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Meals on Wheels could use more drivers, donations
I used to polka like mad. I was dancing through the night, Catherine Loke said, noting she no longer can be as active as she was decades ago.
Indicators 2023: Crime rates in NEPA continue general decline
WILKES-BARRE Jill Avery-Stoss, Chief Operating Officer of The Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development, this week said despite fluctuation in some crime categories throughout the past de
‘Pickle This, Pickle That’ a hit in Forty Fort
FORTY FORT Hundreds of area residents found themselves in a pickle Saturday, attending a festival that served up the treat in various forms and flavors.
DOJ faces biggest test in its history
WASHINGTON When the Justice Department was announcing the highest-profile prosecution in its history in Washington, Attorney General Merrick Garland was 100 miles away, meeting with local police in
Beyond the Byline: AAA urges travelers to protect against identity theft
The last thing anybody wants is to lose their identity.
Their View: Cultivating the next crop of America’s farmers
I consider my days in the sun as a young, organic farmer to be the most rewarding work I ve done. The days were long, hot, and unforgiving, but I felt free. Farmers have my utmost respect and I believ
Prosecutors seek protective order after Trump ‘revenge’ post
The Justice Department has asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Washington to step in after he released a post online that appeared to promise re
Prepare to flick off your incandescent bulbs for good under new US rules that kicked in this week
SAN FRANCISCO Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. You can thank or blame new federal energy efficiency re
Penn State workshop empowers beekeepers to breed more resilient honey bees
Honey bees are crucial for pollinating crops, but in Northeastern states, more than 40% of honey bee colonies die each winter partly due to susceptibility to parasites and pathogens.
Crocamo tells managers to track hours, freeze expenses for 2024
Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo issued two directives to management Friday requiring them to clock in and out and prepare 2024 budget submissions that freeze expenses, according to emails she s
Luzerne Intermediate Unit gets grant to help expectant/new mother students
KINGSTON The Luzerne Intermediate Unit has won a $390,280 federal grant for programs supporting expectant and parenting learners, the state announced Thursday. The agency, which provides a variety o
Shapiro signs historic property tax/rent rebate bill in Scranton
SCRANTON Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday said when he traveled across the Commonwealth on the campaign trail last year, he heard first-hand from seniors who told him that more needed to be done to help
Penguins, United Way ‘Stuff the Bus’ to help kids
WILKES-BARRE Therese Casterline said she and her family decided to donate new, unused school supplies and personal hygiene products at Friday s Stuff the Bus event at the the Toyota SportsPlex bec
Three charged in fatal shooting in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE Two people were arrested Friday and a third person faces charges for the ambush-style fatal shooting of Elijah Rivers in the area of Coal and North Meade streets earlier this year.
Human remains discovered in Plains Township identified
PLAINS TWP. Skeletal remains discovered in a wooded area along Route 115 near Interstate 81 in June 2022 have been identified as Deividas Semeta, 44, originally from Lithuania, the Pennsylvania Stat
State inmate facing felony assault charges in shanking
JACKSON TWP. A Wilkes-Barre man serving a state prison sentence is facing felony aggravated assault charges alleging he stabbed another inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas.
Suspect arraigned for alleged vandalism at private golf club
HANOVER TWP. A man wanted on allegations he damaged property and a 2023 Volvo at the Wyoming Valley Country Club the same morning he allegedly crashed through a security gate at the Luzerne County 9
Wilkes-Barre VA sets meeting with elected officials
SCRANTON U.S Rep. Dan Meuser, U.S Rep. Matt Cartwright and Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity will meet with Wilkes-Barre Veterans Affairs Medical Center Director Russell E. Lloyd on Aug. 23