Luzerne County

PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — We are learning more about the police investigation into the discovery of a body in Luzerne County, the body of a man was found behind a car dealership.

28/22 News Reporter Jason LiVecchi was on the scene as detectives searched for evidence.

"At about approximately 2:30 this afternoon, the Pittston Township Police Department and Chief Lena Angelo were called because a body was discovered behind the car dealership in Pittston Township," Luzerne County District Attorney Samuel M. Sanguedolce said.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local non-profit in Luzerne County has served more than 65,000 warm meals to people in our community since 2021.

On Tuesday, Fork Over Love is expanding their community dinners to Lackawanna County.

Fork Over Love is a nonprofit organization that purchases hot, chef-made meals from small, independent restaurants and then distributes those meals at locations throughout the community for free.

Their mission is to feed neighbors like family, and they are doing just that.

WATCH: Goats jump into 28/22 News car

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre Area High School hosted its annual Positive Behavior Pep Rally in support of its unified track team.

Students and students with special needs work together to show unity and inclusion within our school community.

During the pep rally, there was a special event for the students.

A group of teachers also participated in a special faculty fun run but with a twist.

28/22 coverage calls attention to blighted property 

EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Blighted properties plague many area communities one such problem property in Luzerne County was the focus of a recent 28/22 news report.

That property was torn down, and officials say our coverage helped call attention to the problem and safety concerns. Fighting blight is a community effort that improves quality of life one project at a time.

This pile of rubble is all that's left at 31 Plymouth Street in Edwardsville. After 10 years, the dilapidated home was torn down Tuesday morning.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former account pleads guilty to allegedly stealing $1.5 million from his employer.

On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced that 39-year-old Lawrence Malachefski from Wilkes-Barre pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion to wire fraud.

Man pleads guilty to gambling money from $1.5M embezzlement scheme

PITTSTON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are actively investigating a body discovery on Route 315 in Pittston Township.

Police are actively on the scene of an investigation Tuesday afternoon near Ken Pollock Volvo Dealership on Route 315.

Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce told 28/22 News investigators arrived on the scene around 2:30 p.m. for a report of a body found.

Sanguedolce stated a 56-year-old man who was an employee of Ken Pollock Dealership was found dead by another employee.

KINGSTON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Luzerne County confirm they helped catch a man for allegedly attempting to rape a child and other charges in North Carolina.

According to the North Carolina Invictus Task Force, on April 29 multiple agencies conducted a joint investigation into the solicitation of a child by computer.

FREELAND BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced on Tuesday that troopers continue to search for an alleged stabbing victim.

According to PSP Troop N-Hazleton, on September 17, 2021, troopers responded around 11:43 p.m. to a disturbance in the 300 block of Washington Street in Freeland, Luzerne County.

Upon arrival, state police say they found one victim with a stab wound to the torso.

Hazleton man charged with fleeing, filing false report

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski announced that state funding has been awarded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to area schools to improve safety and support mental health programs for both students and staff.

Schools across the Keystone State, including some in our area, are receiving a major funding boost thanks to the PCCD's School Safety Awards.

School security and mental health are the focus of the state grants.

HAZLETON CITY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Hazleton City Police Department announced Tuesday that a man was charged with fleeing and eluding police after leading officers on a chase with a dirt bike.

According to police on Monday, April 29, at 7:59 p.m. officers saw a blue dirt bike driving on Locust Street and attempted to stop the bike, but the driver fled the wrong way onto 5th Street at a high rate of speed, almost hitting several other vehicles.