valley Mall to package [...]
DUPONT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A growing need is bringing two church communities together in Luzerne County. Volunteers are preparing hundreds of Thanksgiving meals for families who depend on the help. Leaders at First Baptist Church of Pittston and Holy Mother of Sorrows in Dupont say working across denominations does not matter when it comes [...]
PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Get ready for what's expected to be the biggest Thanksgiving travel rush ever. 28/22 News caught up with some travelers outside the Pilot Travel Center on Sunday near Pittston. They are part of the more than 81,000,000 people AAA projects will travel at least 50 miles from home from [...]
DALLAS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are asking for the public's help in identifying who is behind a hit-and-run in Luzerne County. Dallas Township Police shared two pictures of the truck they say was involved in the hit-and-run at the intersection of East Center Hill Road and State Route 415 around 5 p.m. on [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Northeastern Pennsylvania is getting into a Christmassy kind of mood. A pair of parades on Saturday helped get the region into the spirit of the season. Hundreds of families lined the streets of downtown Wilkes-Barre for the city's Annual Christmas Parade. West Pittston resident Amanda Perez brought her baby daughter, [...]
