WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — August 11 marks the start of a new era in The Diamond City. The South Main Street Streetscape Improvement Project is underway and is set to transform downtown Wilkes-Barre. The project will replace deteriorated sidewalks, curbs and crosswalks. It will also install new signage, benches, garbage bins and new trees. [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Drivers may have a headache with traffic Wednesday as the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announces rolling roadblocks on Interstate 80 in Luzerne County. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced there will be rolling roadblocks on Interstate 80 in both directions between the Carbon County line to the Mountaintop/Hazleton exit, Exit [...]
SLOCUM TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two women were scammed after police say they were told that they won a large sum of money. An 85-year-old woman and a 93-year-old man from Wapwallopen were scammed out of $1,000 after being told they won money from the Publishers Clearing House, according to state police. On July [...]
PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A final goodbye in Luzerne County today as family, friends, and teammates honored a teen who died in a house fire. Hundreds lined the streets of Plymouth for Connor Vest's funeral procession. The 15-year-old died in a fire at a home in Luzerne Borough on August 1, which was also [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Support after the loss of a loved one is something many people seek out, but what about those looking for support after the loss of a pet? 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes explains the beginnings of a new support group to fill that need in communities. Grief can be a [...]
A helicopter pushed warm air onto delicate buds during a frost-bitten spring. At a Dallas orchard, the result is in the peaches and apples
A community came together on Monday to support a family after the loss of their son.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man wanted since March was arrested Sunday following a failed attempt to flee police by jumping over the rooftops of three Wilkes-Barre homes, police said. Jaquan Pankey, 31, of Wilkes-Barre, was arrested Sunday following a chase across houses on Hollenback Avenue, according to police. Pankey was wanted on several [...]
PLYMOUTH BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Plymouth Borough Police chief said his department responded to multiple incidents Saturday, Aug. 8. Plymouth Borough Police Chief Anthony Gorey told 28/22 News about three different incidents Saturday in the borough. On Church Street, Gorey said one person was shot and suffered a minor injury. A car was [...]
The eastbound bridge over Interstate 81 in Butler Township is slated for demolition as part of a major replacement project.
