WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — More Eagle Scouts will be able to go to college thanks to an event honoring a life gone too soon in Wilkes-Barre. The Fifth Annual Soaring Eagles 5K filled Kirby Park Saturday morning, celebrating the life and legacy of Brian Swatt. The former Eagle Scout was killed in a car [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An investigation into thefts from a run-down cemetery in northeastern Pennsylvania is getting national attention. "How can anyone rob bodies from a mausoleum? That is just so sick," Virginia Siesto, whose father was buried at Good Shepherd Memorial Park, told 28/22 News. Siesto spoke to 28/22 News on Saturday [...]
JENKINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds of people are rallying behind a longtime first responder who is battling a serious health crisis. A huge crowd packed into a local firehouse to support the paramedic who has spent decades showing up for everyone else. The moment you walk in, you can feel it: support, warmth, [...]
The theft from a credit union in Forty Fort happened in 2018 but a woman accused of the crime agreed to plead guilty to a crime earlier this month
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say a water main break in Plains Township that impacted about 100 customers has been repaired. According to Susan Turcmanovich, spokesperson for Pennsylvania American Water, the 10-inch main in the 100 block of Miller Street in Miner's Mill was broken for several hours on Saturday. Pennsylvania American Water [...]
NESCOPECK -- The Luzerne County coroner said a Danville man was killed Thursday on Interstate 80 near here.
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A silent auction and a lottery raffle were held at the event, with proceeds benefiting the Patient Navigation Program.
A lane restriction and a ramp closure were in place after a fatal crash near the I-81 South and I-80 West interchange in Butler Township on Friday afternoon.
BUTLER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person was killed in a crash along Interstate 81 near Hazleton Friday afternoon. According to the Luzerne County Coroner's office, a dump truck rolled over while driving along I-81 southbound, where one man was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash took place on Interstate 81 southbound between Exit 151B [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The police investigation into the theft of two bodies from the Good Shepherd Mausoleum in Plains Township is moving forward, so says the Luzerne County District Attorney. The mausoleum is literally crumbling. Dozens of bodies remain entombed in the structure, which its owners had abandoned. The I-Team's Andy Mehalshick had the [...]
