MUNCY, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A local active member of the Army National Guard is getting a helping hand. He came back home to find his car had been repossessed and severely damaged. 28/22 News reporter Joe Mason explains how a community is helping him in his time of need. Sergeant Christopher Lizotte served in the [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County man faces decades in prison after pleading "no contest" to third degree murder. Prosecutors say Walter Zolner III, 33 bludgeoned to death 22-year-old Ryan Padovani in his Bennett Street, Kingston home in 2023. Zolner lived next to Padovani in the duplex home. At the time, Zolner claimed [...]
The pair allegedly wanted to use homeless people to kill Gonâve Island's entire male population and carry out violent rape fantasies after taking over.
PENN TWP., SNYDER COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say three RVs totaling approximately $14,500 in value were stolen in July from Susquehanna Valley RV in Selinsgrove. PSP are searching for a 2008 Wildwood RV, valued at $7,999, a 1994 Prowler RV, valued at $2,999, and a 2001 Jayco RV, valued at $3,499. PSP Selinsgrove say the [...]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture suggests Thanksgiving cooks plan accordingly for the "big thaw," especially to do so safely.
Thanksgiving can be overwhelming. But letting food safety slip can lead to illnesses, safety hazards and dangerous fires.
CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a K9 unit helped arrest a man wanted for an alleged stabbing in Allentown. The Carbondale Police Department, along with the Mayfield Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, arrested a wanted suspect out of Allentown. Police say the man was wanted on robbery and [...]
OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested Thursday and faces multiple charges regarding possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), police say. Sterling Albert Barnes, 27, of Old Forge, is in Lackawanna County Prison with a $50,000 bail issued following his arrest during the execution of a search warrant on Thursday, officials [...]
The legendary actor and father of five was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2022.
A mother says she was devastated after reviewing home security footage that appeared to show a man violently handling her infant daughter.
