Luzerne County

A man from Brooklyn was killed in the crash along I-476 North Tuesday night.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Mayor George Brown has announced the performer for the 2026 Summer Concert, Dire Straits Legacy. Mayor Brown said Dire Straits Legacy will be performing on August 14 on Public Square for the 2026 Summer Concert. The band features original members of The Dire Straits. The concert will be free to [...]

JENKINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police have identified the man killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Tuesday evening. 25-year-old Yosef Loriner of Brooklyn was identified as the victim killed in a crash on Interstate 476 near the Wyoming Valley exit. Police say the crash occurred when Loriner's car, traveling northbound on [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tuesday brought some resolve to a murder investigation 28/22 News has been following since January. 36-year-old Bobbiejo Etzel is now facing homicide, kidnapping, and abuse of a corpse charges in the death of her biological niece, 15-year-old La'Niyah Clark. Clark was reported missing on January 17 and was found dead [...]

JENKINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Luzerne County Coroner's Office says they were called to a crash that blocked multiple lanes on Interstate-476 Tuesday evening. At about 8:15 p.m., the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said all lanes on I-476 Northbound near the Wyoming Valley Exit were blocked and advised drivers to expect delays. [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There's a shakeup in youth sports across Luzerne County. From big league dreams to major changes at home, District 1631 Little League is stepping into a historic summer. A national spotlight returns July 23, as the East Region Junior Softball Championship lands in Nanticoke. Days later, Jenkins Township hosts a [...]

DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Duryea police say they need your help identifying two people in a burglary investigation. A man and a woman were caught on home surveillance camera around 4:50 a.m. Saturday, going room to room through a house on McAlpine Street. They walked out with a large flat-screen TV through a side [...]

Charles Brooks enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was 17 years old.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Animal control officers and the SPCA are on the scene at CDE Exotics on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. The store is known for selling and rescuing reptiles and other animals. 28/22 News is there and said officials are bringing bins inside the store from the back entrance. It is [...]

Bobbiejo Etzel faces homicide, kidnapping, and abuse of a corpse charges in connection with the death of La'Niyah Clark.