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Tunkhannock student living life to the fullest
TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A teenager from Tunkhannock is not allowing his visual impairment to stop him from living his life to the fullest. Aidan Holman is an 18-year-old junior at Tunkhannock area high school. He was left blind after a surgical procedure. “Due to an accident, yeah, brain tumor, during a brain tumor […]
Decades of honoring heroes in West Wyoming
WEST WYOMING, Pa. — For Decades Rita Galenty of West Wyoming has come to this corner to watch the Memorial Day Parade through her neighborhood. "I always come to the parade because I'm one of 13 children. And I had 10 brothers, two sisters, nine brothers were servicemen. And I come to honor them and to all the servicemen you know," said Rita Galenty, West Wyoming.
Second Suspect Charged In Deadly Scranton Shooting
Quamir Robinson was arrested at his Dunmore home on Tuesday, May 21, city police said in a release. He's charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, according to officials. Authorities have said 36-year-old Thompson was shot to death on Jackson Street on May 14. Twenty-four-year-old Rahjuan Marquel Morgan was arrested two days later for criminal homicide and conspiracy, Daily Voice reported.
Fire burns through a home in Taylor
TAYLOR, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — At least four were displaced after a fire in Taylor Friday night. According to the Lackawanna County Communication Center, first responders were dispatched to the 700 block of South Main Street for a report of a residential structure fire. Taylor Fire Chief Wes Jones says they are still working to […]
Memorial Day plans altered due to weather
The threat for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding caused organizers to cancel Memorial Day parades in the region. VFW 7069 in Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County announced on Facebook that the Memorial Day Parade planned for 11 a.m. has been cancelled. Coal Township in Northumberland County canceled their parade as well.
57 fallen heroes forever remembered in Dupont
DUPONT, Pa. — The Memorial Day Parade that made its way around the small borough of Dupont had everything you'd expect to see to honor our fallen servicemen and women. But it was at the end of the parade route, at the borough building, where an impactful tribute was about to be made.
Memorial Day Car Show got rolling in Exeter
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Classic cars, muscle cars, and sports cars were parked outside the American Grill in Exeter. It was all for the eighth annual Memorial Day car show was held at the restaurant Monday afternoon. Families and friends gathered to see the designs and the engines that were in the parking lot. […]
Homeland Security investigation ongoing at two NEPA malls
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The search is on for answers surrounding a pair of sports apparel store raids in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties. Homeland Security has confirmed that they are conducting a law enforcement operation involving a store called sports fever in the Viewmont and Wyoming Valley Malls. 28/22 News was the only station there […]
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