PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Learning about robotics has become a vital part of the high school curriculum here in the 21st century, and one local student is taking what he's learning to help himself and other students consider career opportunities. 28/22 News anchor Mark Hiller introduces us to this week's "Here's To You, Kid!" [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Veterans and others gathered for a Memorial Day tradition in another part of Luzerne County. Plains Township hosted its observation at its Veterans Park on Monday morning. Neighbors, supervisors, police, and others turned out to lay wreaths and pay homage to those who laid down their lives for our freedoms. They [...]
The yearly West Side Memorial Day Parade stepped off Monday morning in Kingston
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several people have been displaced after fire damaged a home in the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre Sunday night. The call came in around 10:30 p.m. for a report of a fire on the porch of a home at 18-20 Rear East Beatty Street. When crews arrived, they were met [...]
The home along East Beatty Street caught fire late Sunday night.
University of Scranton's 2026 class celebrated their graduation with over 900 undergraduates and graduates receiving degrees at Mohegan Arena on Sunday.
State Police in Wilkes-Barre seek public help to locate a red Chevrolet pickup involved in a hit-and-run on Route 309, crashing into three cars before fleeing.
WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A gun salute helped history come to life in the Wyoming Valley as part of the Memorial Day weekend ceremony that happened Sunday at the flag-adorned Battle of Wyoming Monument. People gathered to honor the fallen from the historic Battle of Wyoming nearly 250 years ago. Men and women dressed [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say they are searching for a truck that fled the scene of a three-vehicle hit-and-run. The below red Chevrolet fled the scene of the crash just aft on Route 309 southbound just south of exit 1 (Kidder Street), according to PSP. PSP ask anyone with information [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Dreary weather on Sunday did not stop an "adaptive adventures" event at Wilkes-Barre's Kirby Park. It gave people with physical disabilities the chance to try-out specialized bikes and off-road equipment designed to help them stay active outdoors. The event was hosted by "Individual Abilities in Motion." The local non-profit helps [...]
