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Family and several pets escape Courtdale blaze
COURTDALE A family, five dogs and several cats escaped unharmed from a house fire in the 200 block of Courtdale Avenue Tuesday evening. One cat was still missing following the blaze, officials said.
Valley Santa benefit set for Thursday at Rodano’s
WILKES-BARRE Rodano s will be hosting its 9th Annual Benefit for Valley Santa, on Thursday, Dec. 16.
Hearing on family’s COVID drug petition set for Wednesday morning
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge Richard M. Hughes III has scheduled a hearing on an emergency petition seeking Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center to administer a controversial drug to a woman
Mountain Top goat chase has happy ending
DORRANCE TWP. Wild goose chases are a thing in the past for the past three weeks in Mountain Top, several concerned residents have been involved in a wild goat chase.
Police: No foul play suspected in Kingston death investigation
KINGSTON Police are investigating the circumstances of how a Larksville man died Tuesday in the area of Railroad Avenue and Price Street.
Ex-boyfriend charged with stalking, assaulting woman
WARRIOR RUN For the second time this month, Hanover Township police arrested Glenn Lloyd Davis on allegations he strangled his ex-girlfriend.
Ashley police: Porch pirate waves at camera
ASHLEY Borough police is investigating a theft of a package by a man who they say waved at a surveillance camera during the offense early Tuesday morning.
215 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Tuesday; 3 deaths
WILKES-BARRE The latest Department of Health report on Tuesday showed Luzerne County with 215 new cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths. The county s death count is at 1,018.
Luzerne County Council faces full agenda in addition to budget adoption
In addition to adopting a 2022 budget, Luzerne County Council is set to vote tonight to fill a vacant seat on the manager search committee, close out legal fees from litigation involving the district
King Neptune on ice: Annual display returns to Damenti’s
HAZLETON Tired of the same old same at your local restaurants?
Wright Center receives grant to increase COVID vaccinations
The Wright Center for Community Health announced Monday that it had been chosen to receive a $200,000 grant from the CDC to participate in a project aimed to increase COVID-19 vaccinations among histo
Suspect in animal cruelty case found dead on I-81
BUTLER TWP. A Hazleton man released from the Luzerne County Correctional Facility on Friday after posting bail on animal cruelty charges was killed hours later when struck by a vehicle on Interstate
Philadelphia Mayor Kenney meets with local mayors in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE The group of local mayors that s been meeting off and on for the past two years made room at the table Monday for their counterpart from The City of Brotherly Love.
Judge sets trial for Plymouth man accused with killing wife
WILKES-BARRE A Plymouth man accused of bludgeoning his wife to death with a fireplace poker will face a jury trial in Luzerne County Court next year.
Suspect pleads guilty to hit-and-run resulting in woman losing a leg
WILKES-BARRE A New York City man who city police said was responsible for a woman losing her leg in a hit-and-run crash pleaded guilty to related charges Monday.
Luxury vinyl tile manufacturer HMTX Industries to invest $25.2 million in CenterPoint facility and create 115 jobs
HMTX Industries will invest $25.2 million in a luxury vinyl tile manufacturing facility in Pittston Township and create 115 jobs, the governor s announced Monday.
Mullery bill to expand whistleblower protections approved by committee
WILKES-BARRE The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee Monday unanimously approved H.B. 661 legislation authored by state Rep. Gerald Mullery to expand whistle-blower protections to all judicial
Bill would make PA Preferred Organic Program permanent in the state
WILKES-BARRE State Reps. Maureen Madden and Eddie Day Pashinski Monday introduced legislation that would make the PA Preferred Organic Program a trademark in Pennsylvania.
Pittston man charged with initiating pursuit
WILKES-BARRE A Pittston man was charged over the weekend with initiating a pursuit with state police at Wilkes-Barre.
Emergency injunction sought against hospital to provide drug to COVID-19 patient
WILKES-BARRE Physicians at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township have refused to administer a drug to treat a woman suffering from COVID-19 despite a prescription from another d