EXETER, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A tradition at a daycare center in Luzerne County brought smiles to people young and old. Each spring, kids plant flowers, then donate them to seniors in assisted living facilities. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes explained how the kids are taught to care for their community. At the Growing Patch [...]
DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Dallas American Legion post is mourning the loss of one of its members, and they are looking for your help in honoring his memory. Art Parks passed away over the weekend. Parks served during the Vietnam War and was the longtime president of the American Legion Riders. His viewing [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A statewide grave robbing case with ties to Luzerne County is now heading to trial. 34-year-old "Jonathan Gerlach" waived his arraignment on Wednesday. The Lancaster County man is accused of more than 500 counts of stealing body parts and remains from graves and selling them online. Investigators say Gerlach took remains from Good [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You know you've made it when you have a sandwich named after you: at Circles on the Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre, they named a daily special after Andy Mehalshick's retirement. They always come up with clever names for their daily specials, and now, it's Andy's turn. Some of the specials [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State Representatives Bridget Kosierowski, Kyle Donahue, and two other lawmakers are pushing a new bill to regulate kratom sales. The Kratom Standards, Labeling and Consumer Protection Act would allow the regulated sale of unadulterated kratom, while prohibiting products with chemically inflated concentrations of its most addictive components. This comes months [...]
Police say they're dealing with mass amounts of teenagers gathering in parking lots and businesses, often leading to fights or property damage.
The 20-year-old defendant was jailed without bail
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A jury has indicted a man on the charges alleging he sexually exploited a teen reported missing. A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted 27-year-old Christopher Jones of Nanticoke on charges of violating federal child sexual exploitation laws. Jones was charged after a 14-year-old reported missing from Whitehall Borough, Allegheny County, [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pamela Keefe started Prevention Point NEPA - Michalene's Mission eight years ago after the untimely passing of her daughter from a drug overdose. The volunteer-run group provides wound care, Naloxone and STI testing to people across Luzerne County. Keefe says the ambulance they operated out of is no longer functional; [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man who pleaded guilty in the "House of Horrors" case, a disturbing 2024 homicide investigation in Luzerne County, will now spend the rest of his life in prison. Jason Race, 44, was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole for the first-degree murder of Nicole Cuevas. Race pleaded [...]
