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Thanksgiving can be overwhelming. But letting food safety slip can lead to illnesses, safety hazards and dangerous fires.

CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a K9 unit helped arrest a man wanted for an alleged stabbing in Allentown. The Carbondale Police Department, along with the Mayfield Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, arrested a wanted suspect out of Allentown. Police say the man was wanted on robbery and [...]

OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested Thursday and faces multiple charges regarding possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), police say. Sterling Albert Barnes, 27, of Old Forge, is in Lackawanna County Prison with a $50,000 bail issued following his arrest during the execution of a search warrant on Thursday, officials [...]

The legendary actor and father of five was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2022.

A mother says she was devastated after reviewing home security footage that appeared to show a man violently handling her infant daughter.

(WBRE/WYOU) — Law enforcement efforts to catch online child predators are ongoing across NEPA and the nation. Tonight, we take a look back at an I-Team Internet Sting 20 years ago that resulted in the arrest and later guilty pleas of six child predators. Coming up on 28/22 News, the I-Team's Andy Mehalshick looks back [...]

"I've been waiting 20 years for this call," the Oscar-winning actor said.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The victim who was thrown from a vehicle during an Interstate 81 pile-up earlier this week has been identified. 64-year-old Freeman Gladd from Blakeslee was killed during an I-81 pile-up crash after he was thrown from a vehicle, according to the Luzerne County coroner. The crash happened on November 17 around 6:00 a.m., [...]

Record numbers of Americans will travel for Thanksgiving, but storm systems might cause disruptions.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Luzerne County Coroner has identified the driver killed after crashing into a tractor-trailer Thursday afternoon. 57-year-old Annette Kostelnick from Wilkes-Barre died after the vehicle she was driving crashed into a tractor-trailer in Wilkes-Barre on November 20. Officers were called to the 700 block of North Pennsylvania Avenue for a [...]