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New business owner has a passion to help
WILKES-BARRE It s hard to believe so much is done in Danny Marisol Lugo s little shop, until you meet her.
Wilkes-Barre City Council’s approval of projects faces uncertain future
WILKES-BARRE City Council Thursday night approved funding a passenger rail service study and allocating $6 million in pandemic relief funds even though there s little chance of them getting the appr
Virtual groundbreaking held for Hazleton cancer center
HAZLETON Lehigh Valley Health Network held a virtual groundbreaking Thursday for a new $20 million, 32,000 square-foot cancer center being built near the network s Hazleton hospital.
PSP: Roving DUI patrols set for weekend of April 2
Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), Troop P, Wilkes-Barre, announced it will be conducting roving DUI patrols next weekend, April 2.
Wilkes-Barre man accused of kicking police officers
WILKES-BARRE City police said they had to carry a man down stairs and slide him into a prisoner transport van when he refused to walk after allegedly spitting and kicking officers at a domestic dist
Wright not guilty on all counts in attempted homicide case
WILKES-BARRE Within minutes of jurors returning to a deliberation room inside the Luzerne County Courthouse after Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. answered a question, they reached a verdict in the att
Arrest papers: Victims of sex assault graphically listed on suspect’s cell phone
KINGSTON TWP. Investigators say they uncovered a top 10 friends list on a cellular phone Rafael Santiago Jr. allegedly used to contact and groom young girls into sexual acts, according to court re
Airport implements Sunflower Lanyard Program
PITTSTON TWP. Eve Hennigan, Executive Assistant at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, Wednesday said the new Sunflower Lanyard Program is another great initiative that shows the airpor
Short-term traffic stoppages on North Cross Valley at Exit 2
WILKES-BARRE There will be short-term traffic stoppages on Route 309 northbound at Exit 2 of the North Cross Valley Expressway Thursday between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
2 years, $80 million and a pandemic: Geisinger cuts ribbon on cancer center
PLAINS TWP. It took two years almost all of it during the COVID-19 pandemic and $80 million, but Geisinger cut the ribbon on the greatly expanded, state-of-the-art Henry Cancer Center Wednesday
Wilkes-Barre Council calls for spending $6 million of pandemic relief funds
WILKES-BARRE City Council has an idea how it wants to use $6 million of pandemic relief money, with more details to follow once the spending package is approved.
Pinwheel display kicks off Child Abuse Prevention Month
WILKES-BARRE Nine-year-old Kadyn Hernandez smiled as she toted a wooden cut-out of a child not much shorter than herself, one of a handful of black plywood silhouettes set up on the Luzerne County
American Legion officials support Harveys Lake Little League
HARVEYS LAKE American Legion Post 967 officials on Wednesday proudly presented a check to the newly founded local Little League and Fundraising Board.
On ACA’s 12th anniversary, Cartwright advocates for lower prescription costs
WILKES-BARRE Maureen Guesto of Mountain Top offered a clear scenario for why prescription drug costs need to be lowered.
Wine, tacos, pizza and Sheetz: New retail sites opening in Luzerne County
WYOMING VALLEY A new Sheetz is nearing completion in Larksville. Same with a new Taco Bell on Carey Avenue in Wilkes-Barre.
Downed power line leads to outages in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE A wire at the intersection of Hickory and Hill Streets off of Wilkes-Barre Blvd. detached on Wednesday afternoon, causing outages around that part of the city, including traffic lights
Man pleads no contest in domestic disturbance
WILKES-BARRE A 33-year-old man accused by Kingston police of endangering a 1-year-old child during a domestic disturbance has pleaded guilty in connection with the case.
Man who answered phone call during robbery pleads guilty
WILKES-BARRE A West Pittston man who answered a cell phone call while robbing a convenience store with a knife pled guilty to several charges.
Testimony concludes in attempted homicide trial; closing arguments Thursday
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury will begin deliberating Thursday whether Damel Latiek Wright fired a handgun multiple times striking a woman twice and endangering others or was an innocent bystan
Crestwood picks new superintendent, tables assistant superintendent post
WRIGHT TWP. At a special meeting Tuesday night the Crestwood School Board voted to hire Vito Quaglia as the district s next superintendent, but tabled a scheduled vote to restore the long-vacant pos