WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre is moving forward with several park improvement projects across the city, supported by grant funding. The initiatives focus on enhancing public recreation areas where local residents gather and play. Under the planned improvements, tennis courts at Nathan Gray Park will be converted into pickleball courts. Additionally, Huber Park and [...]
The crash happened along Route 118 in Fairmont Township shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday.
FAIRMOUNT TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) has released the identity of the man who was killed in a motorcycle crash in Luzerne County. The Luzerne County Coroner's Office said they were called to a motorcycle crash in Fairmount Township Wednesday afternoon. Troopers reported that Martin Temple, 78, of Bloomsburg, was pronounced [...]
WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As the 28/22 News Hunger Free Summer campaign comes to a close, it's time to tally up all the donations we collected throughout the month of July. The big reveal happened on Wednesday at the Gerrity's Fresh Grocer in Wyoming. 28/22 News collected roughly 10,000 pounds of non-perishable food items [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced upcoming lane restrictions and rolling slowdowns overnight in Luzerne County on Interstate 81. PennDOT says lane restrictions and rolling slowdowns will be put in place on Interstate 81 North and Southbound in Luzerne County. Authorities explain that it will happen in Luzerne County between Avoca/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International [...]
Mericle Surplus Giving handed out free clothes within the Hazelton Area School District.
Guy Scatton is charged with terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, and simple assault.
BUTLER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he pointed a gun at another driver's head during a road rage incident. 69-year-old Guy V. Scatton, of Drums, was arrested following a road-rage incident involving a gun, police stated. According to Butler Township Police, officers were called around 6:00 p.m. [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Friends and family gathered in Butler Township, Luzerne County, to honor Joseph Barna, a decorated Marine Corps veteran and published author remembered for his service to others. Barna served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War, where he was wounded in combat and earned two Purple Hearts. He later wrote and published [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was charged with assault after she allegedly slashed one woman in the face and drove into another woman during an altercation at a Kingston gas station. Joann Johnson, 52, faces several assault charges after allegedly attacking two women following a Monday morning altercation in the parking lot of [...]
