WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people were chased from their home after a fire in Wilkes-Barre Monday afternoon. 28/22 News was there as firefighters from Wilkes-Barre and Kingston responded to a home in the 600 block of North Franklin Street on Monday around 3:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department Chief Jay Delaney told 28/22 [...]
PLAINS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre Area School District reports that a student at Solomon-Plains Elementary School was left on a school van last week. According to Superintendent of the Wilkes Barre Area School District, Dr. Brian Costello, on Friday, June 5, the district was told that an elementary student had not made it to [...]
HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of tech were stolen from a warehouse. Troopers were sent out to a warehouse on Forest Road in Hazle Township on May 27 in the morning. After an investigation, they determined over $200,000 was stolen, and more items were damaged. [...]
The man from White Haven is alleged to have started doing doughnuts in the parking lot and drifting his car, causing gravel to be thrown.
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters were out in Kingston to help residents amid a power outage Saturday evening. 28/22 News was there as firefighters helped residents at the Daniel J. Flood Tower in Kingston to stay cool. One resident told 28/22 News the power was out in some businesses along the intersection of Wyoming [...]
Around 60 volunteers, in collaboration with Sleep in Heavenly Peace, showed up at Saint Barbara's Church in Exeter to build 100 beds for children in Luzerne County.
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a big honor for a Wilkes-Barre native who made his mark in high school, college, and the NBA. Bobby Sura is back in the Wilkes-Barre area for his induction into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame. But before that, he visited with Wilkes-Barre Area Basketball Players and [...]
PPL is reporting that thousands of customers are without power, with Luzerne County having nearly 3,000 customers without power
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Students at a local college will benefit thanks to a day for thrifters and car lovers. A crowd showed up on Saturday at Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) for their 28th Annual Alumni Association Flea Market and Collectibles Show. Dozens of vendors were on hand, participating and offering such items [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — As thunderstorms and showers make their way across the Keystone State, several communities are experiencing power outages Saturday evening. PPL is reporting that as many as nearly 23,300 of their customers were experiencing power outages. Of that number, over 2,800 customers were without power in Luzerne County. In Hickory Hills outside of White [...]
