PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman has been sentenced after she was found using thousands of dollars worth of church money for online gambling. According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Gail Nossavage, 62, of Harding, was sentenced in December 2025 to 15 months for one count of wire fraud. Investigators say that [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man killed after a house fire in Wilkes-Barre has been identified. The Luzerne County coroner tells 28/22 News that 63-year-old Michael Barnes died from smoking inhalation, and the manner of death was ruled accidental. Crews responded to the unit block of Columbus Avenue around 7:00 p.m. on February 28. [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has pleaded guilty to charges after he allegedly held a gun towards attendees of the "No Kings" protest last year. 52-year-old Michael Kolarik pled guilty at the end of February to simple assault and disorderly conduct after police say he pulled a gun out at a "No Kings" rally [...]
FOSTER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner was called to the scene of a crash late Tuesday night in Luzerne County. Officials say a rollover crash happened after 11:00 p.m. on March 3 on Carbon Street and Freeland in Foster Township. One person was found under the vehicle as a result of the incident. [...]
Roll-over crash kills one and sends another to the hospital.
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You might remember people complaining about a strong chemical odor coming from a manufacturing plant located in a residential neighborhood. The plant was fined in court on Tuesday morning, but people living in that area say the smell has not gone away and aren't sure the fines will change anything. [...]
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) - Survivors are at risk. It's all because Governor Shapiro's proposed 2026-27 budget leaves rape crisis centers without a boost. As 28/22 News reporter Connor Coar explains, advocates say staff are stretched thin, risking delays or gaps in critical support. "Flat funding is really not acceptable either, because that is [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The biological aunt of murdered 15-year-old La'Niyah Clark is now back in Luzerne County. Officials say Bobbiejo Etzel was extradited to our area from Maryland on Saturday. Etzel faces charges of corruption of minors and interference with custody and is being held at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility. Both the criminal complaint [...]
Michael Kolarik pleaded guilty on Friday to simple assault and disorderly conduct.
Simple assault and harassment charges were dropped against Kevin Booth.
