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Here’s who is running for state office in the May 17 primary
LUZERNE COUNTY Here is a list of the candidates in the Pennsylvania House and Senate that represent parts of Luzerne County.
Beyond the Byline: A return to the trout waters of NEPA
WILKES-BARRE Well, I decided to go back into the game the trout fishing game, that is.
Wilkes-Barre’s credit rating unchanged, immediate outlook improves with ARP funding
WILKES-BARRE The city s finances improved in the short term with the $37.1 million in pandemic relief funds from the federal government, but face challenges in the long-term, the ratings agency S&P
DCNR warns of high danger of woodland fire as seasonal risk increases
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn recently urged Pennsylvanians be mindful of woodland fire danger as seasonal wildfire risk increases.
Around Town Bicycles sees demand skyrocket
WILKES-BARRE For Around Town Bicycles, sales skyrocketed during the pandemic.
Times Leader Career Fair set for Tuesday at Mohegan Sun Arena
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Kerry Miscavage, Times Leader Media Group publisher, said the Times Leader has always taken the lead for hosting job fairs for Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Plea deal in Wilkes-Barre Township hotel stabbing to be reviewed
WILKES-BARRE A plea agreement for a Wilkes-Barre man accused of stabbing an ex-girlfriend multiple times inside a Wilkes-Barre Township hotel will be reviewed by his new defense attorney.
Lehman Township man charged with indecent assault upon child
LEHMAN TWP. Township police charged a 45-year-old man with inappropriately touching a girl in 2018 and 2019.
Trout season opens Saturday at 8 a.m.
WILKES-BARRE Tim Schaeffer, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Executive Director, Friday said the best part about Opening Day of trout season is that it s only the start of the regular trout sea
Two WB men sentenced on federal drug charges
SCRANTON Two Wilkes-Barre men were sentenced on federal drug trafficking charges as part of a ring involving three brothers who distributed a variety of illicit substances, including fentanyl.
Woman sentenced after no contest plea to abusing children
WILKES-BARRE After failing to appear three times for a bench trial before a Luzerne County judge claiming illnesses and COVID-19, Carmen Inocente eventually did not challenge charges she physically
Chamber program provides spark to bring businesses to Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE The Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce Thursday held three ribbon cuttings for businesses that opened new locations in the city under the Spark grant program.
Yudichak: Analysis concludes RGGI carbon tax could hike electricity rates
WILKES-BARRE Sen. John Yudichak said Wednesday thoughtful, independent testimony from a diverse group of experts in government, business and organized labor confirms the many concerns legislators
With personal stories of pain and fear, Wilkes raises transgender flag
WILKES-BARRE Henry Jurgiewicz spoke emotionally of feeling out of place at an early age, suicidal thoughts by the age of four, school bullying for years and a lingering fear for his well-being in a
Father sentenced for causing fatal injuries to infant son
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County prosecutors say they were not able to charge a father with criminal homicide for causing fatal injuries to his 11-week old son, Terran Jayce Hutcheson, due to medical exp
Shaw was ‘person of interest’ same day girlfriend’s body was found
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Detective James P. Noone testified Thursday that Anthony Dion Shaw became the primary suspect the same day Cindy Lou Ashton s body was found inside her Wilkes-Barre Towns
Wilkes-Barre apartment building condemned a day after suspected drug house on first-floor shut down
WILKES-BARRE City Code Enforcement and police Thursday returned to an Old River Road apartment building, leading to the shut down of the entire structure, a day after a suspected drug house on the f
After $1 Goldfish Cracker sale, brisk business at new W-B Area Pack Shack
PLAINS TWP. The first sale may have looked a bit disappointing.
Misericordia, Radio Club hosting NASA astronaut appearance
DALLAS TWP. NASA astronaut Colonel Douglas H. Wheelock, U.S. Army (retired), will bring his space experience to Misericordia University April 6. With more than 178 days in space, including six space
Police: Narcotics, needles and firearms found in vehicle
PLAINS TWP. A man from Susquehanna County was arraigned Wednesday on allegations township police discovered firearms, ammunition, suspected heroin, methamphetamine and packaging materials during a s