HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Traffic is jammed up after a truck carrying butter was struck by a train in Luzerne County. The crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. Tuesday on North Park Drive near the Can Do Expressway when a train collided with a Butler Transport truck carrying a large quantity of butter. No [...]
PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has pleaded guilty to homicide charges after he was arrested for a hit-and-run incident, court officials report. The Luzerne County Courts stated Louis Weihbrecht pled guilty Tuesday to criminal homicide after a crash that hit and killed a motorcycle rider in September 2024 in Plains Township. The victim, [...]
The shooting happened Monday night in a parking lot along the 400 block of Coal Street in Wilkes-Barre, police say.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News is following a developing story out of Luzerne County. Police are investigating a double shooting that happened Monday night. Wilkes-Barre City Police were called to the 400 block of Coal Street just before 6:00 p.m. Monday for reports of a shooting involving two people. When police arrived, they [...]
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WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police were out in Wilkes-Barre responding to an incident Monday evening. Luzerne County Officials confirmed with 28/22 News crews were called to the 400 block of Coal Street in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, at about 6:00 p.m. for a reported incident on Monday. Authorities say the Wilkes-Barre City Police are leading [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds of students are back in the classroom on Monday for the first time in weeks after their school was damaged by fire in Luzerne County. School officials got the thumbs up to allow students and staff back to Solomon Plains Middle and Elementary School on Monday, following a [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Anyone who has driven before likely has hit a few potholes from time to time, but what kind of damage can they do to your car, and why aren't they being filled? 28/22 News spent most of the day talking with people in Wilkes-Barre about these potholes, and they had [...]
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT has announced an overnight road closure in Pittston that will impact traffic on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. PennDOT says a portion of Route 11 (North Main Street) in Pittston will be closed from 8:00 p.m. Tuesday night until 6:00 a.m. Wednesday morning to perform test drilling for underground [...]
It was back to school today for hundreds of students at a building in Luzerne County.
