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Fundraiser held in East Stroudsburg hopes to revamp Dansbury Skatepark
EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It’s the second year that skateboarding is being held in the Olympics and with the games bringing light to the sport, skateboarders in the Poconos are using it to their advantage. A crack at a skatepark is not an ideal floor plan. “This crack, it’s just hard to go […]
In 2020, ballots found in a Luzerne County dumpster prompted an investigation. A watchdog says the U.S. attorney's statements misled the public
SCRANTON, Pa. — A U.S. Department of Justice watchdog said David Freed, the former U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, misled the public regarding the handful of ballots found in a Luzerne County dumpster weeks before the 2020 general election. The Office of Inspector General, in a...
New details in homeless camp homicide investigation
HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News is learning more Monday about a homicide investigation in Luzerne County. Human remains were found in a wooded area near Hazleton. The coroner says the victim died from blunt force trauma. 28/22 News learned the remains, which have not yet been identified, were found near or in […]
Police: West Scranton 'explosion' caused by man burning trash
SCRANTON, Pa. — Police in Lackawanna County say a man caused an explosion when he used five gallons of gasoline to try and burn some trash Saturday in his West Side backyard. Officers ended up arresting Salvatore Licata, who police say acknowledged using gasoline to set the fire behind...
UPDATE: Three Injured in 5-Vehicle Crash on Route 309 Between Hometown and Tamaqua
Three people were injured in a 5-vehicle crash on Route 309 last week in Rush Township. According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, the crash occurred around 11:30pm, on Thursday, July 25th, 2024, on Route 309 just south of the Ye Old Hauto Road. Troopers say the crash began...
Schuylkill County Fair Opens Today: A Week of Agriculture, Entertainment, and Fun
SUMMIT STATION - The anticipated 2024 Schuylkill County Fair will kick off on Monday, July 29th, under this year's theme, "Flourishing In Opportunity, Rooted in Agriculture" at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds in Summit Station. Thousands of locals and visitors will gather at the fairgrounds to enjoy a week-long extravaganza of...
Hundreds flock to Pocono Canna World Fair in Monroe County
GILBERT, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A gathering of the highest quality this weekend. Hundreds flocked to the west end fairgrounds in Monroe County for the final day of the “Pocono Canna World Fair” cannabis festival. More than 300 vendors filled the fairgrounds, each one selling the latest in industry trends. The lively event included a […]
No Biggie! Washington Ave. Project Cancels Breakfast at Wendy’s
The $11 million street improvement project in Endicott's main business district has been moving forward from north to south along Washington Avenue. Businesses along The Avenue have been doing their best to cope with the disruptions and detours caused by the extensive rehabilitation job that began last April. A view...
B3Q Smokehouse moving to former Tipsy Turtle location
SWOYERSVILLE, Pa. — A restaurant in Luzerne County is leaving one borough and headed to another this fall. It's been more than a year since a restaurant on Owen Street in Swoyersville has seen any action. “We used to have Tipsy Turtle in Swoyersville. It was a restaurant before...
Whitmer and Shapiro stump for Harris in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – Two prominent Rust Belt governors teamed up in southeastern Pennsylvania on Monday to stump for Vice President Kamala Harris. Govs. Josh Shapiro, D-Pa., and Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., headlined a rally at Wissahickon High School in Montgomery County, highlighting Harris’s legal career and social politics as defining pillars of her presidential potential. […]
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