For the first time in American history, Manhattan prosecutors are presenting charges in a criminal case against a former American president to a jury.
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week with profound legal and political consequences.
STROUD TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a man who they say stole a 1.3-gallon bag of alcohol from a gas station. On April 19 around...
CHESTNUT HILL TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced Tuesday, that troopers are investigating terroristic threats...
SCRANTON, LACKAWANN COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month Wednesday marks National Denim...
The Commonwealth’s labor force also grew by 20,000 over the course of March, matching up well with the 15,300 total nonfarm jobs added marking the eighth consecutive record high for Pennsylvania’s jobs count.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On Monday, the Supreme Court began a case considering whether cities can punish people experiencing homelessness for sleeping outside when they...
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The Department of Justice (DOJ) will monitor election polls in certain Pennsylvania counties to ensure federal voting laws are followed on Tuesday....
Tyler Smith, 34, of New Brighton, Pennsylvania and Zachary Dinell, 29, pleaded guilty to violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act by repeatedly assaulting 13 residents of a New Brighton in-patient healthcare facility between June 2016 and September 2017.
Voters in the Keystone State will be heading to the polls on Tuesday to cast their votes in several important primaries, including in the presidential race, the race for Sen. Bob Casey’s (D-Pa.) seat and several closely watched House races. Though President Biden and Donald Trump are not expected to face any major primary challengers, […]
LUZERNE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— It’s been almost a week since mine subsidence opened up at Toby Creek in Luzerne, and we have an update on how DEP officials are fixing the problem. 28/22 News reporter Jason Livecchi has the latest on the subsidence and efforts to contain the problem. “Getting this side stopped was a […]
(WHTM) – After running unopposed in 2022, Republican Congressman John Joyce will face a Democrat in the 2024 general election. Joyce will face Democrat Beth Farnham in Pennsylvania’s 13th District race to represent 12 counties, including Adams, Bedford, Franklin, Fulton, Perry, and Juniata counties. Farnham recently served on the Conewago Valley School District Board and […]
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two rest areas will be upgraded and renovated as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) energy-saving project. PennDOT announced Tuesday that two Interstate 80 (I-80) rest areas in Columbia County will undergo energy efficiency upgrades and renovations as part of the “Guaranteed Energy Savings Act (GESA) project, […]
(WHTM) – Incumbent Republican Congressman Lloyd Smucker will face political newcomer Jim Atkinson in the November race for Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District. Both candidates ran unopposed in the April 23 primary. Smucker has served in Congress since 2017 after more than seven years in the State Senate. The Lancaster County native owned the Smucker Company, […]
LUZERNE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Improvements were made to Toby Creek after mine subsidence issues started last Sunday. According to the DEP, a cofferdam was installed on Sunday into the creek to stop the flow of water into the subsidence. These are often used to prevent the flow of water into an area that needs to […]