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COVID-19 cases below 70 for all but one ZIP code this week
COVID-19 case totals for this week were below 70 for all but one of the 41 codes tracked by the Times Leader, and the exception is a code that is almost entirely outside the county.
New York Times best-selling poet and essayist Doty coming to King’s College
WILKES-BARRE King s College is bringing award-winning poet Mark Doty to the campus for a public reading and book signing March 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Burke Auditorium. Doty is appearing as part of t
Pa. Supreme Court declines to hear appeal by convicted Curry Donuts robber
A Luzerne County jury s conviction of a Philadelphia who robbed a donut store in Wilkes-Barre was upheld when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court this week declined to hear an appeal.
Wilkes-Barre City Hall closed Monday for holiday
WILKES-BARRE City Hall will be closed Monday for the Presidents Day holiday and there will be no garbage and recycling pickup.
Affidavit: Child sex assault suspect ‘believes he should be in jail or dead’
LARKSVILLE Police on Friday filed felony charges against Blair Allen-Butterfield, alleging he sexually assaulted a girl for years and gave her cash to keep her from telling anyone.
Man charged in 2021 hit-run death of boy, 7
A Lenoxville man is being charged with vehicular homicide after police say they determined he was the driver in a hit-and-run crash that left a seven-year-old boy dead last year.
Trooper, police officer bitten by dogs during standoff arrest
ROSS TWP. Two dogs allegedly released by Robert Gerald Ball during a standoff with state police at Shickshinny and Lehman Township police bit a trooper and a police officer Thursday.
Hanover Township ‘prowler’ charged with damaging police property
HANOVER TWP. A Kingston man taken into custody after allegedly prowling outside a house ringing the doorbell damaged a desk and a door inside township police headquarters Thursday night.
78 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Friday; 3 deaths
WILKES-BARRE The latest Department of Health report on Friday showed Luzerne County with 78 new cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths. The county s death count is at 1,277.
Three men deemed sexually violent predators, get state prison time
WILKES-BARRE Paula Brust from the state s Sexual Offender Assessment Board had a busy day along with Luzerne County assistant district attorneys Shana Messinger and Carly Hislop.
Luzerne Foundation open scholarship portal for high school students
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne Foundation President and CEO David Pedri Thursday said the generous local donors who value education have given their hard earned to funds to support our students.
Greater WB Friendly Sons to honor Conahan as ‘Man of the Year’
WILKES-BARRE The Greater Wilkes-Barre Friendly Sons of St. Patrick will honor James A. Conahan as Man of the Year for 2022.
PSU’s annual THON event celebrating 50 years
WILKES-BARRE Penn State University s annual THON event is celebrating its 50-year anniversary from Feb. 18 to Feb. 20 and will be taking place at the Bryce Jordan Center (BJC). Every year there is a
Tigers Jaw rocks Karl Hall
WILKES-BARRE Scranton s own Tigers Jaw kicked off their current Last Minute Magic tour Thursday evening with the first of two sold-out nights at Karl Hall on North Main Street in Wilkes-Barre.
Suit alleges demolition for downtown hotel damaged adjacent property
WILKES-BARRE The owner of a building next to the site of hotel being built downtown alleged demolition damaged her property and sued to halt construction until she s assured no further harm will be
Anticipated sale of Sherman Hills finalized
WILKES-BARRE Major changes are expected at the Sherman Hills apartment complex following the purchase of it for $27 million by the non-profit Indelible Housing Inc.
Crestwood appoints new business manager, takes steps for smooth transition
WRIGHT TWP. The Crestwood School Board appointed Natasha Milazzo to the position of business manager at Thursday s monthly meeting. The contract is for five years at a starting rate of $82,500, with
Ice, ice baby: Damenti’s ICE4U2C exhibit concludes Sunday
WEST HAZLETON Damenti s Restaurant s ICE4U2C exhibit will come to its climactic conclusion this Sunday, complete with an ice carving demonstration by Elvis, a Tower of Fire and a chance to donate
$1.3 million water line project underway in Hanover Township
HANOVER TWP. Pennsylvania American Water Thursday announced the start of a $1.3 million project to replace more than 5,000 feet of water main in Hanover Township, Luzerne County, to improve reliabil
161 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Thursday; 2 deaths
WILKES-BARRE The latest Department of Health report on Thursday showed Luzerne County with 161 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths. The county s death count is at 1,274.