LEWISBURG — Lewisburg will draft a letter of support for a proposed House bill that would provide financial compensation for municipalities with high amounts of tax-exempt properties.
Looking for something to do with your family this weekend? Check out these activities around the Valley:
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A lengthy win streak came to an end last week in Puppy Picks.
Penny picks the Philadelphia Eagles for Week 11 of Puppy Picks!
Copper picked the Cincinnati Bengals who made things interesting but fell short to the Los Angeles Chargers.
This week, we're handing the rock back to Penny for the Rams Los Angeles and Philadelphia Eagles game.
Puppy Picks continues with Week 11
Seven wins in a row for Philly? That's what Penny thinks.
The Eagles are three-point favorites on the road in Los Angeles.
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News Reporter Kathryn Oleary was out and about all day in Lackawanna County checking out the elements.
Oleary was out in Mayfield and found snow coming down.
There was no snow accumulating on the grass or the road at the time as it did just transition over from that rain into snow.
Higher elevations could see several inches of snow Thursday evening.
28/22 News spoke to one resident in Carbondale who was pretty surprised by the forecast.
How much snow will Pennsylvania see Friday?
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News has just learned that Senator Bob Casey has conceded US Senate. In a statement, Casey wrote he called Republican Dave McCormick to congratulate him on his win to represent Pennsylvania in the US Senate.
Casey went on to say his race was one of the closest in our commonwealth's history, decided by less than a quarter of a point.
He also thanked the voters for placing trust in him during his four terms in office.
PennDOT lifts commercial vehicle restrictions on Pa. interstates
You can find the full statement below.
BEAR CREEK, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Flakes are already falling in parts of our region, especially in some higher elevations.
Coming up Route 115 from Wilkes-Barre earlier you could actually see the precipitation turn from rain to snow.
You can see some pretty large flakes coming down here along Bear Creek Boulevard.
How much snow will Pennsylvania see Friday?
28/22 News spoke with one man who owns a plow truck, he says he is expecting Friday to be a busy morning and says he doesn't mind a little snow.
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men were found not guilty of an attempted homicide in Northumberland County Wednesday.
According to Northumberland County District Attorney Michael O'Donnell, Anthony Moultrie and Francky Riche were being accused of shooting at a vehicle occupied by Naseir Robinson, a relative of Ajani Munsh-Ousha Uhuru, who was previously found guilty of the shooting death of Kareem Jakes in May of 2022.
It took the jury two hours to determine there was not enough evidence to convict Moultrie and Riche, O'Donnell told 28/22 News.
MIFFLINBURG, UNION COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For some people, it’s never too early to start getting into the holiday spirit, and what better way to celebrate than to attend what’s billed as the world’s largest Christmas tree auction?
In the early morning hours of Thursday, the three-acre selling floor of Buffalo Valley Produce Auction is the only light shining in the darkness.
What is lit up is tens of thousands of Christmas decorations up for sale, just a small portion of what’s billed as the world’s largest Christmas tree auction going on its 33rd year.
WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A West Pittston man was arrested early Thursday morning on charges accusing him of downloading and uploading child pornography.
Edward Neil Jr., 27, of West Pittston was arrested when members of the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office served a search warrant at his home in the 100 block of Lacoe Street around 6:30 a.m.
Luzerne County Correctional Facility
HONESDALE, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Wayne County man is now awaiting trial for assaulting an inmate after he was sentenced for a car crash that revealed 97 grams of cocaine in his possession.
According to a press release, on January 31 around 5:50 a.m. Pennsylvania State Police responded to a single-car crash in Waymart Borough.
As stated in the press release Joan Mejiamarte was the only person in the car that contained a large zip lock bag with white powder and a digital scale.
Hit and run victim left for dead wants answers
