March 16, 2025 at 23:28 EDTPA homepage
OLYPHANT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local martial arts school is taking the fight against cancer onto the mat. Dozens of women gathered on Sunday at Gracie NEPA in Olyphant.
They took part in what is called "Choke Out Cancer."
The demonstration of women's self-defense techniques doubled as a fundraiser.
Money raised will support Ali Roseman or Archbald, a member of Gracie Nepa who was recently diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer.
Scranton firefighter passes away after cancer battle
March 16, 2025 at 23:20 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Amid power outages and storm damage, the wind was also able to pick up a trampoline in Scranton.
In a video shared with 28/22 News by Casey from Scranton, the wind took a trampoline out of someone's yard and blew it onto Quincy Avenue.
VIDEO: Electricity arcs on Wilkes-Barre power lines
Trampolines can become a hazard in weather like this.
Make sure you anchor down or move items to a protected area that could blow away.
March 16, 2025 at 23:11 EDTWNEP
A music tribute and benefit was held at Brew's Brothers on Sunday in honor of late NEPA musician Eric Rudy.
March 16, 2025 at 22:23 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton Police Department is investigating a death after a man fell 30 feet while walking near Nay Aug Park.
Lackawanna County Coroner Timothy Rowland said a 23-year-old man from Northhampton County died on Sunday after he fell off a 30-foot rock face directly to the rear of the Nay Aug Park Green House Project.
Rowland explained that the man fell onto the railroad below, bordering the Roaring Brook.
15 injured after bus crash
March 16, 2025 at 22:01 EDTWNEP
A fire damaged a home along South Franklin Street in Wilkes Barre on Sunday afternoon.
March 16, 2025 at 21:47 EDTWNEP
16 people were taken to the hospital after a school bus collided with a tractor-trailer along Mount Cobb Road in Jefferson Township Sunday night.
March 16, 2025 at 21:31 EDTWNEP
A 65-year-old man from Easton is dead after a shooting in Wind Gap Borough on Saturday night.
March 16, 2025 at 20:53 EDTWNEP
Families flocked to Valley Community Library on Sunday for portraits in a successful spring fundraiser.
March 16, 2025 at 20:51 EDTPA homepage
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — UPDATE: A crash that sent around 20 people to the hospital Sunday night involved a bus transporting the Greater Scranton Black Diamonds Pipe Band, officials confirm.
Those same officials tell 28/22 News the bus driver was seriously injured and that the amount of people taken to the hospital has increased to approximately 20.
Original Story: Crews were called to Jefferson Township after a bus crashed into a tractor-trailer, sending 15 people to nearby hospitals.
March 16, 2025 at 19:43 EDTWNEP
The immigrants were deported after Trump’s declaration of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which has been used only three times in U.S. history.
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