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Wilkes-Barre Area celebrates Class of 2023
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Under the bright lights of the Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre Area s Class of 2023 celebrated their graduation on Friday afternoon.
DCNR celebrates Susquehanna River North Branch as 2023 River of the Year
TUNKHANNOCK Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn this week celebrated the Susquehanna River North Branch as Pennsylvania s 2023 River of the Year during a cele
Middleman drug seller sentenced to state prison
WILKES-BARRE A Lackawanna County man who arranged to sell fentanyl in Hanover Township was sentenced to state prison Thursday.
Almond Lane residents ask Wilkes-Barre leaders to address noise
WILKES-BARRE Several residents of Almond Lane addressed City Council and the Mayor at Thursday night meeting, asking for something to be done to return quiet to their neighborhood.
Foster Township homicide trial (Part 2) continued
WILKES-BARRE A Freeland man who admitted to killing and dismembering the body of Jose Pepe Herran nearly eight years ago in Foster Township will be sent back to state prison.
Ex-boyfriend sentenced for armed carjacking, setting house on fire in Butler Township
WILKES-BARRE A man from Schuylkill County accused of stealing the vehicle of his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint and setting her house on fire in Butler Township was sentenced to up to 14 years in state p
Nanticoke man sentenced for threatening child caseworker
WILKES-BARRE A Nanticoke man accused in separate incidents involving aiming a handgun at a Luzerne County Children & Youth Services caseworker and a police officer and throwing a car battery through
9 men, 7 women selected for Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame 2023 class
WILKES-BARRE Two of the finest baseball players in the history of the Wyoming Valley Conference, along with a brother and sister combination which dominated the local swimming competition for many y
DEP to host public hearing on proposed Hazleton waste transfer station
HAZLETON The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Wednesday announced that it will host a public hearing to take testimony from residents regarding the proposed Northeast Was
Pa. Supreme Court denies appeal in WB Twp. homicide case
WILKES-BARRE For the second time, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a one-page order declined to hear an appeal of homicide suspect Anthony Dion Shaw, accused of fatally stabbing a woman inside her
Here’s the scoop: PA Ice Cream Trail kicks off at The Lands at Hillside
SHAVERTOWN On a bright, sunny morning on Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding stopped at The Lands at Hillside Farms to deliver a scoop.
Baker: Bills on guardianship law, porch pirating, electronic tracking devices advanced
WILKES-BARRE Sen. Lisa Baker on Tuesday said guardianship can be an essential and effective means for safeguarding the interests of people who suffer some incapacity, impairing their ability to make
Hanover Area OKs final budget with no property tax hike
HANOVER TWP. The Hanover Area School Board passed a final general budget at Tuesday s Monthly meeting with no property tax increase, approved a new contract with the teachers union through August 20
Sugarloaf Township police arrest man for sexual extortion of girl
SUGARLOAF TWP. A Lackawanna County man was arraigned Tuesday on charges he sent and received nude pictures and videos from a teenage girl he met on social media sites.
Mountain Top woman charged in hit/run in Wilkes-Barre Township
WILKES-BARRE TWP. A woman from Mountain Top was arraigned Tuesday on allegations she fled the scene after striking an elderly woman in the parking lot of Sam s Club last month.
Trio charged with burglarizing radio transmitter station
HANOVER TWP. Three people were arraigned Tuesday on charges they burglarized a WILK radio transmission station in Hanover Township last month.
America’s Tire opens store in Wilkes-Barre Twp.
WILKES-BARRE TWP. America s Tire, a national retailer of tires and wheels, has opened its first location in the Wilkes-Barre area.
City Council work session filled with high ticket items
WILKES-BARRE City Council will meet in work session on Tuesday at 6 p.m. with several high-ticket items to be discussed.
Persico trial rescheduled for week of Aug. 7 in Carbon County
WILKES-BARRE The trial of a Shavertown attorney who is facing criminal vehicular homicide charges for a 2018 fatal drunken crash in Carbon County, has been rescheduled for Aug. 7.
Decades in prison for convicted child rapist
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man convicted by a Luzerne County jury of raping a then 5-year-old girl in 2020 and 2021 was sentenced to decades in state prison.