Luzerne County

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a robbery after they say a man was beaten by four men and assaulted with a porch chair.

According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, a 47-year-old man reported to officers that while walking on Carey Avenue near Academy Street on July 8, around midnight, four men confronted him.

Four vehicles found with gunshots after shooting

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown sent out a reminder Tuesday about how to report potholes within the city.

Brown says it's a convenient way for residents and visitors to alert the administration about the road conditions they are seeing.

Callers can speak with a representative from the mayor's office or leave a voicemail to report the location of the pothole.

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HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Eight people were sent to the hospital, including two pedestrians, who were hit after a multi-vehicle crash.

According to the Hazleton City Police Department, on July 6, around 10:00 p.m., a crash occurred at the intersection of South Poplar Street and Arthur Gardner Highway.

Officers said they witnessed a Honda driven by a 76-year-old man collide with a Jeep. The Honda then continued to move and hit two pedestrians, followed by colliding with two more vehicles.

Four vehicles found with gunshots after shooting

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Four vehicles were found with gunshots after a shooting took place during the July 4th holiday in Wilkes-Barre.

According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, officers were called to North Hancock Street around noon Friday after a 29-year-old woman reported that a bullet hit her windshield.

Stabbing in downtown Scranton under investigation

Police discovered that sometime overnight, four vehicles in the area had been shot at. No one was reported injured.

Alberdeen Road in Dorrance Township will be closed until the end of August as crews replace a storm drain.

28/22 NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Some local organizations are getting more than $1,000,000 in grant money to make improvements. Three organizations in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties are set to receive more than $1,200,000 in grant money to improve food storage and infrastructure.

State Senator Marty Flynn announced more than $723,000 to the Food Equity Project of Luzerne County.

Those funds will be used to build cold storage, processing, and delivery systems for local farms.

The state senator also announced grant money for the Michael Family Farm in Luzerne County.

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wyoming Valley Mall is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday.

According to a post on their Facebook page, power has been restored.

‘That’s a McFelony,’ Ronald stolen from local McDonald’s

The mall closed almost two weeks ago after power was disrupted to the facility and has remained closed since.

The mall is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m.

The mall has been closed since June 25 due to a power outage.

NESQUEHONING, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a Ronald McDonald statue was stolen from a Nesquehoning McDonald's.

Courtesy of Nesquehoning Police Department

"We’re not clowning around. This was a full-blown McNapping," shared the Nesquehoning Police on their Facebook page. "That’s a McFelony."

Fire displaces five in Luzerne County

According to the Nesquehoning Police, the plastic Ronald was stolen on Monday.

Courtesy of Nesquehoning Police Department

LANSFORD, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Carbon County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges.

According to the Department of Justice, 44-year-old Jason Mika of Lansford had over one pound of methamphetamine, several pounds of marijuana, drug packaging materials, and several firearms after a search of his home on September 6, 2024.

Fire displaces five in Luzerne County

Mika plead guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute over 500 grams of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine.