KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Families lined up along Wyoming Avenue in Kingston Monday afternoon, hoping to take home some fresh, healthy food. Food Dignity, a local nonprofit, is helping families make ends meet by buying food from area farmers at fair market prices, then donating it to people struggling with food insecurity. The event [...]
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Teachers with Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) could be just days away from going on strike. More than 100 teachers at the school are set to go on strike later this week if they can't negotiate a new union contract. Negotiations took place on Monday between union representatives and college [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One of the most notorious killers in Pennsylvania has died. The Montgomery County coroner says George Banks died Sunday at SCI Phoenix, where he was serving a life sentence. 28/22 News: Avery Nape met with Banks' Lead Defense Attorney on Monday to recap the case that continues to haunt residents [...]
A former public defender of George Banks and a resident who lives on the same street where Banks killed eight people speak about the mass killer's death.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tuesday is election day, and while many people may think municipal elections aren't a big deal, this year it's different. 28/22 News Reporter Joe Mason spoke with voters on Monday and has more about the expected voter turnout. This year's municipal election is an off-year election. Off-year elections are held [...]
Voters in Luzerne County will decide if the county's home rule charter is revised.
Banks was found guilty at trial and sentenced to death. The sentence was later overturned due to his mental incompetence.
BUTLER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is facing charges after police say she hit and dragged a motorcycle rider, then fled the scene. According to the Butler Township Police, 44-year-old Shannon L. Dietrich is charged following a serious injury crash on Saturday, November 1, around 10:40 p.m. Police say they responded to a [...]
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner has identified the woman killed in a crash on the Sans Souci Parkway Friday morning. According to the Luzerne County coroner, 32-year-old Aaliyah Jones of Nanticoke was the victim killed in the crash on Halloween morning in Hanover Township. The cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries. The [...]
Two cars collided head-on around 11:30 a.m. Friday on the Sans Souci Parkway in Hanover Township.
