September 18, 2025 at 11:35 EDTPA homepage
JENKINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County man faces time in prison for drug conspiracy offenses.
38-year-old Ryan Medar of Jenkins Township was sentenced Wednesday to 134 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for distributing cocaine and over 50 grams of methamphetamine, according to a release from the Department of Justice.
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September 18, 2025 at 10:57 EDTPA homepage
UNION TOWNSHIP, UNION COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man from Union County was killed in a motorcycle crash on Wednesday.
65-year-old Craig Derk of Winfield was driving on Trutt Road in Union Township on Wednesday around 6:30 p.m. when a deer wandered into the roadway. Police say Derk was unable to avoid the deer and struck it with his motorcycle.
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According to the police report, Derk then lost control of his vehicle. He was thrown off the motorcycle and left lying in the middle of the roadway.
September 18, 2025 at 10:33 EDTPA homepage
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Locust Street in Hazleton between Diamond Avenue and 15th Street will be converted into a one-way street with traffic flowing south starting September 29.
According to Hazleton City Police, no one will be allowed to travel north on Locust Street between Diamond Avenue and 15th Street beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, September 29.
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September 17, 2025 at 19:02 EDTWNEP
In West Hazleton, a longtime movie theater has closed its doors for good. Newswatch 16's Valeria Quinones shows us how the community is saying goodbye to a staple.
September 17, 2025 at 18:26 EDTPA homepage
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania has more police departments than any other state. Many believe some of these departments are too small to provide adequate services to their communities.
28/22 News Reporter Joe Mason has more on why some say regionalizing may be the answer to these problems.
According to a state community and economic development study, there are 41 regional police departments representing 143 municipalities in 28 counties.
September 17, 2025 at 17:52 EDTPA homepage
BLAKELY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Plans for three data centers proposed in Blakely Borough have been withdrawn by the developer. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes talked to some of the outspoken voices against the data centers in Blakely.
"We were absolutely thrilled, almost, 'Really?' We were almost in disbelief, and absolutely thrilled," a clerk at Live With It Gift Shop, Lora Hobbs, said.
Hobbs has lived in her Blakely residence for 40 years, and she works at a local gift shop down the hill from her home.
September 17, 2025 at 16:44 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Halloween Spirit is already in the air in Luzerne County. Our first Halloween house of the season is on Blackman Street in Wilkes-Barre.
The home is decked out with lights and animated displays for visitors to enjoy.
If your home is decorated, send a picture our way. We would love to feature it on 28/22 news.
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Happy haunting!
September 17, 2025 at 14:47 EDTPA homepage
JENKINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A developing story coming out of Luzerne County Wednesday afternoon: law enforcement is raiding a warehouse operation. The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office is leading that raid.
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office confirms they are conducting the raid at the facility located on Centerpoint Boulevard in Jenkins Township, inside the CenterPoint Pittston Industrial Park.
The state Attorney General's Office is in charge of the investigation.
September 17, 2025 at 14:39 EDTWNEP
The crash happened along Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard just after 11 a.m. Wednesday.
September 17, 2025 at 11:20 EDTPA homepage
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A secondhand shop is setting up for a limited time, ready to charm bargain hunters and those hoping to save a buck.
It’s game time at the Dome Sportsplex in Plains Township.
But not for players, it’s shoppers warming up for the Just Between Friends kids pop-up consignment event.
“Local families bring their items to sell, and then other local families come in to shop and buy the things that their kids need and want,” explained Heather Orlandini, sales coordinator for Just Between Friends Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
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