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April hiring gains reflect resilient US job market
WASHINGTON America s employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs in April, evidence of a labor market that still shows surprising resilience despite rising interest rates, chronically high inflation and
Jill Biden in UK for King Charles’ coronation, visits No. 10
WASHINGTON Jill Biden has celebrated the athletic grit of wounded service members with Prince Harry, discussed the value of early childhood education with Princess Kate and sipped tea poured by Quee
Georgia enacts law letting panel punish, oust prosecutors
ATLANTA Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law Friday creating a new commission empowered to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors, saying it will curb far-left prosecutors who are making our
Ex-Children and Youth director receives pension
Following a court-ordered Friday night hearing, a Luzerne County Retirement Board majority begrudgingly agreed to approve a county pension for former county Children and Youth director Joanne Van Saun
Gunshots heard in Nanticoke standoff
NANTICOKE Gunshots were heard shortly after 9 p.m. as a standoff in Nanticoke passed the four-hour mark. It was not immediately clear who fired them.
Investigation into child pornography uncovers house of filth
DALLAS Luzerne County detectives uncovered several children residing in a house filled with garbage, animal feces, old fly traps covered with insects, dirty clothes and rotting food while investigat
The river is rockin’ once again
Now preparing for a fifth year bringing a live concert series experience to the city of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County s popular Rockin the River series encountered a speed bump just one year into it
Two men arrested after canvassing Butler Township to steal cooking oil
BUTLER TWP. Township police say they seized a Chevrolet cargo van with two bulk containers filled with cooking oil while arresting two men who were canvassing the area early Thursday morning.
Mission remains the same for United Way
Community service is the lifeblood of the United Way of Wyoming Valley. For just more than 100 years now, the United Way has committed itself to fighting poverty and food insecurity, and making sure t
Galli earns early release from LCCF
WILKES-BARRE Former Exeter Borough police sergeant Leonard Galli will be released approximately two months early from the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.
Luzerne County manager finalists present their views during interviews
Luzerne County Council spent nearly two hours Thursday publicly interviewing the three top manager finalists.
Flames tear through Nanticoke DPW garage
NANTICOKE An intense fire tore through the City of Nanticoke DPW garage on North Market Street Thursday night, with equipment still inside the burning structure. Emergency crews were called out afte
Some call NYC subway choking criminal, others hold judgment
NEW YORK The choking death of a man at the hands of another New York subway rider was setting off powerful reactions Thursday, with some calling it a criminal, racist act even as authorities reserve
Zelenskyy wants Putin trial; Russia accuses US on drones
THE HAGUE, Netherlands Ukraine and Russia pressed their wartime rhetoric Thursday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressing confidence that Vladimir Putin would be convicted of war cr
4 Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case
The former chairman of the far-right Proud Boys, Henry Enrique Tarrio, has been convicted of a seditious plot to bar the peaceful transfer of power on Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters attacked the US Capi
Wyoming Area Regional Police Department moves to new temporary home in Exeter
EXETER While the Wyoming Area Regional Police has yet to make the move to its planned permanent home in Wyoming, the department has found a new temporary home in the meantime.
Hazleton is distressed no more
HAZLETON Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger on Thursday approved Hazleton City s exit from Act 47, ending the city s status as a financially distressed muni
Man sentenced for Hanover Township bank robbery
WILKES-BARRE A man who sped away as a passenger in a LYFT vehicle after robbing the M&T Bank branch on Sans Souci Parkway in Hanover Township was sentenced in Luzerne County Court Thursday.
Wilkes-Barre woman sentenced in youth football melee
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre woman was sentenced to six-to-23 months in prison for endangering a man and punching a woman during a brawl at a youth football game in Sugarloaf Township.