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‘I always knew I wanted to be a cop’
PLYMOUTH In a historic occasion on Tuesday evening, borough Mayor Frank Coughlin swore in Plymouth s first full-time female police officer during a special session of borough council.
Study aims to get passenger rail back on track for Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE City Council will be asked to help get passenger rail service back on track by approving a $100,000 study like the one requested last year by Controller Darren Snyder.
Earlier start for Wilkes-Barre’s yard waste collection
WILKES-BARRE The curbside yard waste collection will begin on March 28, a week earlier than planned, in response to residents requests.
Wilkes-Barre extends Homeowner Occupied Improvement Program
WILKES-BARRE The city s Homeowner Occupied Improvement Program will be extended. The program provides a non-repayable, income qualifying grant up to $7,500 towards property improvements for homeowne
Costello leaves 119th District race; says he is supporting Williams
MOUNTAIN TOP Apparently, the secret is out of the political bag.
Twin brothers, 17, charged in Larksville shooting
LARKSVILLE Twin 17-year-old brothers were charged as adults after borough police investigated a shooting in the area of Nesbitt and Third streets last week.
Shooting victim did not see Wright with firearm
WILKES-BARRE Two prosecution witnesses, including one who sustained two gunshot wounds, testified they did not see Damel Latiek Wright with a firearm during a 2020 incident.
Kingston woman arrested on allegations of peddling cocaine, marijuana
KINGSTON A woman was charged with felony drug trafficking from her Page Avenue residence.
Lake-Lehman School Board approves purchase of sports equipment
LEHMAN TWP. The Lake-Lehman school board approved one sports expenditure and tabled another at Monday s monthly meeting.
W-B Area CTC committee approves nursing program expenditures
PLAINS TWP. In a brief monthly meeting Monday night, the Joint Operating Committee that runs the Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center approved a string of expenditures for the practical nur
Clergy, public gather to pray for Ukraine
PITTSTON St. Michael s Byzantine Catholic Church was the site for interdenominational prayer service for peace in the Ukraine on Monday evening. Fr. Andrii Dumnych of St. Michael s, a native of the
Students stop school bus after driver suffers medical emergency
WILKES-BARRE TWP. No students were injured as the driver of Crestwood Area School District bus suffered a medical emergency and became unresponsive while driving a bus with 13 Holy Redeemer High Sch
Wilkes-Barre Mayor Brown lists street paving projects
WILKES-BARRE The city will see a number of paving projects in the coming months, Mayor George Brown said.
Crestwood agenda: Vote to be held on making Vito Quaglia as superintendent
WRIGHT TWP. The Crestwood School Board has scheduled a special meeting for Tuesday, and the agenda posted on the district website lists two items up for vote: Appointing Vito Quaglia as superintende
Guilty plea in armed sneaker theft
WILKES-BARRE A New Jersey teenager pleaded guilty Monday in Luzerne County Court to charges he stole two pairs of high-priced sneakers at gunpoint.
Trial begins in shooting of pregnant woman
WILKES-BARRE Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Damel Latiek Wright, charged with the attempted homicide of a pregnant woman who suffered two gunshot wounds in Wilkes-Barre nearly two years
Funding announced for more than 55 NEPA road and bridge projects
DUNMORE Thanks to the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Monday said the region is beginning to rebuild our roads, bridges and more vital infrastructure right here in Northea
Dartoe attends protest after being sentenced to house arrest on drunken driving charge
WILKES-BARRE After Martin Dartoe was sentenced to five years special probation with the first 15 months on house arrest with electronic monitoring for a drunken driving conviction, he took part in a
Australian Pink Floyd show brings ‘All That’s to Come’ tour to Kirby Center
WILKES-BARRE The Australian Pink Floyd Show returns with a new tour for 2022, including a date at the F.M. Kirby Center on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m.