NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Luzerne County man has been sentenced after accidentally killing his friend. Michael Crawn Jr. will spend one to two years in prison for the shooting death of 17-year-old Hunter Sipple. In September of last year, the teenager was shot at a home in Nanticoke and later died at the hospital. Police say [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Many are out shopping for their holiday feast, less than a week before Christmas. 28/22 News stopped by "Leonard's Keilbasi Market" in Wilkes-Barre, where the staff is busy cooking, smoking, and meeting customer demands. Since 1923, Leonard's has been serving the classic sausage that keeps customers coming back each holiday season. [...]
PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Hundreds and hundreds of local kids who might not otherwise get a bicycle for Christmas are getting one thanks to an annual drive. The Scranton School District is among the districts picking up the donated bikes from a warehouse near Pittston. State Senator Marty Flynn (D) of Scranton is partnering [...]
ASHLEY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A mother and her boyfriend are charged after her 3-year-old was sent to the hospital for a brain bleed, police say. According to the Ashley Police Department, 21-year-old Payton Eleanor Gallagher and her boyfriend, 28-year-old Brandon Charles Connolly, face charges after Gallagher's 3-year-old was severely injured. On September 18, Gallagher [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner confirms a man who was reported missing has been found dead in Luzerne County. Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes tells 28/22 News that the body of 70-year-old Leonard Butera from Jenkins Township was found Thursday evening. Butera was reported missing for six days before his body was found. The [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Four are in custody after shots fired near the Wyoming Valley West Middle School early Friday, the superintendent reports. Wyoming Valley West Superintendent Dr. Suppon stated that shots were fired near the middle school around 1:00 a.m. Friday on Chester Street near Wright Avenue. Kingston Police Department responded to investigate and [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY, (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department says officers arrested a man on Wednesday for passing forged money. Denzel Marlon Thomas, 30, was caught passing fake $10 and $20 bills to add money to a debit card, officials say. Thomas faces similar charges of forgery and theft in Wilkes-Barre City and Wilkes-Barre Township. [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A lucky Pennsylvania lottery player in Luzerne County has won $1 million from a Powerball ticket. Two winning Powerball® tickets were sold in Pennsylvania in the Wednesday, December 17 drawing, which were worth a combined total of $1.2 million. It includes one prize worth $1 million sold at a Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in [...]
Newswatch 16's Melissa Steininger spoke with officials in Luzerne County about the first property tax increase in Wilkes-Barre Township in nearly three decades.
Skyler James Lefort, 27, faces multiple charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl while out on bail for a similar offense, officials say
