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Speakers oppose moving Kingston magisterial court outside district
WILKES-BARRE There was agreement magisterial district 11-1-05 of Kingston and Edwardsville needs new office space, but all who spoke during a public meeting Friday were against relocating the office
3 Luzerne County schools get state School Safety Grant money
Three Luzerne County Schools were among the recipients of state School Safety Grants announced Friday by Gov. Josh Shapiro s office.
Homicide suspect, 17, to remain jailed at LCCF
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough said Alan Jay Meyers, 17, charged with fatally shooting a 17-year-old girl, will remain jailed at the county correctional facility.
Former Rep. Mullery named to Labor & Industry post
NEWPORT TWP. Former State Rep. Gerald Mullery will begin a new job on Monday Deputy Secretary of Compensation and Insurance.
Two men charged in Berwick shooting
BERWICK Two men were charged on allegations they shot at each other Thursday.
Haddock calls for investigation, public hearing into PPL billing issues
PITTSTON State Rep. Jim Haddock Friday sent a letter to the PA House Consumer Affairs Committee regarding ongoing billing issues with PPL Electric Utilities.
WB City Council OKs liquor license transfer to El Tikal
WILKES-BARRE City Council voted 4-0 Thursday to approve the transfer of a liquor license for El Tikal Mexican Restaurant & Bar, set to open this month at the Odyssey Fitness Center off Coal Street.
‘I do have goals in my life,’ sex offender says at sentencing
WILKES-BARRE A Lackawanna County man caught twice by Kingston Township police for soliciting children for sex was sentenced to five-to-10 years in state prison Wednesday.
Judge nixes plea agreement in online sex sting
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas on Wednesday revoked a plea agreement for a Wilkes-Barre man charged by the state police Computer Crime Unit in an online sex sting where he offered
Altoona man sentenced for sexually assaulting child in Kingston Township
WILKES-BARRE A Blair County man accused of sexually and physically abusing a boy for two years when he lived in Kingston Township was sentenced in Luzerne County Court Wednesday.
‘Demon’ sentenced for murder plot, sex offenses
WILKES-BARRE A Pittston man described by a child he sexually assaulted as a demon lost his composure inside a Luzerne County courtroom Thursday when he was sentenced to spend up to eight decades i
Local members of Congress differ on Biden’s State of the Union
WILKES-BARRE Local legislators serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate offered their reaction to President Joe Biden s State of the Union Address, which he delivered Tuesday
Wyoming Valley West School Board approves new high-tech scanners
KINGSTON Wyoming Valley West School Board approved the purchase of four single lane advanced security detection systems at a cost of $373,556 during Wednesday s regular monthly meeting. The move r
Modern tech, old-fashioned police work led to dog cruelty arrests
PITTSTON In the summer of 2021, Justice for Nova became a popular cry around the area after police recovered a severely emaciated pit bull from an alleyway where she d been abandoned and left for
Shaffer announces bid for Wilkes-Barre City Council
Community organizer and Wilkes-Barre Worker Bees founder Mark Shaffer announced Wednesday his candidacy for Wilkes-Barre City Council in District B.
‘Disgusting monster’ sentenced in child sex assault case
WILKES-BARRE One by one, they called Richard George Chervenitski a disgusting monster, an animal, a spineless slithering snake, and a sorry excuse for a human being.
Justice for Nova: Two animal neglect suspects in custody
PITTSTON Almost two years after Pittston City police recovered a severely malnourished dog abandoned on Davis Alley, charges have been filed against two suspects accused of neglecting and abandoning
Harvey named Luzerne County election director
Eryn Harvey has been hired as Luzerne County s new election director, the administration said Wednesday.
Three busted after suspected drug sale
HANOVER TWP. Three people were arrested after an alleged illegal drug sale where two of the suspects intended to rip off the buyer by passing sea salt as methamphetamine.
Genetti seeks dismissal of wrongful death lawsuit
WILKES-BARRE Attorneys for hotel proprietor Gus Genetti has asked that a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the daughter of a man who died in a fire at the apartment complex be dismissed.