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The secret to Science Olympiad succcess? Love. Or, maybe just fun.
LEHMAN TWP. Evan Kaiser sounded almost droll, a wry smile crossing his face as he waited to stress his little wooden bridge to the breaking point.
Wyoming Valley West School Board tables Schuyler sale due to late offer
KINGSTON At the regular monthly meeting Wednesday the Wyoming Valley West School Board tabled a motion to sell the former Schuyler Avenue school building, but it wasn t for a lack of offers.
Wilkes-Barre rapist dies in state prison
A Luzerne County man serving 16 to 32 years at a state correctional facility on rape charges died on Monday, according to officials from the state Department of Corrections.
Biscontini announces reelection campaign for Plains Twp. commissioner
PLAINS TWP. Peter J. Biscontini, who has served as a Plains Township Commissioner since 2016, has announced his bid for re-election to the board.
Pilot with NEPA ties dies in Florida crash
A plane collision in central Florida on Tuesday claimed four lives, including a long-time pilot and instructor with ties to the Wyoming Valley Airport in Forty Fort.
VA Medical Center seeking volunteer drivers
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Plains Township is dedicated to providing safe and reliable transportation to Veterans who require assistance traveling to and from the VA for
Cupinski reelected chair of Arena Authority board
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Luzerne County Convention Center Authority Board members were sworn in Wednesday. New board members are Dino Gallela and Patrick Patte. Donna Cupinski was re-appointed to the board
Last review hearing for homicide suspect, 17
WILKES-BARRE A statewide crisis involving the lack of beds in juvenile detention centers will keep homicide suspect Alan Jay Meyers, 17, jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.
District judge jails Wilkes-Barre man without bail on ‘repeated’ assault charges
PLYMOUTH TWP. For the second time this year, state police at Wilkes-Barre arrested a man on allegations he assaulted and strangled an ex-girlfriend inside her West Main Street residence on Tuesday.
Baker: Senate Judiciary Committee advances AG nomination; votes on 4 bills
WILKES-BARRE Sen. Lisa Baker, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the committee has advanced the nomination of Michelle Henry for Pennsylvania s Attorney General.
Shapiro’s plan would add nearly $25M for Luzerne County districts
Gov. Josh Shapiro s proposed budget would be a nearly $25 million boon to Luzerne County school districts,with increases in Basic Education Funding (BEF), Special Education Funding (SEF) and a new Sch
Hanover Area School Board OKs NorthPoint tax break
HANOVER TWP. At Tuesday s regular monthly meeting the Hanover Area School Board approved a tax break deal with NorthPoint Development for construction of a building more than 1 million square feet n
Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick’s parade route, lineup announced
Wilkes-Barre City mayor George Brown on Tuesday announced the full details involving Sunday s 43rd annual St. Patrick s Day Parade.
65 candidates filed for county’s 11 school boards
WILKES-BARRE As of 5 p.m. Tuesday the Luzerne County Election Bureau website listed 65 candidates for Luzerne County s 11 school boards for May s primary election.
Area legislators react to Shapiro’s budget proposal
In the hours following Gov. Josh Shapiro s unveiling of his first state budget proposal on Tuesday, several members of Northeastern Pennsylvania s delegation in the state legislature weighed in with t
Six displaced, no injuries reported in Wilkes-Barre fire
WILKES-BARRE A late-afternoon fire on O Neill Avenue in the city s North End has displaced six people and a number of pets.
Lehman Township man sentenced in Edwardsville drive-by shooting
WILKES-BARRE Believing he was justified in shooting into his aunt s house after he claimed his aunt fired a shot at him, Kimanzi Samuel Muthui was sentenced to state prison on Tuesday.
Knorr sentenced on witness retaliation, drug conviction
WILKES-BARRE Whenever Clayton Leroy Knorr got arrested, he said he always took responsibility by pleading guilty and serving his punishment.
Fetterman to open Wilkes-Barre regional office
U.S. Senator John Fetterman s office Tuesday announced that it would open a Wilkes-Barre regional office in the Stegmaier Federal Office Building at 7 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd.
State police continue searching for confidential informant reported missing in 2014
State police at Wilkes-Barre are continuing to investigate the 2014 disappearance of Danielle M. Drozdowski, who was scheduled to testify before a grand jury as a confidential informant.