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Luzerne County asks public entities to report Sept. 9 storm damage
Luzerne County s Emergency Management Agency is asking municipalities and other public entities to promptly report all damage from severe storms on Sept. 9.
Boy, 16, sentenced for robbing Wilkes-Barre store
WILKES-BARRE A 16-year-old boy who admitted to committing a robbery while brandishing a firearm was sentenced in Luzerne County Court Monday.
Suspected illegal drugs found after pursuit ends in crash
WILKES-BARRE Three men acting disorderly in the parking lot of McDonald s on East Northampton Street initiated a pursuit that ended with a crash in heavy fog on state Route 309 in Ashley early Wedne
Duryea man charged with attempted robbery
DURYEA Police in Duryea arrested a man they allege was armed with a knife when he attempted to rob another man Tuesday.
Coal Creative moving to new location Nov. 1
WILKES-BARRE Holly K. Pilcavage, President & CEO at Coal Creative, announced on Wednesday that the office will be relocating to a new location as of Wednesday, Nov. 1.
Martin Sheen comes to town, lends a hand to Fork Over Love
Martin Sheen was in town last weekend and took time to help local nonprofit Fork Over Love fight food insecurity.
Rape charge dismissed against Nanticoke man
WILKES-BARRE A district judge dismissed charges of rape, sexual assault and simple assault against Jermaine Lee Crosby, 40, of East Union Street, Nanticoke, when the victim failed to appear to testi
Police: Absconder used aerosol deodorant during escape attempt
WILKES-BARRE A man wanted on allegations he failed to appear for a court proceeding was captured with packaged baggies of suspected crack cocaine.
Baker: Senate Judiciary Committee approves three key bills
DALLAS The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Lisa Baker, this week approved legislation regarding ransomware attacks, organized retail thefts and the harassment of sports officials in Penn
U.S. Marshals capture man wanted for parole violations
BERWICK A man wanted by the Pennsylvania Department of Parole was captured by U.S. Marshals Middle Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force on Tuesday.
Petro brothers closing Inkerman hardware shop
INKERMAN A Luzerne County business that s been a favorite for do-it-yourselfers for more than a half century is closing up shop.
Nesbitt nursing graduates gather for reunion
As 100 alumnae of the former Nesbitt Hospital School of Nursing mingled Sunday afternoon during a reunion at the Mary Stegmaier Mansion in Wilkes-Barre, they reminisced about their school days in King
Government to test U.S. Emergency Alert System on Wednesday
WASHINGTON THIS IS A TEST: If you have a cell phone or are watching television Wednesday that message will flash across your screen as the federal government tests its emergency alert system used
Biden tries to reassure allies of continued US support for Ukraine
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden gathered other world powers Tuesday to coordinate on Ukraine as it battles Russia in a war now almost 20 months long a deliberate show of U.S. support at a time when
Hanover Area School Board forms Unified Sports club
HANOVER TWP. It s been about six months since Hanover Area School District hosted its first Unified Sports track meet, but the new effort to make sports more inclusive to students with special needs
Report highlights Pa. as sixth greatest industrial economy in nation
WILKES-BARRE A new, in-depth report by the Northeastern PA Industrial Resource Center spotlights the impact of manufacturing across the Commonwealth and Pennsylvania s strong position among all stat
Wilkes-Barre man charged with encouraging girl to perform sex act
WILKES-BARRE A man from Wilkes-Barre was arrested Sunday on allegations he pressured a girl to engage in sex acts with him.
Plenty of seekers for jobs, jobs, jobs at TL Career Expo
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Elizabeth Scanlan of Mountain Top was making the rounds at the Times Leader Career Expo Tuesday morning to check out what jobs are available in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Pa. House proposes April 2 for presidential primary
HARRISBURG Most Pennsylvania lawmakers want to move their state s presidential primary election up from late April, but disagreements arose in the House on Tuesday over whether to embrace a Senate-b