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Kingston Township police charge man with sexually, physically abusing child
KINGSTON TWP. Township police charged a man Wednesday on allegations he sexually and physically abused a child several years ago.
Luzerne County online player wins $4M Mega Millions® prize
LUZERNE COUNTY The Pennsylvania Lottery Wednesday announced that is has awarded its largest online prize ever to a player from Luzerne County Mega Millions awarded an online player $4 million.
Hazleton man sentenced for peddling methamphetamine
SCRANTON A former Hazleton man was sentenced last week to federal prison on charges of trafficking methamphetamine.
Mountain Productions announces Jeffrey Goldenberg as COO
WILKES-BARRE Jeffrey Goldenberg, an industry veteran with over 25 years of experience, Tuesday was announced as the new Chief Operations Officer at Mountain Productions.
Appellate court upholds terroristic threats sentence
The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Tuesday upheld a lengthy prison sentence for a Scranton man who was convicted by a Luzerne County jury of sending threatening communications to an ex-girlfriend and
VA Medical Center seeks volunteer drivers
PLAINS TWP. The VA Medical Center at 1111 East End Blvd. is searching for volunteer drivers to join the team, assisting patients with getting to and from appointments in a safe and reliable manner.
Five NYC men charged in ‘grandparent’ mail fraud scheme
SCRANTON Five men from New York City have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their alleged participation in a mail fraud scheme that targeted senior citizens and fraudulently inducted them to
Thomas chosen as Forty Fort’s next mayor
FORTY FORT For the first time in close to a decade Forty Fort will have a new mayor, who was nominated and voted in by council members during a special meeting held at the borough building Tuesday n
Larksville Community Ambulance retained as borough’s primary provider
LARKSVILLE After over two months of contention and uncertainty, a motion to retain Larksville Community Ambulance as the borough s primary emergency services provider was passed at Tuesday night s b
Wilkes-Barre Health Dept. hosting COVID vaccine clinic and testing site
WILKES-BARRE The city Health Department will host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic and a drive-through testing site on the campus of Wilkes University.
431 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Wednesday; 6 deaths
WILKES-BARRE The latest Department of Health report on Wednesday showed Luzerne County with 431 new cases of COVID-19 and six new deaths. The county s death count is at 1,142.
Sarah Bender: Planning for in-demand jobs in future growth in health-care sector
WILKES-BARRE In order to focus on the growth of various jobs for the next decade, information was collected from the most current levels and 10-year projected data.
Report: In region, 6.4% of those over 25 live with parents, below average
If you are 25 or over and live with your parents, you are part of a growing minority, according to a new study though not as big a minority here as it is nationally.
New bidders surface for Luzerne County tax-delinquent properties
After Luzerne County s popular August free-and-clear tax sale last year, 25 properties went into the repository pool of unsold parcels because the bidders failed to pay.
Code Blue continued in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE The city continued the Code Blue declaration and the availability of an emergency homeless shelter until Friday.
WBRE/WYOU introduces new news director
The WBRE/WYOU Eyewitness News team has a new news director.
Grotto Parade of Trees raises more than $52,000 for area charities
HARVEYS LAKE The 2021 Grotto Pizza Parade of Trees raised $52,840 in charitable donations for local and regional organizations more than 13% more than last year.
Wright Centers president/CEO to be governor-elect of PA-ACP
WILKES-BARRE Dr. Linda Thomas-Hemak, president and CEO of The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education, has been elected governor-elect for the eastern region of the Americ
PA Supreme Court reinstates appellate rights for woman convicted in killing boyfriend
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ordered the reinstatement of appellate rights of Jessica Lynn Alinsky, who was convicted by a Luzerne County jury of killing her boyfriend.