WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Volunteers in Wilkes-Barre are giving back, helping veterans in need on this Fourth of July weekend. Valor Clinic Foundation volunteers set up behind the McDonald's on Northampton Street. They provided veterans with basic necessities like food, footwear, and clothing. Volunteers say it is important to help those in need, no [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Radio and electronics enthusiasts are spending part of their holiday weekend checking out communications, computers, and electronics in general. Plains Polish American Veterans Pavilion welcomed people to the annual Murgas Amateur Radio Club Hamfest. A Hamfest is like a flea market, but filled with all kinds of radio equipment [...]
DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Volunteer firefighters are answering the call this holiday weekend. Crews responded on Sunday at around 1:00 p.m. in Duryea. Fire sparked inside a home along the 1100 block of Spring Street. A firefighter told 28/22 News the fire damage was confined mostly to the kitchen area. They knocked down the [...]
Some seniors at B'Nai B'Rith Apartments in Wilkes-Barre say there's no escaping the dangerous temperatures, even in their own homes.
The wreck happened late Saturday night on Coxton Road.
DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A teenager died in a one-car crash Saturday night in Duryea, according to the Luzerne County Coroner. Seth Dragos, 19, of Pittston, was pronounced dead on the scene at approximately 10:30 p.m., coroner Dion Fernandes said. Duryea Police said they are investigating the crash that happened on Coxton Road, in [...]
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Runners celebrated the nation's birthday in downtown Pittston. People came down to enjoy warm weather at the Pittston Patriot Classic 5k. Racers had the chance to get a patriotic t-shirt, and a hot dog was waiting for them at the finish line. Those participants were happy to have competed today [...]
LUZERNE BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne Borough got a glimpse into the past as part of an America250 and Fourth of July celebration. The time capsule was buried in 2001. The capsule contained items like a newspaper, magazine and photos, as well as a yearbook, cassette tape and a Luzerne Borough patrol badge. For [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The U.S. turned another year older Saturday, and people in Wilkes-Barre celebrated the big birthday in an old-fashioned way. Saturday was Wilkes-Barre city's Old-Fashioned Fourth of July at Kirby Park. The festivities kicked off with a welcome from mayor George Brown, and the event had food vendors, craft vendors, and [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — PPL reported tens of thousands of customers without power as damage from Friday night's storms is compounded by damage from Saturday night's storms. The counties most affected by the outages are Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, and Wayne counties. Lackawanna County is reported to have more than 6,200 customers without power, Luzerne County is reported [...]
