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Honey & Blueberry Festival to kick off Saturday
PLEASANT MOUNT, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A festival in the Poconos aims to promote education and the future of agriculture in the NEPA region this weekend. Blue and ripened to perfection; thousands of wild berries at the Equestrian House in Pleasant Mount are ready to be picked and eaten. Owner Roger Aguinaldo drove 28/22 News around […]
Jack Black taking break from Tenacious D after bandmate’s Trump shooting remark: ‘I was blindsided’
Actor and comedian Jack Black, who also performs with Kyle Gass as part of the rock duo Tenacious D, has seemingly announced that he is taking a hiatus from the band following Gass’ remark concerning the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to insider trading of Dick’s Sporting Goods securities
(WJET/WFXP) – A Pennsylvania man who profited over $800,000 from insider trading pleaded guilty in federal court. United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced on July 11 that 62-year-old Frank T. Poerio Jr., of Gibsonia, pleaded guilty to four counts of securities fraud. In connection with the guilty plea, Poerio used sensitive, material non-public information […]
Lackawanna County man struck by lightning
CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Officials confirmed that a Lackawanna County man was struck by lightning Monday night. Lackawanna County Center for Public Safety confirmed that a call came in just after 10:00 p.m. for an 84-year-old man struck by lightning on Cranberry Ave. On-scene personnel confirmed that the man was struck by lightning through the […]
Tech classes benefitting seniors in Luzerne County
WILKES BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— With text and email scams on the rise, a free program in Luzerne County is hoping to help keep seniors safe, and teach them a thing or two about tech. 28/22 News Reporter Amelia Sack explains how this class is helping dozens of local senior citizens. “There’s a tremendous amount […]
Storm damage in Lackawanna County
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Close to 25 thousand people are without power in Lackawanna County Monday night. The Electric City is really living up to its name because as you can see behind me, the lights are on, but this is not the case for more than twenty-two thousand people in Lackawanna County. Take a look […]
WATCH: Biden one-on-one with Lester Holt on NBC
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU)— President Joe Biden will sit down with NBC’s Lester Holt for an exclusive interview on NBC. The two will talk about a range of topics including the recent criticism of Biden for his rhetoric leading up to the Trump shooting. They will also touch on the divide in the Democratic Party about […]
Cancer survivor giving back to the community in Lackawanna County
GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A girl who survived cancer is now giving back to other kids and their families who are going through what she and her family did. 28/22 News reporter Iyee Jagne takes us to Greenfield Township, Lackawanna County to meet this week’s Here’s To You Kid. 11-year-old Lakeland School District student […]
Storms bringing power outages across NEPA
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU)— Thousands are without power across Northeastern Pennsylvania as strong storms are moving through our area. According to PPL and Penn Elec’s outage map, over 46,000 customers are without power across NEPA. There are over 22,000 customers without power in Lackawanna County with over 11,000 of those in the Scranton area. We will […]
Kitchen fire damages home in Luzerne County
DALLAS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A fire Monday afternoon damaged a home in Luzerne County. Crews in Luzerne County first responded to a home on the 20 block of Oval Drive just before 5:00 p.m. for a report of a smoky condition inside the residence. It was then upgraded to a structure fire when […]
Lackawanna County employee suspended indefinitely
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Lackawanna County Official is off the job for comments about the attempted assassination of former President Trump. The county employee of more than 20 years has been suspended without pay. The Lackawanna County Commissioners suspended Community Relations Manager Rick Notari for an alleged comment made online following the assassination attempt […]
St. Ann’s Basilica celebrates 100 anniversary
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) —This week St. Ann’s Basilica in Scranton will celebrate its 100 anniversary. The 10-day religious pilgrimage begins on Wednesday. Preparations are underway with some new additions for this year’s Novena. “When we realized it was going to be the 100th anniversary, it became the most exciting preparation time we had,” stated […]
Republicans are ready for the National Convention
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU)— Breaking news coming out of the republican national convention Monday afternoon as Ohio senator J.D. Vance has been named as former president’s Trump pick for VP This comes on the first day of the four day convention. The convention is taking place in the shadow of the the attempted assassination of the […]
Woman accused of fighting police during arrest
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police charged a woman after they said she fought with officers during an arrest for retail theft at Boscov’s. According to the Wilkes-Barre Police Department, on Saturday around 5:45 p.m., officers were called for a report of several people stealing items from Boscovs and hiding them in a black Nike […]
Bomb threat closes volunteer fire company
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An investigation is underway after a bomb threat was made to a volunteer fire company in Sunbury. Just before 8:00 a.m., the Sunbury Police Department was dispatched to Americus Hose Company for a bomb threat. No explosives were found, and police have initiated a criminal investigation into the threat as […]
Road closure set in Carbon County for UGI work
JIM THORPE, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Race Street in Jim Thorpe Borough is scheduled to be closed starting Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. Race Street will be closed from Broadway to Susquehanna Street, including the County Lot by the Hooven Building. The street closure is scheduled to occur from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to […]
Suspect wanted for alleged retail theft at CVS
CHESTNUT HILL TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say they are searching for a suspect involved in a retail theft at CVS. On July 12 around 8:30 p.m., troopers were called to CVS at the intersection of Route 209 and Route 115 in Chestnuthill Township for a reported retail theft. Through investigation, police say […]
Republicans react to former President Trump’s shooting
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The Republican National Convention is underway in Milwaukee and Delegates are reacting to the attempted assassination of former President Trump. Delegates say the shooting has changed the dynamic of not only the convention but of the Presidential race for both Republicans and Democrats. The I-Team’s Andy Mehalshick reports live on 28/22 […]
2,000 bags of heroin/fentanyl seized, man convicted of drug delivery resulting in death
PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A jury verdict convicted a man in the death of a victim who died of an overdose after was found with over 2,000 bags of heroin/fentanyl. Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced a jury convicted Kenneth Smith, 42, of Honesdale in the death of a Pike County resident in April […]
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