The Pocono Pride Festival in Monroe County celebrated inclusion and wellness for the LGBTQIA+ community, featuring entertainment, crafts, and local performances.
After a devastating fire displaced three families in Minersville, the local Lions Club redirected their annual fundraiser from fireworks to aid the victims.
KULPMONT, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A house is a total loss after a fire tore through a home in Kulpmont Borough late Sunday night. According to officials, there are no reported injuries. When 28/22 News arrived on scene just before 9:00 p.m., the fire was extinguished by multiple fire crews on scene. Multiple cars and [...]
WILKES-BARRE (WBRE/WYOU) -- The Penguins playoff push ended Sunday night, just shy of a Calder Cup Finals birth. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton fell to the fourth seeded Toronto Marlies 2-1 in overtime of Game 6, and 4-2 in the AHL Eastern Conference Finals. The Penguins and Marlies were tied for most of the night at one after both [...]
The strikes come days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington. Iran had warned that an attack on Beirut would renew full-scale war across the Mideast.
At least 45 people tested positive for a bacterial infection called campylobacteriosis.
LEHIGHTON CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — If you live in Carbon County, you may have felt a tremor overnight. The United States Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center, PDE, or USGS, detected a 1.8-magnitude earthquake near Lehighton early Sunday morning at about 12:30 a.m. Earthquakes of that size are generally considered minor and rarely cause damage. [...]
HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of tech were stolen from a warehouse. Troopers were sent out to a warehouse on Forest Road in Hazle Township on May 27 in the morning. After an investigation, they determined over $200,000 was stolen, and more items were damaged. [...]
BANKS TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News now knows who died in a one-car crash late Friday night. State police say 19-year-old Perla Decena Castillo of McAdoo was killed in a crash in Carbon County; she was a passenger in the car. The crash happened in Banks Township at East Main Street and Lincoln [...]
WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man is facing attempted homicide charges after police say he shot at his significant other. 56-year-old Mark Renninger was arrested at an AutoZone in Honesdale after allegedly fleeing the scene of the shooting in northern Wayne County. Police say Renninger's significant other was not hit by the gunshots Saturday morning. [...]
