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Beyond the Byline: Are we really on our way to smooth roads?
Let s talk about things that go bump on the roads.
‘Art especially should go beyond boundaries’
Artist Daevid Mendivil is fluent in Spanish and English, and understands French, Italian and Portuguese.
‘Cause For Paws’ K-9 fundraiser set for Sunday in WB
WILKES-BARRE The Wilkes-Barre Crime Watch group is sponsoring a fundraiser to support the city s Police K-9 Unit.
Beyond the Byline: Melody Park was a paradise in years past
A few Sundays ago, I drove out to Melody Park, or should I say what once was Melody Park.
Wilkes-Barre City to host free The Guess Who concert on Public Square
WILKES-BARRE At last Friday s Rockin the River concert, Wilkes-Barre City Mayor George C. Brown announced an upcoming free concert headlined by legendary Canadian band, The Guess Who.
Ukraine moves Christmas to Dec. 25, denouncing Russian traditions
KYIV, Ukraine Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday signed a law moving the official Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25 from Jan. 7, the day when the Russian Orthodox Church observes it.
Fresh charges tie Trump even more closely to coverup effort
WASHINGTON It s a stunning new allegation in an already serious case: Former President Donald Trump sought to delete Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage to obstruct the Justice Department s investigatio
Swoyersville ‘now known for wings’ following Wing Fling event
SWOYERSVILLE Wing lovers flocked to Swoyersville s Roosevelt Softball Field on Saturday to taste-test the area s finest chicken wing offerings during the borough s first Wing Fling event.
Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall
WASHINGTON Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with work on funding the government largely incomplete, fueling worries about whether Congress will be able to avoid a partial government
Drought watch remains in place across Pa.; groundwater levels remain low
Following a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force this week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is maintaining a statewide drought watch.
Officials: Human trafficking on the rise in NEPA
WILKES-BARRE Tom Mosca, co-Chair of the NEPA Task Force against Human Trafficking, said Friday s Red Sand Project demonstration on Public Square was held to remind people that human trafficking not
United Way’s ‘Helping Kids Thrive Drive’ keeps at-risk students in school
WILKES-BARRE Bill Jones, President and CEO of the United Way of Wyoming Valley, on Friday said the businesses, employees, and individual donors who support the Helping Kids Thrive Drive really do
Final Rockin’ the River concert draws fans from near and far
WILKES-BARRE The third and final concert for the 2023 Rockin the River concert series drew hundreds of folks from Luzerne County to Millennium Circle but plenty of out-of-towners flocked to the e
US price and wage increases slow further in the latest signs of cooling inflation
WASHINGTON Signs that inflation pressures in the United States are steadily easing emerged Friday in reports that consumer prices rose in June at their slowest pace in more than two years and that w
Cruzin’ the Square returns to downtown WB
A popular car show returned to Wilkes-Barre Public Square on Friday. Cruzin the Square was held from 6-9 p.m., with a collection of vehicles from the 1930s through the 2010s. The Cruzin the Square C
Democrats want adult mental health funding added to final Pa. budget
HARRISBURG Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania say they are angry that millions of dollars to expand adult mental health services got cut out of the budget, and are pushing to get it included now t
Boots and dog tags Alan Alda wore on ‘M-A-S-H’ sell at auction for $125,000 that will go to charity
DALLAS The combat boots and dog tags Alan Alda wore while playing the wisecracking surgeon Hawkeye on the beloved television series M-A-S-H sold at auction Friday for $125,000.
Nanticoke man charged with police chase arraigned
HANOVER TWP. A Nanticoke man wanted on an arrest warrant charging him with initiating a pursuit with Hanover Township police that involved a crash on July 16 was arraigned Friday.
Another appeal denied for convicted murderer
A convicted murderer hoping his eighth appeal for relief of his life sentence will succeed has failed again.
Tim McGraw ‘Standing Room Only Tour 2024’ at Mohegan Sun Arena May 11
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Three-time Grammy Award winning superstar Tim McGraw announced his highly anticipated headlining 2024 Standing Room Only Tour, including a stop at the ASM Global managed Mohegan Su