(WBRE/WYOU)— Today is not only one of the most heavily traveled days of the year, but it's also the busiest bar nights of the year, and police call it "Blackout Wednesday." Officials say impaired driving-related crashes spike during the holiday season. Troopers warn to be extra cautious as they plan to boost patrols. If you [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The sudden closure of a popular resort in Luzerne County has caused a ripple effect of problems. Wednesday afternoon, several businesses are stepping in to help those impacted by the closure. 28/22 News reporter Heidi Martens has more from the Woodlands. The community is stepping in to help after the [...]
The partnership between Family to Family and Friends of the Poor helped serve over 4,000 meals to area residents.
(WBRE/WYOU)— People across the U.S. are taking to the highways and airports to get to their holiday destinations. Many travelers are in the last leg of the journey on this Thanksgiving Eve. 28/22 news reporter Colby Hughes has been talking with travelers throughout the afternoon. We've stopped at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in Avoca and [...]
A coalition of attorneys general and governors including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro filed suit Tuesday against the Trump administration, alleging an unannounced policy shift upturns a $3 billion-plus housing program and threatens to return tens of thousands of Americans to homelessness.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas this Thanksgiving Eve in Stroudsburg. Workers brought in the borough's Christmas tree this afternoon. They set it up at historic Courthouse Square and are ready to be decorated before Friday's tree lighting ceremony. 7th Street in Stroudsburg was closed while crews brought in the [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Wilkes-Barre street plagued by sinkholes has finally reopened. City officials temporarily reopened Horton Street for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The street has been hit by a pair of sinkholes since June, which were caused by a broken stormwater line. Delays with supplies slowed down the full reopening, which was supposed [...]
Storefronts throughout downtown Stroudsburg are getting ready to welcome customers in just a few days for Small Business Saturday.
Hafusulla Kareem Dunn is accused of shooting and killing Kevin Spencer on October 19.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— It is an act of kindness that's been happening in Lackawanna County for decades, which took place this morning. In the purist form of generosity, hundreds of volunteers donated their time to those less fortunate. 28/22 News reporter Connor Coar was in Scranton to look at the gratitude firsthand. A number of [...]
