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WBPD seek man after girl reports attempted abduction
WILKES-BARRE City police are searching for a man after a teenage girl reported he attempted to get her into his vehicle on Friday.
Wright Township police seek man suspected of using stolen bank card
WRIGHT TWP. Township police are seeking the identity of a man they say used a bank card stolen from a vehicle.
A deli with a difference
KINGSTON As he walked through the dining room to begin this interview, Pierce Street Deli owner Ken Bond was flagged down by a regular customer.
Jenkins Township man killed when ATV goes through ice
JENKINS TOWNSHIP One man is dead and a woman was injured after the all-terrain vehicle they were riding plunged through a sheet of thin ice early Saturday afternoon.
Look Back: Farmer, police chief killed at Lehman Township farm in 1930
Within 14 hours spanning two days in July 1930, farmer Harry D. Sordoni and Harveys Lake police Chief John T. Ruth were fatally shot in the Back Mountain.
JCA holds annual meeting
KINGSTON New CEO Gary Bernstein was officially welcomed to the Jewish Community Alliance of Northeastern Pennsylvania, and Israeli baseball player Robert Paller was the guest speaker as the JCA held
Luzerne County Manager Pedri to present ‘state of the county’ report Tuesday
Luzerne County Manager C. David Pedri will present his annual state of the county report Tuesday as required by the county s home rule charter.
Luzerne County pension plan bolstered by 2019 investment gains
Although pension subsidies will continue to put a strain on Luzerne County s budget, strong 2019 investment returns should soften the blow, officials said at a recent county retirement board meeting.
Blaze tears through Plains Twp. greenhouse
PLAINS TWP. Flames tore through a commercial greenhouse Saturday night, township Fire Chief Mark Ritsick said.
Organization gives free estate planning for first-responders, vets
NANTICOKE Wills for Heroes focuses on the unfortunate reality many first-responders and veterans face: the work is dangerous and potentially fatal.
Bookworms’ golf course: Young putters have fun at Pittston library
PITTSTON For a third year, the Pittston Memorial Library was transformed into an 18-hole miniature golf course Saturday, complete with greens, fairways, obstacles and opportunities to win prizes for
Bacon lovers face off at competition
WILKES-BARRE The smell of bacon filled the air. A large aluminum tray filled with 2 pounds of crispy goodness sat in front of each of the seven contestants for the second annual bacon-eating contest
Crews called to Mill Creek Reservoir for water rescue
One man is dead after his all-terrain vehicle plunged through thin ice in Jenkins Township.
Gaming control board calls POM ‘skills’ games ‘illegal slot machines’
WILKES-BARRE Pennsylvanians Against Illegal Gambling last week applauded the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board s effort to intervene in the ongoing court fight to ban Pace-O-Matic of Pennsylvania s
Beyond the Byline: Dreams of a childless father
WILKES-BARRE The other day I watched a young father walking his two children into a school his daughter on his left and his son on his right.
Man hospitalized, suspect sought in WB shooting
WILKES-BARRE A man was transported from Hutson Street in an ambulance following reports of a shooting Friday evening and a suspect is at large.
Police charge man with stealing Misericordia van, robbing store
DALLAS TWP. Township police on Friday formally charged a man from Mountain Top with stealing a van owned by Misericordia University and robbing a cellphone store in Kingston Township.
Officials, legislators discuss key issues for people with disabilities
WILKES-BARRE At a time when the Wolf Administration is moving to close two state centers that serve people with physical and intellectual disabilities, representatives of several agencies and state
Plans show Dave & Busters eyeing Montage location
MOOSIC Acknowledging the Dave s logo on a zoning application is the closest local officials will come to commenting the national restaurant and entertainment chain has plans to open in Northeastern
Teen homicide suspect had ‘unstable’ upbringing
WILKES-BARRE Teen homicide suspect Louisa Reyes has had an unstable life by being forced to move with her mother at least six times and being bullied in different schools, a psychologist said Frid