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Hazleton mayoral candidate pursued charge over damaged campaign sign
Hazleton mayoral candidate Cindee DeLuca said Tuesday she pursued criminal action against a man for intentionally damaging her campaign sign because she wants to deter others from similar behavior.
Garrity, Cartwright, Meuser still seeking answers from Wilkes-Barre VA
WILKES-BARRE U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright and Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity have co-authored another letter to Russell E. Lloyd, Director at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, with suggestions
National Night Out event bridges gap between first responders and community
PLAINS TWP. Birchwood Park was swarming with first responders on Tuesday night but not for what you might think.
Nanticoke could put term limit question to voters
NANTICOKE City Council is expected to cast the second and final vote this evening on a move that would put the future of municipal term limits in voters hands this fall.
In rare move, Dallas School Board approves tax anticipation note
DALLAS TWP. For the first time in at least 19 years, Dallas School Board approved short term borrowing known as a Tax Anticipation Note (TAN) during a special meeting Tuesday. The board agreed to bo
Hanover Area School Board gains money in opioid lawsuit
HANOVER TWP. At Tuesday s regular monthly meeting the Hanover Area School Board approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Hanover Township regarding money the township is receiving from an opioid
Swoyersville man charged with firearm threat
WEST WYOMING A man from Swoyersville was charged on allegations he threatened another man with a firearm following an argument about a dog.
Trump indicted again
WASHINGTON Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, with
Trump indicted for his efforts to overturn 2020 presidential election results
WASHINGTON (AP) Donald Trump has been charged by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Probation for man accused of threatening four people with firearm
WILKES-BARRE After being arrested by Wilkes-Barre police for threatening four people with a firearm outside a North Main Street tavern, Dylan Goffredo was expelled from college and participated in a
Tickets selling fast for annual ‘Summer Reunion Dance’ at Irem Temple
DALLAS Tickets are selling fact for Saturday s annual Summer Reunion Dance, featuring Eddie Day and his iconic group of musicians.
Mother charged with leaving two children, 9 and 2, unsupervised
KINGSTON Police in Kingston charged Marlene Reyes-Rodriguez, 32, with leaving her two children unsupervised while she went to a river where she consumed alcohol with friends, according to court reco
Outside attorney begins work on completing Luzerne County election procedures
A newly retained outside legal consultant met with Luzerne County staff Monday to start preparing standard election operating procedures, officials said.
Plans advancing for two mental health crisis centers in Luzerne County
Luzerne County is seeking proposals to create a mental health crisis and stabilization center in the Hazleton area as plans advance to establish a similar facility in the Wilkes-Barre area.
Jury poised to deliberate death penalty or life sentence for gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
PITTSBURGH A jury is set to deliberate whether to impose the death penalty or a sentence of life in prison without parole on a man who spewed antisemitic hate before fatally shooting 11 worshippers
Angus Cloud, breakout star of ‘Euphoria,’ is dead at 25
LOS ANGELES Angus Cloud, the actor who starred as the drug dealer Fezco Fez O Neill on the HBO series Euphoria, has died. He was 25.
Mar-a-Lago manager De Oliveira makes his first court appearance in Trump’s classified documents case
MIAMI (AP) The property manager of Donald Trump s Mar-a-Lago estate made his first court appearance on Monday facing charges in the classified documents case against the former president, but he did
Camp Sight wraps up with scavenger hunt in Pittston
PITTSTON - Northeast Sight Services, along with Community Services for Sight, held a scavenger hunt around downtown Pittston last Friday to wrap up another year of its annual summer program Camp Sight
Wilkes-Barre man federally charged with COVID-19 pandemic fraud
SCRANTON U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced Daniel Wasielewski, 58, of Wilkes-Barre, was charged last week with wire fraud.
Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies from cancer at 70
LOS ANGELES (AP) Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose character Pee-wee Herman became a cultural phenomenon through films and TV shows, has died.