DUPONT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities closed off a roadway and took a man into custody in Dupont Sunday afternoon. Officers were seen blocking off Lidy Road near Main Street, where they say they responded to an incident of a man not wanting to leave a house. Police say no one was in danger and [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Businesses were booming for Valentine's Day. Some restaurants were booked for weeks, while others were slammed with walk-ins.As 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes found, love was not the only thing in the air; so too was the sweet smell of booming sales. Tables inside Wilkes-Barre's local restaurants were filled with [...]
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested for breaking into a home and assaulting two people inside, according to police. Nicholas Lynch of Pittston, 27, was arrested Sunday morning after police say he entered a residence, assaulted two individuals inside, and fled. Police say they responded at approximately 2:30 a.m. to the [...]
Cat lovers gathered at Blind Cat Beer Company in Luzerne County to find new feline friends, leading to two adoptions and highlighting the need for more pet homes.
A friendly rivalry unfolded on the ice in Wilkes-Barre, as teams of first responders clashed in a spirited hockey match, ending with Scranton winning 11-7.
EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say they are not yet publicly identifying the woman killed in a fierce fire in Edwardsville. 28/22 News previously reported that flames engulfed the home on Friday morning on Cherry Street, trapping the victim inside. Officials say dozens of the cats the woman rescued also died in the fire, [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After a deadly house fire in Kingston, officials say they now know how a young teenager passed away. In a release sent out on Saturday, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio says an autopsy was completed on a 13-year-old boy at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensics Center. Authorities say [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/ WYOU)— A community in Luzerne County continues to rally around survivors of a house fire, which left two children dead. A donation drive has been set up for the family of those two children. 28/22 News reporter Avery Nape was in Kingston Friday to explain how the community is stepping up [...]
A Kingston house fire devastated a local family, but the Wyoming Valley community quickly moved to support them.
Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones shares how students are preserving history at Wilkes University's Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon.
