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New owners, added services at longtime WB business
WILKES-BARRE A longtime local business will celebrating new ownership, a new name and a grand re-opening this week.
‘Each animal is known and deeply cared for’
SHAVERTOWN Chet Mozloom, executive director at The Lands at Hillside Farms, this week spoke about the recent tragedy in Dimmitt, Texas where 18,000 cows perished in a fire and the business of da
Big Band Society dancers return to the dance floor
The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at play
Downtown Pittston hosts first NEPA Spring Outdoors Arts and Crafts festival
PITTSTON Downtown Pittston has long kept a busy schedule through the spring and summer months, with a variety of events on the calendar to highlight the city s arts, culture and flourishing business
Mission BBQ honors veterans’ birthdays
WILKES-BARRE TWP. We meet once a year, said Charles Brooking, in reference to his best friend Stanley Merker.
Rolling Mill Hill/Iron Triangle Residents’ Association to meet Wednesday, April 26
Wilkes-Barre s Rolling Mill Hill/Iron Triangle Residents Association will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 26th at 7:00 pm.
Most house fires accidental, but causes predictable
WILKES-BARRE An estimated 358,500 home fires occur every year according to the National Fire Protection Association. Locally, when fires start in older homes flames rip through them quickly, but why
New wave of GOP candidates poised to join ’24 race
NEW YORK The opening phase of the Republican presidential primary has largely centered on the escalating collision between former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Fox settlement seen as unlikely to change conservative media
NEW YORK Days after Fox News agreed to pay nearly $800 million to settle a lawsuit over its airing of 2020 election lies, you d be hard-pressed to notice anything had changed there.
Faith lifted Pittsburgh Jews in long wait for massacre trial
PITTSBURGH Three Jewish congregations, resolute in their defiance of the hatred that tried to destroy them, are still waiting for justice.
‘Strong thunderstorms,’ heavy winds coming to parts of Luzerne County
The National Weather Service is advising caution as strong thunderstorms are expected to make their way into Luzerne County this afternoon.
F.M. Kirby Center remains committed to improving access to cultural arts
WILKES-BARRE Joell Yarmel, executive director at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, said the F.M. Kirby Center remains committed to improving access to the cultural arts through its miss
Crestwood celebrates students’ hard work with ‘Comets Let’s Soar Day’
MOUNTAIN TOP Crestwood Area School District had no shortage of school pride on Friday during the district s first annual Comets Let s Soar Day.
Judge Michael J. Barrasse to speak at King’s College on April 25
WILKES-BARRE According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, fewer than 12% of those with substance use disorders receive treatment, many stating that stigma gets in the way.
Felony assault charges in Hanover Twp. stabbing dismissed
WILKES-BARRE A district judge dismissed felony assault charges against two sisters, Jofenna Dietterick, 27, and Jovona Bradford, 25, during a preliminary hearing in Luzerne County Central Court on W
Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace
LOS ANGELES The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023, replaying the horror on a loop roughly once a week so far this year.
Leaving drama behind, GOP warms to McCarthy in debt fight
WASHINGTON The last Republican holdout in the grueling race for Kevin McCarthy to become House speaker, firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz, may be a surprisingly easier vote to get when it comes to passing t
Austin seeks to stem discord with allies over document leaks
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought Friday to tamp down any discord between the U.S. and its allies over the massive U.S. leak of classified documents, as he met with de
Poll: Biden 2024 splits Dems but most would back him
WASHINGTON Only about half of Democrats think President Joe Biden should run again in 2024, a poll shows, but a large majority say they d be likely to support him if he became the nominee.