SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 10-year-old Wayne County boy is on the list for a new kidney. Jake Algerio and his family are working closely with the Wright Center for Community Health. They are all praying Jake receives a lifesaving call soon. 28/22 News Reporter Amelia Sack had the chance to meet Jake and []
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A decades-long hit-maker will be the featured band for an end-of-summer free concert in Wilkes-Barre. Mayor George Brown announced on Thursday afternoon that the group "Starship" will rock out in the Diamond City this year featuring one of the original founders, and lead vocalist Mickey Thomas. The band is known []
STROUD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The driver of a tractor-trailer involved in a multi-vehicle crash that slowed traffic on Interstate 80 in the Poconos on Monday afternoon was taken into custody Tuesday. According to police, the crash happened just after 1:30 p.m. near the Bartonsville Exit, causing a traffic backup for miles. Police say []
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An area school hosted a unique haircutting event to raise money for an organization that helps children with serious illnesses. Student versus staff games are always fun, at Greater Nanticoke Area High School students and staff use the games as a fundraiser and they put an interesting wager on it. []
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Small Business Week is underway and state and local leaders visited downtown Hazleton on Thursday, highlighting the impact small businesses have on the community. Hazleton Food Super Market on North Wyoming Street has been a community staple for 18 years and on Thursday, members of the Shapiro Administration and elected []
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — This Sunday is Cinco de Mayo and there are plenty of places to celebrate this year in NEPA. Cinco de Mayo, meaning the Fifth of May, is a celebration of Mexico’s defeat over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, giving Mexico a morale boost during the French-Mexican War. []
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) —The attorney general announced a Pennsylvania nurse, who allegedly killed and mistreated patients under her care, has been sentenced to life in prison. According to Attorney General Michelle Henry, Heather Pressdee will spend the rest of her life in prison, without the possibility of parole, for intentionally administering lethal doses of insulin []
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man is accused of multiple burglaries of University of Scranton students who live off-campus. According to Scranton police, early in the morning on Sunday, February 11, officers received several reports of burglaries and thefts in the 400 block of Clay Avenue that occurred as off-campus students from the University []
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are charging a man after they say he disseminated nude pictures of a woman he knew across several social media platforms. According to the Taylor Police Department, in July of 2023, a woman walked into the station to report harassment that was allegedly being done by Frank Battaglia, 20, of []
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Scranton man was arrested after police determined he was wanted on three separate warrants and he reportedly sold 50 bags of fentanyl. According to police, on Monday, April 29, around 7:00 p.m., Scranton police and Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) determined that Joseph Christiano, 28, of Scranton, (pictured below) was []
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton police announced DUI checkpoints are set Thursday in the Electric City. According to the Scranton Police Department, on Thursday, May 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., a DUI enforcement is placed in the area of the Green Rdige section. Officers would like to remind drivers, "buzzed driving is []
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre officers are searching for a man reported missing and endangered for nearly a month. Wilkes-Barre City Police Department is looking for information on the whereabouts of 35-year-old Kirk Baisle. Police say Baisle was last seen on Academy Street on April 4 and he is described as a 6-foot tall []