PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Five days after assault and harassment charges were filed against Pittston Area School District Superintendent Kevin Booth, district officials have been silent on what steps they will take next. Pittston City Police charged Booth with simple assault and harassment on October 5 after his wife accused him of choking her [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— We have an alert for drivers in Wilkes-Barre. A paving project began on Friday on the South Street Bridge. The work means that traffic is reduced to a single lane. The lane closure will continue for several days. Crews are expected to wrap up the work by next Thursday.
(WBRE/WYOU)— The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) have released the names of the four people who died in a fiery crash back in July. Through collaboration by the Troop N Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Specialist(CARS) Unit and the Luzerne County Coroner's Office, the passengers have been identified as: All of the men resided in Hazleton, according [...]
The identities of four Hazleton men were released months after a deadly crash in June, due to their extensive injuries not making them identifiable at the time.
A Luzerne County Marine is on a mission to give back, paying it forward to the organization that gave him a life after service.
DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a hit-and-run after they believe a tow truck driver fled the scene after crashing his vehicle.
The Duryea Police Department stated a hit and run occurred after midnight on October 9 in the area of Evans Street and Mead Street.
Police say a white pickup truck towing a car carrier trailer loaded with two vehicles struck a parked car on Evans Street, then fled and hit a telephone pole.
The impact caused the trailer to overturn and detach from the pickup in the area of Phoenix Street.
Wilkes University hosts the 22nd annual Norman Mailer Society Conference from October 9 to 11.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— There is a traffic advisory in Luzerne County.
PennDOT will be doing rehabilitation work on the South Street Bridge in Wilkes-Barre, starting Friday.
Six-inch water main repaired after breaking Thursday morning
The bridge will be open to single lane traffic for the week while crews work on the bridge's deck surface.
Work is expected to be finished next Thursday, October 16th.
Nearly 100 years ago, Babe Ruth blasted a legendary home run, and this weekend, Kirby Park is calling all heavy hitters for a big baseball showdown.
BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters spent hours battling a fire that left one person dead and a Wayne County home in ruins on Thursday.
Neighbors told 28/22 News that they saw flames coming from a home on Fallbrook Road in Buckingham Township and called 911 around 11 a.m. Thursday morning.
79-year-old Donald Herbert, the home's owner, was pronounced dead at the scene around 2 p.m., according to the Wayne County Coroner's Office. An autopsy for Herbert is planned for Saturday, and his cause of death is under investigation.
