Gift of Life ceremony honors organ donors and their families in PA
Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones spoke with two volunteers of the program who have been personally touched by the selfless act of a donor and their family members.
Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones spoke with two volunteers of the program who have been personally touched by the selfless act of a donor and their family members.
LARKSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters were out early Sunday morning battling a blaze at a Luzerne County scrapyard. The Larksville Fire Department posted on Facebook, saying crews were called at about 6:00 a.m. Sunday for a fire at James Tabit and Sons Scrap Metal and Auto Parts. Images were shared with 28/22 News from [...]
Thousands in Pennsylvania face power outages, with Wayne and Monroe Counties being hit the hardest. The cause of the outages is unknown.
(WBRE/WYOU) — From rain to snow, changes are already happening across the area, and 28/22 News Meteorologist Valerie Smock has the forecast as the National Weather Service (NWS) announces wind advisories. Sunday is expected to be partly cloudy and windy with gusts to 40 miles per hour. The NWS issued a wind advisory for several [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre City Government announced on Sunday a road closure starting on Monday. South Sherman Street will be closed between Moyallen Street and Lehigh Street on Monday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. due to milling and paving work, if weather allows. Wilkes-Barre City says no parking signs are posted [...]
Police say a late-night dispute about chickens escalated into gunfire outside a Port St. Lucie pub.
A new report shows maintenance, insurance and property taxes are rising faster than household incomes.
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Lackawanna County Emergency Management Agency declared a Code Blue due to extreme cold overnight. Lackawanna County issued the Code Blue, effective from 8 p.m. on Sunday through 7 a.m. on Monday. Homeless individuals can shelter at the following locations, according to Lackawanna County officials: According to the National Weather Service, [...]
The 29-year-old cornerback is in critical, but stable condition after he was shot early Saturday morning, police said.
OLYPHANT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several people are in the hospital following a balcony collapse in Lackawanna County. According to the Olyphant Fire Chief Edward Woytach, the second-floor rear porch at a home on Delaware Avenue in Olyphant collapsed on Sunday. Four patients were taken to the hospital after the collapse, including two juveniles, according [...]