May 2, 2025 at 14:14 EDTPA homepage
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A community is rallying around the two children of the Luzerne County woman who was murdered and her body burned.
Investigators say 39-year-old Jessica Lockwood, a volunteer firefighter, suffered a gunshot wound and blunt force trauma, her body was set on fire, and was left along Club 40 Road in Hazleton early Sunday morning.
The search for her killer is ongoing.
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A GoFundMe page has been set up to benefit Lockwood's children, ages 13 and 10.
May 2, 2025 at 13:35 EDTPA homepage
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Northampton County District Attorney stated two people have been arrested after a human trafficking investigation.
In January, detectives, including the FBI, Pennsylvania State Police, and the Northampton County Office of the District Attorney, began a joint sex trafficking and prostitution investigation.
May 2, 2025 at 13:33 EDTWNEP
Both vehicles caught fire after the crash, which remains under investigation. No cause has been determined.
May 2, 2025 at 12:48 EDTWNEP
Budgets do not become law but serve as a touchstone for the upcoming fiscal year debates.
May 2, 2025 at 12:33 EDTWNEP
Shortly before her death, her husband posted a statement on Buzzi's Facebook page, thanking her many fans.
May 2, 2025 at 12:14 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for two people after they say a man was robbed in a restroom.
On May 1, officers were called to the 300 block of South Main Street for a reported robbery. Police said the victim, a 55-year-old man from Willkes-Barre, went to use the restroom inside the business, and a man and woman followed him.
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The victim claimed that the two people demanded money while one of them threatened him with a broomstick, officers reported.
May 2, 2025 at 11:21 EDTWNEP
She was born on Aug. 21, 1909, in the village of Shipton Bellinger in the south of England, five years before the outbreak of World War I.
May 2, 2025 at 11:18 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A group of college students in our area are making sure kids with disabilities are still able to be ‘on the go’.
28/22 News has more from the University of Scranton on how this program is providing children's cars to families at no cost.
The vehicles are some pretty sweet rides for kids.
They may look like toys, but that’s not the case; these were customized and made for children with disabilities. All part of the ‘Go Baby Go’ chapter at the University of Scranton.
May 2, 2025 at 10:58 EDTWNEP
As the trial of Bryan Kohberger approaches, new evidence is being revealed including the roommates' testimony of how the girls were found and how they called 911.
May 2, 2025 at 10:25 EDTWNEP
The Trump administration has already blocked more than $2 billion in federal grants to the school.
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