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Family concerned over missing teen
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The search for a teenager who has been missing for several days now. Her family is concerned and worried for her health after telling 28/22 News the missing girl has a chronic autoimmune disease. Time is of the essence. Worry and concern have really kicked in for the family of Bella […]
Husband allegedly strikes wife in head with metal hammer
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, UNION COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say, one man is in custody after hitting his wife in the head with a metal hammer. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, Friday morning around 11:58 a.m. troopers were dispatched to Evangelical Hospital for a woman who was in the emergency room with a head injury. Troopers […]
Tractor-trailer rollover causes road closures on I-80
STROUD TOWNSHIP MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials state there are road closures on I-80 after a tractor-trailer rollover Friday night in Stroud Township. According to the Monroe County Communication Center, a tractor-trailer rollover was called in around 7:30 p.m. Officials say both Interstate 80 East and West are closed between Exit 303: NINTH ST and […]
Wyoming County DA warns of street drug ‘Rhino Tranq’
TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Local authorities are warning about a new drug discovered in our state. It’s a powerful animal sedative that’s being mixed with opioids, creating a new and dangerous street drug. Rhino tranq is the latest mind-altering drug that was found on the streets of pennsylvania earlier this month. Wyoming County District […]
Watch worth $14k stolen from mall in Luzerne County
HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say they are investigating a theft from a jewelry store at Laurel Mall in Hazle Township. According to the Pennsylvania State Police on June 2 at 1:44 p.m., officers responded to an incident at De Jesus Jewelry Store. Troopers say through investigation they found that the suspect asked […]
Maggie Brensinger looking to succeed in archery
Schuylkill County native Maggie Brensinger has achieved greatness in the sport of archery. Coming in second place 2024 USA Archery Collegiate Target Nationals and will now compete with the US team in Canada for their version of the Olympics. 28/22 sports caught up with the archer.
Mount Pocono couple charged with leaving infant on Lake George Beach
On Tuesday, around 5:47 p.m., troopers responded to Lake Shore Drive in Lake George for reports of an infant left alone on the beach. State Police say an investigation found a passerby found a child crying for an extended time alone on the beach. Police say the child was about five feet from the shore.
State employee awarded after alerting police of teen with gun in Scranton
HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Special Agent working for the Office of State Inspector General has received one of the highest honors in the Commonwealth after alerting police about a teenager who was caught with a gun near Scranton High School. Special Agent Moriah Harding has received a Governor’s Award for Excellence for preventing […]
Straw gun purchases becoming more common in NEPA
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There are growing concerns among area law enforcement about so-called straw gun purchases. That’s when someone who can legally own a gun, buys it for someone who cannot legally own a gun, such as a convicted felon. Police say they are seeing an increase in the number of those guns […]
Cooling off with dinosaurs at Camelbeach
TANNERSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The sun rises over the mountains at Camelback Resort Friday, but this time of year, the snow has been traded in for sand. That twist is taking us back in time, bringing in more than 40 life-size dinosaurs scattered across the water park. It’s called ‘Dino Beach’ giving guests the […]
FDA approves 1st menthol e-cigarettes, saying they could help adult smokers
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, the government’s strongest indication yet that vaping flavors can reduce the harms of traditional tobacco smoking.
Clarence Thomas is sole dissenter in Supreme Court decision on guns
Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the Supreme Court’s leading conservatives, found himself standing alone when the court handed down a major gun decision Friday. Thomas broke with his eight colleagues, who all voted to uphold a federal gun ban for people under domestic violence restraining orders, a decision that handed a win to the Biden […]
Supreme Court upholds federal law banning domestic abusers from owning guns
The Supreme Court in an 8-1 decision Friday upheld a federal law that disarms people under domestic violence restraining orders, ruling it complies with the court’s recent expansion of Second Amendment rights. Under that two-year-old precedent, which found a right to bear arms outside the home for the first time, the court has prescribed a […]
Pennsylvania fireworks laws: What you should know
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, Pennsylvania residents should be aware of state law when it comes to setting off certain fireworks. In a FAQ page on the PSP website, troopers say that in 2022, House Bill 2157 was signed into law and explained how that impacted how Commonwealth residents […]
Truck driver arrested after fatal crash on I-380
ROARING BROOK TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man is dead and another man has been arrested after a crash that occurred on I-380 early Friday morning. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the crash occurred around 3:00 A.M. on the offramp from I-380 onto I-84 East when a tractor trailer collided with a Chevy Malibu. […]
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