Luzerne County

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 12th graders all across northeastern and central Pennsylvania will graduate from high school in just a matter of months.

One of those high school seniors is in rare company. She will graduate with two degrees.

Napoli's Pizza in Pittston is a busy place serving up slices, stromboli, calzone, and other dishes and desserts too.

Perhaps even busier is Maia Costagliola.

The teenager cooks, takes orders, and waits on tables but she has much more than that on her plate.

PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Video shows multiple shots fired early Monday morning near a school in Plains Township.

28/22 News received surveillance video of shots fired near the intersection of Abbott and Stocker streets in Plains Township around 4:30 a.m.

In the video, someone can be seen firing four shots from a gun while multiple people are running from the scene. Additional shots are then heard off camera.

Two dead after multi-vehicle crash due to fog

A music tribute and benefit was held at Brew's Brothers on Sunday in honor of late NEPA musician Eric Rudy.

A fire damaged a home along South Franklin Street in Wilkes Barre on Sunday afternoon.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News is waiting to hear if it was the weather or something else that sparked a fire in Wilkes-Barre.

Crews brought a ladder truck to the scene at South Franklin and Sullivan Streets.

Power outages impact thousands across PA

The fire sparked on Sunday at around 3:30 p.m. and caused some neighbors to evacuate.

There is no word if anyone was injured after the fire in the Diamond City.

(WBRE/WYOU) — With heavy winds and power outages, many are seeing damage across the Keystone State.

Heavy winds are to blame for downed power lines, backed-up traffic, and closed businesses in Lackawanna County.

Just off the O'Neil highway in Dunmore was where a pole and powerlines have been stripped down.

The pole and powerlines came down around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, and police tell 28/22 News they landed on two cars.

Officials say one woman needed to be checked out by EMS, but she is okay.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As power outages are impacting many in Pennsylvania, electricity was seen arcing across power lines in the Diamond City.

Sean Mellner shared with 28/22 News footage taken in South Wilkes-Barre of the blue light burning across a powerline twice.

This happened Sunday afternoon in the area of South Pennsylvania Boulevard and High Street.

Power outages impact thousands across PA

Mellner says it happened as the electricity had already gone on and off a dozen times.

BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One of the biggest fundraisers for a local nonprofit is now in the books. Saturday's event combined Olympic-style games with plenty of laughs and camaraderie.

A night of friendly competition, laughter, and teamwork. The Helping Hands Society's Annual Office Olympics Fundraiser brought people together for more than just games.

It's all about raising money to support children who need educational and therapeutic services.

POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pottsville is definitely enjoying the luck of the Irish. The city had some pretty decent weather on Saturday for its annual Saint Patrick's parade.

The unmistakable sound of a pipe band, a marching band, and a pile of people in downtown Pottsville mean only one thing: the Pottsville Saint Patrick's Parade.

"The Saint Paddy's Day Parade is lit, you know. I had to wear green to pop out," a parade-goer said.

More than a hundred four-legged friends celebrated Saint Pawtrick's Day in Luzerne County to benefit Griffin Pond Animal Shelter.