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Beyond the Byline: Virtual living was here long before the pandemic
WILKES-BARRE Since the pandemic, it is said that we have been living in a virtual world.
Legendary ’60s hit-makers to headline F.M. Kirby show
WILKES-BARRE Gary Lewis started playing the drums when he was five years old, when his dad purchased a drum set for the house.
Giant light art, sliding barbell handles: Misericordia hosts business contest
DALLAS TWP. It may have looked like a really large version of a popular toy where kids plug colorful bulbs into a black board full of holes and a light behind it. But Lackawanna College student Thom
Air conditioner valve leak at Lake-Lehman high prompts early dismissal
LEHMAN TWP. An unidentified odor prompted Lake Lehman School District officials to initially move all students from the Junior/Senior High School to the stadium Friday morning, then to announce an e
Police: Burglar was looking for a place to sleep
HANOVER TWP. A Nanticoke man captured earlier this week by U.S. Marshals was arraigned Friday on allegations he burglarized a shed behind a residence in Loomis Park.
Virginia man found not guilty of child rape in Hazleton
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury deliberated for nearly five hours Thursday finding a Virginia man not guilty of raping a child in Hazleton.
Suspect in Nanticoke fatal shooting waives hearing, sending criminal homicide charge to county court
WILKES-BARRE A Plymouth man accused with fatally shooting another man over a woman s romance waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge Donald Whittaker on Friday.
WB Council OKs $450K sale of ex-bank building
WILKES-BARRE Shortly after City Council approved the sale of 59-63 Public Square the long-vacant former First National Bank Building for $450,000, Mayor George Brown said he expects some activi
Business School namesake Sidhu gives Wilkes students success advice
WILKES-BARRE He may head a Fortune 500 company, have a Wilkes University business school named after him, be the author of a new memoir, but Jay S. Sidhu admitted he wasn t above a little partying w
Mistrial declared in drug trafficking case
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County judge declared a mistrial when a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the drug trafficking case against Miguel Angel Castanon-Avila on Wednesday.
Kenny Chesney concert sets records at Mohegan Sun Arena
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Will Beekman, ASM Global s General Manager at the Mohegan Sun Arena, said last week s Kenny Chesney concert set all-time records for ticket sales and food and beverage sales for th
Police withdraw charges involving stolen car, pursuit
WILKES-BARRE Ashley police on Wednesday withdrew all charges against a Philadelphia man who stood accused of initiating a pursuit while driving a stolen vehicle last month.
Greater Nanticoke Area OKs $1.1 million for high school door replacements
NANTICOKE Greater Nanticoke Area School Board approved a $1.1 million contract for replacement of high school doors during Thursday s regular meeting. The contract went to Lobar Associates Construct
Swoyersville man charged after several hour standoff
SWOYERSVILLE A Swoyersville man was arraigned on terroristic threat charges following a near three hour standoff early Thursday morning.
Police seek information on River Commons shooting
WILKES-BARRE City police released limited information regarding a shooting in River Commons Park near the Market Street Bridge.
Pa. Lottery Powerball® ticket worth $100,000 sold in Luzerne
LUZERNE Convenient Food Mart, 101 Main St., Luzerne, sold a Powerball with Power Play ticket worth $100,000 for the Wednesday, April 12 drawing.
NY woman charged with public indecency, dancing to loud music in Mountain Top
FAIRVIEW TWP. A woman from New York State waiting outside a medical facility along South Mountain Boulevard urinated in the parking lot, danced to loud music with a beer in her hand and had an open
Prosecutors seek combined trial for parents in baby’s fentanyl overdose death
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County prosecutors want one trial for the parents charged in the fentanyl overdose death of their 16-day-old girl in 2021.
Opioid awareness walk raises funds to buy Naloxone for WBFD
WILKES-BARRE Wilkes University s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy launched a two-day opioid awareness effort Wednesday by inviting students and the public to walk continuously around the Fenner Quadrangle
Wilkes-Barre man pleads guilty to riot, running to avoid arrest
WILKES-BARRE A man who once swiped a package of underwear from Boscov s Department store pled guilty to a variety of offenses, including resisting arrest when he intentionally banged his head agains