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The crash happened just before 6 a.m. Thursday along Hooflander Road in Jordan Township.

Epidemiologists warned that the amoeba can be found in warm freshwater like ponds, lakes and rivers.

DALLAS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Dallas Township Police said they are setting up DUI checkpoints over the weekend. The Dallas Township Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint on State Route 309 during the weekend of August 28. During the checkpoint, officers said they will be stopping vehicles to check for signs of drunk [...]

SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Susquehanna County coroner says remains discovered earlier this week belong to a woman who went missing in July. Susquehanna County Coroner Jessica Chiaramonte confirmed with 28/22 News that the remains found over the previous weekend around August 24 have been positively identified as 26-year-old Sara Reynolds. Reynolds, from Nicholson, Wyoming [...]

The boy was critically injured when the gun went off. The other players allegedly ran without calling 911 or helping him.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) —The Luzerne County manager reports that flags were stolen from the courthouse lawn this week. "That is not mischief. That is not a prank. That is theft, and it is a disgrace," stated Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo. At some point this week, officials say someone walked onto the lawn of [...]

Viola Davis rejects Target's apology over a Halloween costume criticized for evoking racist imagery.

BUTLER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man wanted for allegedly plotting a counterfeit check scheme in Luzerne County turned himself in to police. Butler Township Police Department said officers arrested a second man in an alleged forgery and check-fraud scheme. 26-year-old Waldys Javier Portes-Andujar turned himself in late Thursday afternoon after being identified as a [...]

Nepal's tourism board said more than 500 tourists from 28 countries are among the missing, as loved ones plead for news about their fate.

The family says the children who died were 11-year-old twins and their 2-year-old brother.