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‘Walk With Frank’ coming to F.M. Kirby Center
Depending on where you measure New York State, it s about 330 miles long and 285 miles wide.
Republican Party of Luzerne County makes primary endorsements
The Republican Party of Luzerne County has endorsed six county council candidates and others for the May 16 primary election, county Republican Party Chairman P.J. Pribula said Thursday night.
Luzerne County primary ballots lack municipalities for countywide candidates
Luzerne County s May 16 primary election ballots don t contain the municipality of residence for candidates in the county council and district attorney s races as required, officials said Thursday nig
Crestwood board votes to furlough 12 teachers
WRIGHT TWP. At a meeting set for 7:45 p.m. but starting 45 minutes late, in front of a crowd of some 200 people with many wearing red, the Crestwood School Board voted to furlough 12 teachers and cu
Bi-County Airport Board appoints public safety director
PITTSTON TWP. The Bi-County Airport Board of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport on Thursday appointed William Holeva, Dickson City, as Public Safety Director, effective April 27.
Plymouth man sentenced for corrupting minor
WILKES-BARRE A Plymouth Borough man was sentenced to six years probation with the first year on house arrest on a child corruption charge.
Source: Pence testifies before election probe grand jury
WASHINGTON Former Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 pre
WB Council approves sale of lot to Bulldog BBQ owner for $65K
WILKES-BARRE When Thursday night s City Council meeting was gavelled to a close, Vincent Balint wasn t sure his plan was moving forward.
Public interviews of Luzerne County manager finalists set for Thursday
Luzerne County Council will publicly interview the three top manager finalists on Thursday, May 4, and possibly vote on the hiring at its next regularly scheduled meeting May 9, said council Chairwoma
Everything you need to know for WB Cherry Blossom Festival
WILKES-BARRE Mayor George C. Brown has released detaiils for the City of Wilkes-Barre s Annual Cherry Blossom Festival, presented by Xfinity, which will take place rain or shine from 11 a.m. to 7 p.
Bed Bath & Boscov’s: Department store chain to give discounts for BB&B coupons
The demise of Bed Bath s and its shoppers.
NAACP holds Wellness Fair on Public Square
WILKES-BARRE Public Square was abuzz with music, food, and health services at Thursday s Wellness Fair put on by the local NAACP chapter.
Suspect linked to fatal shooting sentenced for peddling crack cocaine
WILKES-BARRE A Nanticoke man was sentenced to serve up to 24 months in state prison for selling crack cocaine for cash.
LCTA seeks survey input, plans thank-you events for riders
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Transportation Executive Director Bob Fiume on Thursday said he believes the end results of the Transit Development Plan will produce better service and more opportunitie
911 dispatcher, firefighter sentenced for online soliciting sex from minor
WILKES-BARRE A man from Harrisburg arrested when he arrived at a location in Ashley Borough intending to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Thursday.
Hanover Township man sentenced for possessing child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE A Hanover Township man sentenced Thursday for possessing 150 images of children engaged in sex acts could be released from prison in four months.
Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79
CINCINNATI Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional families willing to bare all on weekday afternoons including brawls,
Kaiser Permanente to acquire Geisinger
Yes, Geisinger President and CEO Dr. Jaewon Ryu said, it is technically an acquisition when Geisinger Health becomes part of the newly formed Risant Health, created by Kaiser Permanente. But because
‘It truly is a dream come true’
WILKES-BARRE For Brian Kaminski, the cutting of a ribbon on Wednesday was decades in the making.
Luzerne County urgently seeking May 16 primary election poll workers
Luzerne County Election Director Eryn Harvey has issued a plea for citizens willing to serve as poll workers on primary election day, May 16.