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Severe cold and heavy winds means power outage preps

PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The forecast potential for high winds and freezing temperatures is always worrisome, especially when it comes to power outages. 28/22 News reporter Avery Nape talks about what people should know as we head into the weekend. PennDOT travel restrictions are already in place on roads in Pennsylvania, including Interstate 81. [...]

Daytime warming shelter to open in Wilkes-Barre

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre City mayor's office announced Friday that a daytime warming shelter would be open as part of the weekend's Code Blue. This declaration was issued ahead of the weekend's forecasted frigid air. Between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, and Sunday, Feb. 8, a warming shelter will [...]

Watch: police investigate window-smashing burglary

WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are investigating a burglary caught on camera at a Sunoco gas station. According to Wilkes-Barre Township Police, they are searching for a man who burglarized a gas station around 1:30 a.m. Thursday. In surveillance footage courtesy of Wilkes-Barre Township Police, a man is seen smashing a [...]

Payroll employee steals over $200k; warrant issued, police say

HUGHESTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police issued an arrest warrant for a woman who they say stole $205,200 in payroll checks between December 2023 and April 2024. The warrant for Diana Hontz of Wilkes-Barre, 44, was issued in connection to over 800 felony charges. Hontz, a former payroll specialist for Kappa Graphics in Hughestown, allegedly [...]

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