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  • Police help rescue ducklings from storm drain

    WEATHERLY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Carbon County police report an office helped rescue a mother duck and her ducklings from a storm drain. On Tuesday, Weatherly Police were called for a traffic problem in the area of Hudsondale Street due to several ducklings and the mother duck stranded in the roadway. Officer Michael Eyer responded []

  • Ice cream trail is coming to Luzerne County

    LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials have announced the ice cream trail is coming to Luzerne County. According to the Luzerne County Convention & Visitors Bureau, they are introducing the launching of their new Ice Cream Trail. More than 20 different ice cream shops and parlors from throughout the county will be at the ice cream []

  • Guns, cash stolen from Wilkes-Barre home

    WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a burglary where guns and cash were stolen from a Wilkes-Barre home. According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police, on Wednesday around 3:00 a.m. officers were called to Moyallen Street for a reported burglary. Once arriving on the scene, police said between 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and 1:45 a.m. []

  • PSP: Car ignites on fire due to dry leaves

    CHESTNUT HILL TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report a car ignited on fire due to dry leaves near the exhaust. State police report a car went up in flames on the side of Effort-Neola Road near the intersection of Little Mexico Road in Chestnuthill Twp, Monroe County. The driver returned to his car []

  • Gov. Shapiro speaks about gun violence in Luzerne County

    WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Taking aim at gun violence and making communities safer: That's the goal of Governor Josh Shapiro. Local lawmakers joined the Governor and Lieutenant Governor at the Luzerne County Courthouse to talk about the proposal and how it will be funded. Governor Josh Shapiro says around 2,000 Pennsylvanians lost their lives []

  • Police investigate stolen car in Wilkes-Barre

    WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are investigating a car theft incident in Wilkes-Barre. According to officers, on Tuesday around 3:50 p.m., they were dispatched to South Franklin Street for reports of a stolen car. Officials said sometimes between 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. an unknown suspect stole the victim's 2019 gray Audi []

  • To close or not to close: A heavy decision for Eden-a Vegan Cafe

    WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— To close or not to close. It's a heavy decision for a business owner in our area struggling as rising costs are a constant obstacle. 28/22 News Reporter Sydney Kostus stopped by Eden-a Vegan Cafe in Wilkes-Barre and has more on its future. “[The] food business is always hard, and things []

  • Drugs seized from Monroe County hotel room, three arrested

    BARTONSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three men were arrested after police say various drugs were found in a Monroe County hotel room. The Monroe County Office of the District Attorney Criminal Investigations Division announced the arrests of the following three men; Police say a search was conducted at a hotel room at the Night Lodge []

  • PA Lottery ticket stolen at Sheetz

    BRIAR CREEK BOROUGH, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are investigating a theft after a PA Lottery ticket was reported stolen at Sheetz. According to PSP, on April 26 around 12:30 a.m., troopers were called to Sheetz in Columbia County for a theft. Police say the victim claimed she left a $50 lottery ticket on []

  • Teen charged with Edwardsville apartment shooting

    EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A teen has been charged as an adult for a shooting in Edwardsville that nearly struck a woman and multiple children, police stated. According to the Edwardsville Police Department, 17-year-old Jovan Goodwin of Hanover Township was charged with a shooting at the Hilltop Apartments complex on January 24. Police say []

  • ‘There’s nothing left’ says chief after Columbia County fire

    BRIAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A home in Columbia County was destroyed by a fire early Wednesday morning. First responders say they were called to a working house fire on Loop Road, Briar Creek Township, around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. Chief Craig Fisher with the Summer Hill Fire Company said the police department is near []

  • PSP pursuit ends with DUI arrest

    BEAVER TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Pennsylvania State Police say a five-mile pursuit ended with a DUI arrest in Columbia County this past Friday. On April 26 around 9:13 p.m., officials say state police were called about a "confused female" driving and stopping on State Road in Beaver Township. When troopers arrived on the scene, they []