On the same day, the federal government reopened, and the state government passed a budget that's been delayed for 134 days. Some are already feeling the impact.
WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man is facing charges in connection with a theft of services that cost one man over $40,000 and has left him homeless. 28/22 News reporter Connor Coar has more about this case. Alan White, of Scranton, has been charged with home improvement fraud and theft by deception. White [...]
Little Lights Daycare in Hazle Township is stepping up to meet the growing need in the community and expanding its hours to 24 hours, six days a week.
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— November 13 is National Roentgen Day. You're probably asking yourself, 'What is Roentgen Day?' So did 28/22 News reporter Joe Mason, who explains what it is all about. It's National Roentgen Day at Luzerne County Community College. A day that pays tribute to Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, the man who discovered X-rays. [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Investigators call her the "Black Widow." Joann Curley pleaded guilty to poisoning her husband, Robert, in 1991 by spiking his iced Tea with rat poison. Prosecutors say he died a slow, painful death. We'll take a look back at the 1991 murder and talk with the family of the victim and the [...]
Hazleton Police say one person was taken to the hospital after being shot around 4:30 a.m. Thursday. No arrests have been made so far.
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Fletcher, North Carolina man was charged Wednesday after police say he stole $137,000 from an Exeter woman trying to buy a home online. According to the affidavit from the Wyoming Area Regional Police Department, the victim, an Exeter woman, made seven payments for a property in North Carolina to [...]
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A police investigation is underway after a person was shot in Hazleton early Thursday morning. Police say they were alerted to several Flock Gun Shot Notifications in the area of East Beech Street and South Poplar Street around 4:30 a.m. As they were responding, Luzerne County 911 also received multiple [...]
NESCOPECK TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — We now know one person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash in Luzerne County this morning. Police say a car struck a truck that was parked along the side of the road. It hit a guide rail and caught fire. Troopers say the driver was trapped inside the vehicle [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania state house passed the state budget this morning in a 156-47 vote. Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the budget into law on Wednesday afternoon. After more than four months, the Pennsylvania state house passed the state budget on Wednesday morning. The more than $50 billion spending plan is expected [...]
