WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There's a shakeup in youth sports across Luzerne County. From big league dreams to major changes at home, District 1631 Little League is stepping into a historic summer. A national spotlight returns July 23, as the East Region Junior Softball Championship lands in Nanticoke. Days later, Jenkins Township hosts a [...]
DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Duryea police say they need your help identifying two people in a burglary investigation. A man and a woman were caught on home surveillance camera around 4:50 a.m. Saturday, going room to room through a house on McAlpine Street. They walked out with a large flat-screen TV through a side [...]
Charles Brooks enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was 17 years old.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Animal control officers and the SPCA are on the scene at CDE Exotics on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. The store is known for selling and rescuing reptiles and other animals. 28/22 News is there and said officials are bringing bins inside the store from the back entrance. It is [...]
Bobbiejo Etzel faces homicide, kidnapping, and abuse of a corpse charges in connection with the death of La'Niyah Clark.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Bobbiejo Etzel, the aunt of La'Niyah Clark, has been charged with homicide after a lengthy investigation into Clark's death and disappearance. A press conference held by investigators revealed that 36-year-old Bobbiejo Etzel has been charged with homicide, kidnapping, and abuse of corpse for her alleged involvement in the murder of La'Niyah [...]
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local orchard is taking an unusual approach to protecting its crops from this week's frigid temps. A helicopter was flown into Luzerne County Monday evening in hopes of keeping the frost away. 28/22 News reporter Avery Nape was there to see it land and explains what the orchard [...]
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — With chillier temperatures returning to northeastern Pennsylvania, frustration is growing for local farmers trying to protect their crops. Brace's Orchard is just one of many farms feeling the impact. "This is my only source of income, you know, and when the fruit's not there, there's nothing you can do,” [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A patch of ground in Luzerne County is about to become something much bigger for the community: On Monday morning, the Friedman Jewish Community Center (JCC) broke ground on a new multipurpose building at its Harry and Jeanette Weinberg campus in Kingston. The milestone marks the start of a 7,000 [...]
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A phone scam is targeting seniors and their families, and on Monday, police want you to know about it. According to Hazleton Police, the caller says your son, daughter, or grandchild is hurt and needs money right now. It's designed to scare you into paying fast, but police are making [...]
