Luzerne County

BEAR CREEK, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The snowstorm hit the Bear Creek area of Luzerne County very hard. As much as 15 inches fell in the area.

Hundreds of people are without power. We saw residents filling gas containers for their generators.

I-84, I-380 north closed, restrictions applied through several counties

The elevation is the x-factor Bear Creek Township is just over 1900 feet above sea level and that usually translates into more snow accumulation than most communities across northeastern and central Pennsylvania. People here know snow all too well.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police report a man was arrested after two men were left injured during a stabbing in Luzerne County Thursday.

On Thursday, November 21, around 4:00 am, officers saw a car travel through a red light at the intersection of Broad Street and Church Street in Hazleton.

When officers pulled over the car they saw the driver was bleeding heavily from his face. The victim claimed he had just been assaulted at Flow-X on West Broad Street, police stated. While police were at the hospital, they said a second stabbing victim arrived.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police released details after a stand-off in Wilkes-Barre Tuesday shut down a road for a few hours.

According to investigators, on November 19 around 2:00 p.m., officers were called to Terrace Street for a man refusing to leave a house and threatening to shoot Luzerne County Sheriff's Department deputies.

Police said on the scene deputies told them they were at the house to serve a PFA eviction to Robert Gronski, 62, of Wilkes-Barre, who said he was "going to shoot them and let his dogs out after them."

BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One spot of higher elevation in Luzerne County that continued to see snowfall on Thursday is the Bear Creek area.

They've seen a steady snowfall all afternoon and evening.

It was very quiet out in Bear Creek Township as the snow continued to steadily come down.

The snow is starting to accumulate more and more on Route 115 and stick to the roads.

Bear Creek Township is one of the areas in our region expected to see real snowfall come through because of its higher elevation.

BEAR CREEK, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Flakes are already falling in parts of our region, especially in some higher elevations.

Coming up Route 115 from Wilkes-Barre earlier you could actually see the precipitation turn from rain to snow.

You can see some pretty large flakes coming down here along Bear Creek Boulevard.

How much snow will Pennsylvania see Friday?

28/22 News spoke with one man who owns a plow truck, he says he is expecting Friday to be a busy morning and says he doesn't mind a little snow.

WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A West Pittston man was arrested early Thursday morning on charges accusing him of downloading and uploading child pornography.

Edward Neil Jr., 27, of West Pittston was arrested when members of the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office served a search warrant at his home in the 100 block of Lacoe Street around 6:30 a.m.

Luzerne County Correctional Facility

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The region is seeing its first snowfall of the season and that could mean hazardous driving conditions. 28/22 News has crews out and about monitoring weather and road conditions.

Reporter Andy Mehalshick and videographer Paul Davis were on the move in the Hazleton area Thursday afternoon.

How much snow will Pennsylvania see Friday?

They showed us the view from a camera on top of our live truck around noon and so far, the roads were just wet. 

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As the first major winter storm heads to our area, multiple hardware stores are bracing to deal with crowds as they come in to buy shovels, rock salt, and other winter storm supplies.

28/22 News spoke with Brian Kaminski, owner of Main Hardware on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre, who said sales have been heavy on Wednesday as locals prepare for the snow that we are about to receive.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro made a stop in northeast Pennsylvania on Wednesday to highlight economic growth.

The governor hosted a ceremonial signing of an executive order at Northpoint Development's Hazleton Logistics Building.

The executive order establishes a permitting fast-track initiative for major economic development and infrastructure projects.

Bakery Delite prepping nonstop for holiday season

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Santa Claus was at the Wilkes-Barre Fire Department earlier Wednesday to encourage car seat safety for the little ones.

The event, organized by the NEPA CPS Taskforce, brought in Santa to hand out goodie bags to kids and, more importantly, check car seats to ensure kids' safety ahead of holiday travel.