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Luzerne County has new IT director
Luzerne County Information Technology employee Andrew Mesaris will oversee the department, filling a management position that has been vacant since the end of 2022, county Manager Romilda Crocamo anno
Sheetz introduces new donut collection
Sheetz with much this week announced a new donut collection.
School bus, flatbed trailer crash head-on on Route 115 in Bear Creek Township
BEAR CREEK TWP. A school bus carrying approximately 50 children to the Bear Creek Community Charter School was involved in a head-on crash with a flatbed trailer on state Route 115 near Laurel Run R
Time may be running out for Luzerne County ballot question
Due to the timing of court proceedings, Luzerne County Council s proposed election board reconstitution referendum may not be on the Nov. 7 general election ballot, according to statements made in cou
Hanover Area School Board appoints Stephen Mahle to complete his dad’s term
HANOVER TWP. Hanover Area School Board appointed Stephen Mahle Tuesday to complete the term of his late father, John Mahle, who died last month. Board Vice President Vic Kopko was elected to fill Jo
Ex-Proud Boys leader gets 22 years for Jan. 6 role
WASHINGTON Henry Enrique Tarrio, the former chairman of the far-right Proud Boys, was ordered to serve 22 years in prison for his role in a seditious plot to halt the U.S. government s peaceful tr
No signs of stroke, seizure disorder for McConnell
WASHINGTON Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell s health episodes show no evidence of a stroke or seizure disorder, the Capitol physician said Tuesday, but his statement still left questions a
NASA Astronaut, Crestwood alum Hines shares space stories with area students
YATESVILLE Sal Aita and Alex Ross, both juniors at Wyoming Seminary, stood in the back of the Pittston Area High School auditorium on Tuesday, anxiously awaiting the arrival of the guest speaker for
Russia says southeast Ukraine is now the main focus of fighting in the war
KYIV, Ukraine The Zaporizhzhia region of southeast Ukraine has become the most recent hot spot for battles in the 18-month war, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday, as Kyiv s forces
What do North Korea and Russia need from each other?
SEOUL, South Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin, a U.S. official said, in a trip that would underscore deepening cooperation as the
Biden’s masking in focus as first lady tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden turned up in a mask for the first time in months on Tuesday, a day after his wife tested positive for COVID-19. But the president quickly ditched it during a ceremony
Wilkes-Barre announces street cleaning schedule for Sept. 7-8
WILKES-BARRE Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown has announced the street cleaning schedule for Thursday, September 7 and Friday, September 8. The schedule is tentative and weather permitting.
WB Splash Pad to close for season
WILKES-BARRE Mayor George C. Brown announced that the Splash Pad at the Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Park on Coal Street will close for the season on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 5 p.m.
Mayor Brown announces flood control gate demonstration
WILKES-BARRE Mayor George C. Brown announced a demonstration of the completion of the Solomon Creek Emergency Gate Repairs on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 9:30 a.m.
Ex-professor arraigned in online solicitation case
EDWARDSVILLE A former Wilkes University professor surrendered Tuesday on allegations he solicited a 15-year-old girl for sex in a sting coordinated by Musa Harris, the self-proclaimed Luzerne County
Dallas Township man snarled in online child solicitation sting
DALLAS TWP. Police in Dallas Township charged Christopher James Warner with allegations he solicited a 15-year-old boy for sex.
‘Gonna get yours’ deemed a threat by appellate court in upholding conviction
A three-member panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld the sentence of Willard Bidding Jr., who was convicted by a Luzerne County jury of intentionally striking a man with a vehicle and as
Motions hearing for Hazleton homicide case continued
WILKES-BARRE A pre-trial conference and motions hearing for Hazleton homicide suspect Frangel Garcia Andujar was continued Tuesday when his lawyer had the belief the proceeding was a status conferen
Man charged on allegations he fired shots into own home
HANOVER TWP. Police in Hanover Township charged James Miller after he allegedly discharged rounds from a firearm inside his South Main Street residence Sunday.
Contract approved for work at Wyoming Valley Airport
A project is underway to rehabilitate a section of the asphalt apron at the Wyoming Valley Airport the first in a series of improvements planned at the Luzerne County-owned complex in Forty Fort and