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Lookback: Runaway train crashes in Ashley
With proposals to develop what once was the Central Railroad of New Jersey rail yard in Ashley, the site was the scene of two deadly catastrophes with runaway freight trains in the early 1900s.
Next of kin seek return of loved one’s body, fault coroner for notification process
WILKES-BARRE The end for Hesan Yassin began a search for answers by his family.
Mardi Gras event brings Big Easy to W-B parish
WILKES-BARRE It wasn t Fat Tuesday in New Orleans, but the Mardi Gras celebration thrown by St. Robert Bellarmine Parish at St. Aloysius Church had parishioners and guests partying like they were in
Cause of medical marijuana shortage? Simple supply and demand, says dispensary exec.
Medical marijuana patients may have noticed an increased difficulty in finding a particular product: traditional marijuana buds.
Former Tunkhannock mayor Ball dies at 84
TUNKHANNOCK Former Tunkhannock Mayor Norman Ball died on Thursday at the Allied Hospice Center in Scranton at the age of 84.
Former WVW football standout makes case for organ donation as he awaits transplant
WILKES-BARRE His name is Kevin Bond.
Leadership W-B committee teaming up with Volunteers in Medicine
WILKES-BARRE The Leadership Wilkes-Barre project group, Mission Nutrition, is looking for community support to aid in their quest to equip Volunteers in Medicine with a commercial-grade refrigerator
Pashinski to host committee hearing on community college affordability
WILKES-BARRE State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre, will host a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on his legislation H.B. 2287.
Beyond the Byline: Ben Johnson was a ‘world class’ man
WILKES-BARRE My dad always talked about Ben Johnson, a Plymouth High School graduate who was an Olympic-caliber sprinter who went on to become a colonel in the U.S. Army.
Three charged in burglary spree in Nanticoke, Newport Township
NANTICOKE Dozens of charges were filed Friday against a trio who state and local police allege are responsible for a string of burglaries in the Nanticoke area in recent months.
Misericordia co-hosts conference in Athens
DALLAS TWP. Stacy Gallin didn t get much time to see the sights during a recent trip to Greece. She was, after all, instrumental in setting up the International Holocaust Remembrance Day Conference
Wilkes-Barre man charged in child’s death
WILKES-BARRE A day after Kashawn Butler was released on parole from state prison, city police charged him with causing severe injuries that resulted in the death of his son last year.
Wilkes University to honor Esther Davidowitz at Founders Gala
WILKES-BARRE Esther B. Davidowitz affectionately known as Essy will receive The President s Medal, which is annually bestowed on an individual whose personal and professional life reflect the hi
Geisinger announces $80 million cancer center expansion
PLAINS TWP. The fact that it was Valentine s Day did not escape Ron Beer during his opening remarks in announcing an $80 million expansion of the Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geising
Coroner identifies pedestrian killed in Hunlock Township
HUNLOCK TWP. A Plains Township man died as a result of being struck by a vehicle on state Route 11 Thursday night.
WBPD: Four Jeeps stolen from auto group lot
WILKES-BARRE City police said Motorworld Auto Group filed a report that four Jeep Wranglers were stolen from their lot.
Our View: Globetrotters, train rides earn diamonds
Diamonds to the Harlem Globetrotters for their longstanding outreach programs that send their stars to schools for anti-bullying programs. On Monday Hops Pearce visited Hanover Area Memorial Elementar
Wilkes-Barre council approves balanced budget
WILKES-BARRE City Council on Thursday night approved Mayor George Brown s $51.9 million balanced budget for this year.
Reading & Northern RR to restore Jim Thorpe passenger service
PORT CLINTON Reading & Northern Railroad announced that it has resolved its amusement tax dispute with Jim Thorpe and will resume passenger rail service to/from Jim Thorpe this Spring.
Fatal crash on North Cross Valley Expressway
FORTY FORT A man from Montgomery County was killed in a two vehicle crash on the North Cross Valley Expressway on Wednesday.