WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A problem-plagued road in Wilkes-Barre is finally open for good. The city fully reopened Horton Street on Friday. Part of the road had been closed since June after two sinkholes opened up. The road briefly reopened for Thanksgiving but had to close again after the holiday so crews could replace a [...]
Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones shows us how workers and customers alike are celebrating.
The street is back open more than five months after a sinkhole opened up.
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The SPCA of Luzerne County is investigating an animal abandonment incident where a cat and her kittens were left in the snow. According to officials at the SPCA, a woman driving a white minivan was seen abandoning a mother cat and four kittens, around 7 weeks old, in the [...]
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The holiday season is often a time when adoptions surge at animal shelters, but experts say before you bring home that pet, make sure you are ready for the commitment that goes with it. 28/22 News Reporter Joe Mason takes a closer look. Now that the holiday season is in [...]
State police have announced several more arrests in the shooting that left an 18-year-old dead and injured a 15-year-old.
(WBRE/WYOU) — The attorney general's office stated they are taking action against a Luzerne County contractor who continues to work, despite a court order prohibiting him from doing so. The Office of Attorney General initially filed a suit against Vincent Vince and his company, Independent Construction Builders, LLC, last year regarding repeated failures to complete [...]
An ice cream shop in Luzerne County remains open year-round and is offering frozen Christmas treats.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Because the temperatures are expected to drop below freezing again, Wilkes-Barre has extended its Code Blue. Calvary Bible Church, located on South River Street, will serve as a shelter. The Code Blue runs through Thursday morning, with the shelter open tonight from 9:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m.
DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local university is working to break cycles of intergenerational poverty through a program on campus. The program has helped families from near and far for a quarter century. 28/22 News spoke with a woman in the program to learn how being a part of it has changed her life [...]
