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WB postpones St. Patrick’s Day parade indefinitely
WILKES-BARRE Hours after organizers announced the indefinite postponement of Scranton s St. Patrick s Day Parade this weekend due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, Mayor George Brown on Wednes
Taking no chances: WB parade, Friendly Sons events put off
WILKES-BARRE Hours after organizers announced the indefinite postponement of Scranton s St. Patrick s Day Parade this weekend due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, Mayor George Brown on Wednes
Child corruption charge stays against teacher
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough relied upon an appellate court ruling in 2015 that permits hearsay evidence to be used to prove a case at the preliminary hearing level a
Federal Judge Caputo dies at 81
Senior U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo, who presided over courtrooms in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for years, passed away Wednesday morning.
Superior Court upholds guilty plea in pool stick assault
A state appellate court Tuesday upheld the sentence for a Lackawanna County man who admitted to assaulting another man outside a tavern in Duryea in 2017.
Wyoming Seminary moves to online classes as schools expand Covid-19 precautions
Area schools are moving to online classes and taking other steps in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus, which had yet to hit Luzerne County as of Wednesday.
Scranton St. Patrick’s Parade postponed
The annual Scranton St. Patrick s Day Parade will not be held Saturday as scheduled.
Greater W-B Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick annual dinner postponed
WILKES-BARRE The Greater Wilkes-Barre Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick s 75th annual Saint Patrick s Day dinner has been postponed amid concerns related to coronavirus.
Hanover Area barring students 14 days after returning from out of country
HANOVER TWP. Hanover Area told two students who had returned from a trip to Puerto Rico they could not come back to school for 14 days, Superintendent Nathan Barrett confirmed after Tuesday s school
Plymouth Borough OKs township fire deal
PLYMOUTH Borough Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an agreement with Plymouth Township to provide fire protection services to the township and compensate the borough for services already rende
Yudichak, Kaufer host rally for tax-credit bill
WILKES-BARRE Two area state legislators were in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, holding a rally they hope will help convince Gov. Tom Wolf not to veto a bill they say will create hundreds of jobs in our ar
Property sale and street cleaning discussed at Wilkes-Barre council work session
WILKES-BARRE The city has a buyer for another property and at city council s work session Tuesday night Mayor George Brown on Tuesday sought approval of the sale.
Nanticoke police chief, officer nearly struck by shotgun blast
NANTICOKE City police Chief Michael Roke and Officer Richard Vietz were nearly struck by a shotgun blast during a struggle to disarm Russell Clarence Hadley early Tuesday morning, according to court
Luzerne County won’t pursue legal action challenging stormwater fee
Luzerne County won t be filing litigation attempting to stop a federal pollution reduction mandate and resulting stormwater fee, Chief Solicitor Romilda Crocamo announced at Tuesday s council meeting.
Welcome home, Asher: Boy battling cancer has support of community
KINGSTON Tuesday was quite a day for 7-year-old Asher Dicton he came home after some 110 days in the hospital.
11 coronavirus cases confirmed in PA; cancellations grow
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania confirmed more cases of the new coronavirus on Tuesday, as more schools canceled classes, travel or events.
W-B Area to transfer site ownership temporarily for $1 million state grant
PLAINS TWP. Wilkes-Barre Area School District is getting a $1 million state grant to offset most of the cost of buying and placing topsoil at the new high school site, but there is a catch. School d
‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ to tape, sans audiences
LOS ANGELES (AP) Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune will tape without studio audiences in response to the ongoing virus outbreak.
COVID-19 update: One new presumptive positive, PA statewide total at 11
HARRISBURG The Pennsylvania Department of Health Tuesday morning confirmed one additional presumptive positive case of COVID-19 a resident from Montgomery County bringing the statewide total to