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AAA: Don’t rely on the ‘Luck of the Irish’ – designate a driver
WILKES-BARRE The luck of the Irish won t help you get home safely if you ve been drinking, says AAA Mid-Atlantic have a plan, designate a driver drunk driving crashes and fatalities are preven
‘This really feels like home’
WILKES-BARRE Longtime local journalist Tom Williams has been named the new morning anchor for Eyewitness News WBRE/WYOU-TV, the station announced Wednesday.
Wyoming Sem alumni visit Upper School to share college experiences, insight
KINGSTON Wyoming Seminary alumni recently visited the Upper School campus to share their college experiences and insight with regard to college with current Sem students.
Wife to face fatal arson charges in county court
KINGSTON A woman accused of setting two fires that took the life of her husband failed to call 911 but instead smoked a cigarette and watched her Kingston apartment fill with smoke, a Luzerne County
Tom Williams joins WBRE/WYOU as morning anchor
WILKES-BARRE Longtime local journalist Tom Williams has been named the new morning anchor for Eyewitness News WBRE/WYOU-TV, the station announced this afternoon.
Edwardsville police investigating shooting
EDWARDSVILLE Edwardsville police are investigating a shooting that injured a man at Hilltop Apartments at about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday.
Police body cam footage differs from arrest affidavit, lawyer says
WILKES-BARRE Was a firearm in plain view or under a seat?
Pittston man found not guilty of molesting woman
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury deliberated for less than an hour Wednesday before finding a Pittston man not guilty of groping an intoxicated woman.
Police: Man stabbed with scissors as he slept
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man they had to stun twice with a Taser on allegations he stabbed a friend with scissors inside a Academy Street apartment early Tuesday morning.
Beyond the Byline: Pepitone was a true gentleman
PLAINS TWP. The story began, Joe Pepitone, an All-Star and Gold Glove first baseman on the 1960s New York Yankees who gained renown for his flamboyant personality, hairpieces and penchant for night
Pure Beaver, Stray Threads join Innovation Center
HAZLETON CAN BE this week welcomed two of its newest tenants to the Innovation Center in West Hazleton Pure Beaver Hat Supply, a local felt and hatter supply house; and Stray Threads, a woman-owne
WB Housing Authority announces $2M sprinkler project for Lincoln Plaza
WILKES-BARRE Judy Kosloski, Executive Director of the Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority, got right to the point at Tuesday s news conference to announce plans to install a new $2 million sprinkler syst
Wilkes-Barre man pleads guilty to child sex offenses
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man who called himself a sick (expletive) when he admitted he sexually assaulted a girl for years pled guilty to related offenses in Luzerne County Court.
Kingston man admits to robbing Wilkes-Barre service station
WILKES-BARRE A Kingston man who was held down by a customer after forcefully stealing money from the Sunoco service station on Academy Street, Wilkes-Barre, pled guilty to a robbery charge in Luzern
Forty Fort man pleads guilty to 500 counts of possessing child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE A private music and voice lesson instructor residing in Forty Fort pled guilty to 500 counts of possessing child sexual abuse materials.
Nanticoke man charged with harassing former supervisor
HANOVER TWP. A former truck driver at an international shipping company was charged with stalking a supervisor.
Dallas School Board impressed by math program
DALLAS TWP. The Dallas School Board got a lengthy and glowing report on the Zearn Math program being piloted in elementary grades, impressing the board so much several members expressed enthusiasm f
PennDOT, PA Turnpike remind motorists to exercise caution during storm
WILKES-BARRE Ahead of winter weather and cold temperatures across much of the state expected today and tomorrow, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the PA Turnpike Commissio
Wilkes-Barre hires 2 firefighters, promotes 2 paramedic/EMTs
WILKES-BARRE Mayor George Brown said Monday with the hiring of two new firefighters, the city will be able to keep the South Street Fire Station open more in 2023 than it was in 2022.
Court records: Wilkes-Barre shooting over woman at ex-boyfriend’s house
WILKES-BARRE A woman being at the residence of her ex-boyfriend and a refusal to allow the woman s sister to use a bathroom precipitated Friday night s shooting on Kado Street, according to court re