WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — More Eagle Scouts will be able to go to college thanks to an event honoring a life gone too soon in Wilkes-Barre. The Fifth Annual Soaring Eagles 5K filled Kirby Park Saturday morning, celebrating the life and legacy of Brian Swatt. The former Eagle Scout was killed in a car [...]
Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones spoke with BJ Lewis, who the community is calling a hero for his actions that afternoon.
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An investigation into thefts from a run-down cemetery in northeastern Pennsylvania is getting national attention. "How can anyone rob bodies from a mausoleum? That is just so sick," Virginia Siesto, whose father was buried at Good Shepherd Memorial Park, told 28/22 News. Siesto spoke to 28/22 News on Saturday [...]
James Pickens Jr. is emphasizing the importance of routine screenings after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
JENKINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds of people are rallying behind a longtime first responder who is battling a serious health crisis. A huge crowd packed into a local firehouse to support the paramedic who has spent decades showing up for everyone else. The moment you walk in, you can feel it: support, warmth, [...]
The senator has been released from the hospital after he suffered a fall near his home in western Pennsylvania.
Federal aviation officials expanded their emergency airworthiness directive to include McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft following the fatal UPS crash in Kentucky.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — City of Scranton police say they have located a man they say went missing on Saturday. A 25-year-old man was reported missing at 302 Lauer Avenue according to police. The missing person was found Saturday evening.
The theft from a credit union in Forty Fort happened in 2018 but a woman accused of the crime agreed to plead guilty to a crime earlier this month
The 22-year-old creator was taken into custody on multiple drug-related charges and his bond was set at $3,500.
