FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — With chillier temperatures returning to northeastern Pennsylvania, frustration is growing for local farmers trying to protect their crops. Brace's Orchard is just one of many farms feeling the impact. "This is my only source of income, you know, and when the fruit's not there, there's nothing you can do,” [...]
The park said the aviary was compromised after a nearby tree uprooted during overnight storms.
LAMAR TOWNSHIP, CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A tragedy in Clinton County after a fire claims the lives of a mother and her six children. Now, the community is coming together to help the husband and father who lost everything. 28/22 News Reporter Heidi Martens spoke with neighbors in Lamar Township on Monday and has more [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A patch of ground in Luzerne County is about to become something much bigger for the community: On Monday morning, the Friedman Jewish Community Center (JCC) broke ground on a new multipurpose building at its Harry and Jeanette Weinberg campus in Kingston. The milestone marks the start of a 7,000 [...]
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A phone scam is targeting seniors and their families, and on Monday, police want you to know about it. According to Hazleton Police, the caller says your son, daughter, or grandchild is hurt and needs money right now. It's designed to scare you into paying fast, but police are making [...]
CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Monroe County man originally charged with attempted homicide has taken a plea deal. Joseph Wadas is accused of shooting a man in the wrist during a fight in Chestnut Hill Township last October. He pleaded guilty last Friday to aggravated assault. The attempted homicide charge and all others [...]
The singer, whose legal name is David Burke, was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
The unpredictability of Mother Nature is putting generations of experience to the test in Luzerne County.
Work is underway for a project aimed at keeping the memory of two men from Lackawanna County alive.
Apple CEO Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple's board of directors in September.
