SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A mother is going to trial and facing charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Several times over the 17-year-old boy's life, he has been malnourished and diagnosed with a failure to thrive. "Because it was preliminary, only one side was heard," 50-year-old Zakia Patterson said. [...]
A local high school student is now in the same discussion as Andy Warhol after winning a competition entered by more than 100,000 students across the state.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities tell 28/22 News a water main break is to blame for a sinkhole that closed a Wilkes-Barre road Monday afternoon. 28/22 News was on scene Monday afternoon as crews said a sinkhole on the corner of Moyallen and South Sheridan Street was the result of a water main break. [...]
As warmer temperatures draw people outdoors, park officials urge caution while out on the water.
BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Montour County Coroner has released the name of a 16-year-old boy who lost his life after a drowning over the weekend. Authorities say that Wilkes-Barre PSP and the Montour County Coroner's Office are investigating the death of 16-year-old Enias Mins. Officials explain that Mins entered the water [...]
Monday kicks off EMS Week. Newswatch 16's Emily Kress stopped by Suburban EMS in Monroe County, where the crews are getting a well-deserved thank you.
Veterans fighting the muscle disease known as IBM say they want the U.S. government to recognize their condition as service-related and make it easier to get help.
Enias Mins has been identified as the victim in the drowning Sunday afternoon at Francis E. Walter Dam in Luzerne County.
The grant through the Federal Highway Administration's Surface Block will help improve the Susquehanna River Walk in Williamsport.
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress found lots of people enjoying the warm weather in Monroe County.
