October 10, 2024 at 20:55 EDTPA homepage
SWEET VALLEY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A dog is dead and a home is badly damaged after a fire in Luzerne County.
Officials confirmed with 28/22 News Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire and multiple other crews were called at around 6:30 p.m. to the unit block of Sunset Terrance for a reported second-alarm fire in Sweet Valley.
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Officials say no one was home at the time of the fire, but a dog did die as a result.
The house did suffer damage but is not a total loss.
October 10, 2024 at 18:11 EDTPA homepage
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center has a new service for veterans to utilize.
On Thursday, the VA's Connected Care Program unveiled its Virtual Health Resource Center.
The center is an in-person service where veterans, staff, family, and caregivers can learn about all of the VA's online programs and apps. The center will also offer tech support.
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VA staff says it's an important new tool for veterans.
October 10, 2024 at 17:32 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A project is underway in Wilkes-Barre that will help some unhoused men have a place to call home.
A place to call home before having this space, Mother Teresa's Haven Men's Shelter would move to a different church every month. Then during the COVID-19 pandemic, Saint Mary's Church housed the shelter for about four years.
Now, the Diocese of Scranton is renovating the space above the St. Vincent de Paul kitchen on East Jackson Street, giving the shelter a permanent home.
October 10, 2024 at 16:37 EDTPA homepage
LARKSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Fire officials report a junkyard was on fire at a local scrapyard in Larksville Thursday.
Larksville Fire Department states they responded to a fire at Tabit & Sons Junkyard on Washington Avenue around 3:00 p.m.
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Larksville Fire Chief Petriga says seven to eight vehicles were on fire but luckily no one was injured.
As of 4:30 p.m., the fire was put out and crews were working on getting rid of the steam.
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
October 10, 2024 at 16:21 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There was a heavy police and first responder presence in Wilkes-Barre Thursday afternoon.
28/22 News crews are on the scene of a police investigation in the 100 block of Wyoming Street in Wilkes-Barre for an incident that occurred around 3:30 p.m.
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Multiple police vehicles, along with several ambulances could be seen on the street around 4:00 p.m.
Information is limited at this time. 28/22 News is there and will update you with the latest as it is released.
October 10, 2024 at 14:55 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Recovery operations are ramping up Thursday in Florida and the southeastern part of the country in the aftermath of two hurricanes in two weeks.
Lives have been lost and millions of people are still without power.
Clean-up is expected to take months, and for some, even years.
On Thursday, 28/22 News got word of an effort underway at an area university to prepare the future leaders of emergency management agencies to deal with these disasters.
October 10, 2024 at 11:45 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY — The cold temperatures are a breath of fresh air for hockey fans in our area as it's a tell-tale sign that the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are back!
28/22 News stopped by Mohegan Arena ahead of its weekend opener and has more about new upgrades fans will see this year. Another year, another clean sheet of ice and slate of a season for the Wilkes-barre/Scranton Penguins.
October 9, 2024 at 20:24 EDTPA homepage
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 held a search for contestants for the Price is Right in Plains Township Wednesday.
It happened at Mohegan Pennsylvania Casino on Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania hopefuls came out to Mohegan Pennsylvania where they got 30 seconds in front of the camera to show CBS producers why they would make a good choice.
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Two people will be chosen from the video auditions as semi-finalists and will be flown to Los Angeles.
October 9, 2024 at 18:14 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Greater Wyoming Valley Area YMCA has collected truckloads of supplies for Hurricane Helene victims in the hard-hit areas of North Carolina.
With Milton on the way, they say they are not slowing down their efforts anytime soon.
The YMCA staff says their first round of collection has been incredibly successful and with the help of our community. They plan to continue to help.
"One of our biggest pillars is strengthening our communities," said Greater Wyoming Valley Area YMCA Senior Programming Director Megan Welch.
October 9, 2024 at 18:07 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Win Pennsylvania, win the White House: That's what many political analysts are saying about the November election, and on Wednesday, the road to the White House ran through northeastern Pennsylvania.
Former President Trump once again held a rally in Scranton.
Recent polling shows a virtual deadheat between Vice-President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump.
Trump campaign officials tell 28/22 News they are laser-focused on winning Pennsylvania.
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