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Cartwright: House passes appropriations package with $19.6M for NEPA
WILKES-BARRE U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright Wednesday voted to pass a fiscal year 2022 appropriations package that includes $19.6 million in direct funding for 10 projects in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Scranton man charged with molesting girl
PITTSTON A Scranton man was jailed without bail on charges he sexually touched a girl who then reported the alleged offense to a school counselor.
25 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Thursday; 4 deaths
WILKES-BARRE The latest Department of Health report on Thursday showed Luzerne County with 25 new cases of COVID-19 and four new deaths. The county s death count is at 1,321.
Family legacy restored: Susquehanna Brewing Co. acquires iconic Stegmaier Brand
WILKES-BARRE In 1974, Ed Maier thought the legacy of Charles Stegmaier was gone.
Defendant in ‘gun battle’ released from jail days earlier
WILKES-BARRE Five days before Wilkes-Barre police allege Isaiah Derrick Dauphine took part in a gun battle near the Sherman Hills apartment complex, he was released from the Luzerne County Correct
Highmark issues statement on ‘data security incident’ with vendor
WILKES-BARRE Stressing the incident involved a third-party provider and not its own computer network, Highmark issued a release Wednesday regarding a data breach related to printing and mailing serv
‘Father figure’ convicted of child endangerment, assault
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas wasted no time Wednesday in convicting Kenneth E. Carolus III on two misdemeanor counts he assaulted a 6-year-old boy by shoving the child into a wal
St. Patrick’s Day Parade update: Route, road closures, ‘No Parking’ zones
WILKES-BARRE The city s 42nd annual St. Patrick s Day Parade steps off at 2 p.m. Sunday with more than 450 participants and former Mayor Tom Leighton as grand marshal.
‘These are not random acts,’ DA and chief say of WB shootings
WILKES-BARRE A series of shooting incidents across the city, including one along North Main Street on Tuesday that left one man wounded, were not random acts, according to Luzerne County District At
Air Supply to perform at F.M. Kirby Center April 22
WILKES-BARRE The F. M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts Wednesday announced that multi-platinum selling duo Air Supply will perform at the downtown venue on Friday, April 22 at 8 p.m.
Phones and electronic devices to be bagged for upcoming show at Mohegan Sun Arena
WILKES-BARRE TWP. The Luzerne County Convention Center Authority welcomed three new and two reappointed members Wednesday during a swearing in ceremony at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced to 11 years in federal prison on drug and gun charges
SCRANTON A federal judge sentenced James Hughes of Wilkes-Barre to 11 years in prison for drug trafficking and weapons charges.
Waldman seeking Democratic nomination in 9th Congressional District
Democrat Amanda Waldman of Lycoming County has announced her candidacy for U.S. Congress in the 9th Congressional District.
25 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Wednesday
WILKES-BARRE The latest Department of Health report on Wednesday showed Luzerne County with 25 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths. The county s death count is at 1,317.
Two men, woman charged in latest Wilkes-Barre shooting
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested two men on aggravated assault related charges and a woman on allegations she endangered a child living in a residence unfit for habitation after the latest shooting
Boy: Stepfather ‘got angry, he slammed me against a wall’
WILKES-BARRE A fidgety 8-year-old boy did his best to remember how he suffered a bruise below his right eye more than two years ago.
Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber accepting nominations for EPIC Awards
The Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 2022 EPIC (Extraordinary People Inspiring Community) Awards.
Casey, Cartwright announce more funding for abandoned mine land reclamation
WILKES-BARRE U.S.Sen. Bob Casey and U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright have announced that Pennsylvania will receive more than $26 million in funding for abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation efforts in fisc
Hazleton shooting victim, 17, identified
The Luzerne County Coroner s Office has released the name of a juvenile male who was killed in a shooting early Sunday morning in Hazleton.
No fowl play: Shop owner rescues hen offered for alligator food
WILKES-BARRE Ask Cameron English why the chicken crossed the road and he ll tell you he carried the young hen back to his exotic animals store after buying it from youths with fowl play on their min