WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The kickoff to America's 250th anniversary has begun with festivities finding their way to northeastern Pennsylvania on Sunday. A few were held locally, including one Sunday evening at the Luzerne County Courthouse. Dozens of people attended the event to help commemorate Pennsylvania's contributions to the nation. America250PA is making its [...]
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County teenager is in custody on Sunday, accused of firing a gun into a Hanover Township home. Hanover Township Police arrested 19-year-old Yerro Cham Sunday afternoon after they say he fired a single round into a home on Columbia Avenue around 4:00 a.m. Police from Wilkes-Barre later [...]
Tawny Rae Shook was killed in a car accident in December. Now the community is rallying to support her family.
Police say 19-year-old Yerro Cham is now in custody after an alleged shooting in Hanover Township.
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News has an update on Saturday's apartment building fire in Luzerne County that chased five people. 28/22 News checked in with a State Police Fire Marshal on Sunday and learned that the power is still cut to the three-story building. Wally's Barber Shop on the first floor is expected [...]
As the flames quickly spread inside this apartment building on McAlpine Street in Avoca, passersby sprang into action to alert those inside.
HARVEYS LAKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) plows have a busy start to their weekend. 28/22 News was there Saturday morning as a plow driver made a pass along Lakeside Drive in Harvey Lake. Folks at the lake are able to enjoy the wintry view; a far cry from what they [...]
The restrictions impacted highways in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna and Wayne counties
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre mayor's office issued a several-day-long Code Blue for the city. The Code Blue will be in effect Saturday night through Wednesday morning. For those seeking shelter, Calvary Bible Church at 410 S River St. will be open between 7:00 p.m. and 7 a.m. on the designated days. The [...]
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Five people were displaced and an unknown number of pets were lost in a Saturday morning residential structure fire in Avoca. Around 10:00 a.m. Saturday, crews responded to the fire that Chief Matthews of the Avoca Fire Department said started on the third floor. Those who responded to the three-story [...]
