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State announces expanded Medicaid coverage for ‘street medicine’
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services this week announced a change in Medicaid also known as Medical Assistance in Pennsylvania that will allow certain enrolled medical providers to provid
Plymouth Fire Co. #1 hosting TV recycling event on Saturday, July 15
PLYMOUTH Plymouth Fire Co. No. 1 will be hosting a Television Recycling event on Saturday, July 15, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Look Back: Train bound for Wilkes-Barre crashed in 1896
A Lehigh Valley train of a single engine, two passenger coaches and a baggage car left Hazleton with scheduled stops in Freeland, White Haven and Wilkes-Barre the afternoon of July 13, 1896.
Walking Tour features Wilkes-Barre’s pre-Civil War role
WILKES-BARRE A new, fascinating tour entitled, Walking in the era of Lincoln and the Civil War in Wilkes-Barre, will focus on some of the people who strongly supported President Abraham Lincoln, a
Beyond the Byline: Responsible behavior, please
WILKES-BARRE Depending on what source you use, responsible behavior is made up of five essential elements honesty, compassion/respect, fairness, accountability, and courage.
Our View: Here’s hoping WB’s fireworks fight continues to be a success
We have lamented the excessive and dangerous use of airborne fireworks throughout Wyoming Valley for years, particularly since Harrisburg passed a law in 2017 that made them legal in Pennsylvania. Wil
Drought Task Force maintains drought watch status for all of Pennsylvania
WILKES-BARRE Following a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force this week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will maintain a statewide drought watch.
LCTA awarded $5,000 for intermodal bike shelter
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Transportation Authority was recently awarded $5,000 in Trail Town Amenity Funding to purchase a bike rack shelter for the Intermodal Transit Center by the Delaware & Leh
Judge approves private sale of former Schuyler Avenue school
WILKES-BARRE With three appraisers calling the sale price more than fair, a Luzerne County judge on Friday approved the private sale of the former Schuyler Avenue School in Kingston from Wyoming Val
Stabbing suspect apprehended after traffic stop
A Harding man was apprehended in Susquehanna County after he allegedly stabbed a man in the midst of an argument at his residence along Route 92.
Fine Wine & Good Spirits welcomes country music artist Thomas Rhett
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Multi-platinum artist Thomas Rhett signed pre-purchased bottles of his Dos Primos Tequila on Friday at the Fine Wine & Good Spirits in the Wilkes-Barre Township Marketplace.
State police: Visitor attempted to smuggle drugs into SCI-Dallas
JACKSON TWP. A woman from Philadelphia was caught attempting to smuggle suspected suboxone strips into the State Correctional Institution at Dallas on Thursday, police said.
Police: Intoxicated man ‘attacked passing cars,’ resisted arrest
HANOVER TWP. A Hanover Township man believed to be intoxicated resisted arrest after township police allege he was attacking passing cars in the area of Sans Souci Parkway and Willow Street early
$1M NSF award launches development of Hazleton industrial hemp engine
HAZLETON U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright and National Science Foundation Director Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan were in Hazleton on Friday to officially launch the Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Engine initia
Police: Dog abandoned in cage near Concrete City
HANOVER TWP. Hanover Township police say they are investigating an abandonment of a dog found by a passing motorist on Friday.
Hanover Township police seek assistance in identification
HANOVER TWP. Police in Hanover Township are attempting to identify a man who was allegedly involved in passing fraudulent checks at the M&T Bank branch on Sans Souci Parkway.
Charges dismissed against NY man after thousands of marijuana plants found in Foster Township residence
Despite a lengthy investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police Drug Law Enforcement Division that seized more than 2,100 marijuana plants growing inside a Foster Township residence, a district judge
Community Bank System announces CEO succession plan
WILKES-BARRE Community Bank System, Inc., this week announced that Mark E. Tryniski will retire as the company s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Dec. 31.
Woman sentenced in stabbing, vehicle theft
WILKES-BARRE A city woman said she was being gang stalked and harassed when she stabbed a woman during a carjacking outside a grocery store more than a year ago.