Luzerne County

Crews were called to a second-alarm garage fire along West County Road in Sugarloaf Township near Sybertsville at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

SUGARLOAF TWP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters quickly put out a fire that broke out inside of a garage in Luzerne County Wednesday night.

Sugarloaf Township Fire Chief Duane Hildebrant told 28/22 News crews were called to the unit block of West Country Road in Sugarloaf Township shortly before 7:00 p.m. for a reported fire.

VIDEO: Car flipped onto Luzerne County creek

Chief Hildebrant said a car caught on fire inside a garage, and that the fire has been put out.

There are no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An interesting learning experience for those who are blind or sight-impaired took place earlier Wednesday. Northeast Sight Services and Community Services for Sight hosted its Transitioning to Independence Program in Wilkes-Barre.

28/22 News caught up with the group as they were learning about job interviews and workplace information.

Firefighter burnout concerns grow in Dunmore

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department is celebrating new faces on the force. Mayor George Brown and Police Chief Joseph Coffay swore in three new police officers Wednesday afternoon at City Hall.

New officers Jonathan Mason, John Owens, and Paul Sromovski were joined by their families for the ceremony.

VIDEO: Car flipped onto Luzerne County creek

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A close call for a woman at the wheel of a car that flipped onto a creek bank in Luzerne County's Back Mountain.

According to police, the driver of this SUV lost control on wet pavement around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, along Hillside Road.

Vacant building burns in Mount Carmel

The car came within feet of landing in Hicks Creek in Jackson Township.

The woman driving the car managed to walk away from the crash, shaken up, but not injured.

While a vote has not made anything official, students at the Wilkes-Barre campus and the surrounding community say the uncertainty has been difficult to deal with.

Terence Ray gave up his extradition rights in New York on Wednesday afternoon.

The 69th Fine Arts Fiesta transforms Wilkes-Barre’s Public Square into an art and music hub, drawing over 50,000 attendees annually.

(WBRE/WYOU) — An accused killer will soon be brought back to Pennsylvania to face murder charges. 55-year-old Terence Ray from Hazleton waived his right to an extradition hearing on Wednesday in New York.

Ray allegedly murdered 39-year-old Jessica Lockwood at his Hazleton home three weeks ago and was the focus of an 11-day manhunt.

28/22 News I-Team Reporter Andy Mehalshick has been working on this story.

Penn State's President released a full recommendation report on Tuesday evening confirming suspicions surrounding the pending closure of multiple branch campuses.