WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was taken to the hospital after police say he reported being struck with a microwave during a burglary in Wilkes-Barre.
Wilkes-Barre City Police say they responded to a report of an assault at a residence on West Market Street Saturday around 9:30 p.m.
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LUZERNE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News has the latest on a massive amount of explosives found inside a Luzerne County home. The discovery Friday ended with a New Jersey bomb squad collecting hundreds of military ordnances.
28/22 News has now learned more information about the collection and what a neighbor has to say about it.
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit had to make two trips to the home to collect roughly 300 military weapons and ammunition.
Community members gathered in Wilkes-Barre to help support Paige Evans, an emergency medicine resident battling cancer.
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Downtown Hazleton is bursting with a sea of color as community spirit blooms for its first-ever Tulip Day. The event on Sunday afternoon at Can Do Community Park featured a stunning display of 50,000 blooming tulips.
All guests got to enjoy music, food trucks, and a chance to pick 10 tulips for free.
"People can get out, get downtown, pick some tulips, it's Spring. Tulips ARE spring. It's what Spring's all about," said Alex Van Hoekelen, Organizer from Van Hoekelen Greenhouses.
PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Work on Route 315 in the Pittston area is set to resume on Monday after a weather delay.
It will happen on the southbound side in the right-hand lane between the Pilot Travel Center and Oak Street.
PAW announces work set to close Scranton road
The lane restriction is expected to last on Monday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
You can stay up to date on speed limit restrictions, road conditions, and closures on 511PA.com.
DRUMS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Rain or shine, anglers across Pennsylvania are celebrating the start of Trout Season this weekend.
The season officially opened saturday morning, and countless fishermen are already casting lines in streams and lakes statewide.
This year, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stocked more than 3,000,000 adult trout, including 72,000 trophy-sized fish.
Thousands lined up for Annual Scranton Half Marathon
Flames broke out along Zerby Avenue in Kingston shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday.
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)—Three buildings were damaged with one being a total loss after a Sunday morning fire in Kingston.
According to Chief Frank Guido of the Kingston/ Forty-Fort Fire Department, the fire on the 200 block of Zerby Avenue was spotted by Kingston Police patrol just after 1:00 a.m.
Chief Guido states that upon arrival, crews found flames shooting out the front of the home.
Officials say that the fire began a 223 Zerby Avenue, which has been ruled a total loss, but spread to 225 and 219 Zerby Avenue as well.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News learned of the death of a local community leader: Former NAACP Wilkes-Barre Chapter President Bill Browne has passed away.
Browne took on the role as head of the chapter more than two years ago after serving it in several capacities for more than a decade.
Crowds gather in Wilkes-Barre for ‘Hands Off!’ protest
We learned on Saturday that Browne died Friday after he had been hospitalized.
Bill Browne was 65 years old.
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In contrast to the mass mobilization effort, state and national leaders held a round table discussion on Saturday in Luzerne County.
The goal was to discuss workforce development, but other topics concerning controversial Trump administration policies came up for discussion.
28/22 News Reporter Gianna Galli was the only TV news reporter to join the US Labor Secretary on a tour of the union building in Nanticoke, where the discussion took place.
