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New Jersey man, 19, killed in Bear Creek Township crash
BEAR CREEK TWP. Pennsylvania State Police at Wilkes-Barre reported a 19-year-old man from New Jersey died as a result of a motorcycle crash on Laurel Run Road on Saturday.
Judge sentences man to 7-19 years in prison on ‘horrific’ child sex offenses
WILKES-BARRE After Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney Carly Levandoski finished reading a young woman s victim impact statement about how she was sexually assaulted and the trauma she has ex
Martina McBride returning to F.M. Kirby Center on Thursday, Sept. 28
WILKES-BARRE Legendary country music star Martina McBride will return to the F.M. Kirby Center on Thursday, Sept. 28, as part of the PNC Celebrity Series.
Police seek assistance to identify cellular phone theft syndicate
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Police in Wilkes-Barre Township are seeking assistance to help identify a group of people who have stolen cellular phones and electronics from Target in recent months.
Luzerne County Courts request funding for courtroom repairs
Luzerne County Council has been asked to earmark $415,000 to repair and update existing courtrooms and ready new ones, according to council s Tuesday work session agenda.
Luzerne County ballot questions raise questions
Luzerne County Councilman Gregory S. Wolovich Jr. said Monday a renewed push for a home rule study commission kind of came out of left field.
New retailer opens at Wyoming Valley Mall
A new retailer has moved into the Wyoming Valley Mall while another is relocating to a larger space.
Women empowered by science must … eat … brains?
WILKES-BARRE They can program robots, they can work with stuff that s like ash when you grab it but like liquid when you leave it alone, or they could eat brains.
Wilkes-Barre man charged with initiating miles long pursuit
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man initiated a pursuit that began in the area of Parrish and Hughes streets and ended near White Haven on Saturday.
Pittston woman sentenced for cocaine, fentanyl deliveries
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Pittston convicted by a Luzerne County jury of trafficking cocaine and fentanyl was sentenced Monday.
Boil water advisory issued today for customers in part of Kingston Twp.
KINGSTON TWP. Pennsylvania American Water experienced a loss in positive water pressure on today due to a main break and has issued a boil water advisory for customers in part of Kingston Township.
Forty Fort native honored for ocean science leadership
Forty Fort native Kate Moran, described as a pioneer in technological innovation to support ocean and planet sustainability, has been appointed Officer of the Order of Canada.
Home rule study question vote listed on Tuesday’s Luzerne County Council agenda
Luzerne County Council is set to vote Tuesday on introducing an ordinance that would place a home rule study question on the Nov. 7 general election ballot, the agenda says.
School board in Missouri, now controlled by conservatives, revokes anti-racism resolution
O FALLON, Mo. In the national reckoning that followed the police killing of George Floyd three years ago, about 2,000 protesters took to the streets in a St. Louis suburb and urged the mostly white
Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa badly damages landmark Orthodox cathedral; 1 dead, many wounded
ODESA, Ukraine Russia struck the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odesa on Sunday, keeping up a barrage of attacks that has damaged critical port infrastructure in southern Ukraine in the past week. At l
Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in 1955 after he was accused of whistlin
Not Real News: A look at what didn’t happen last week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked
Moonlite Drive-In hosts vendor fair
WEST WYOMING - The Moonlite Drive-In held its monthly craft fair Sunday afternoon, with local vendors boasting a wide variety of handmade crafts, candles, rag rugs, t-shirts, beaded bracelets, flower
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Second round of antlerless license sales to kick off July 24
The second round of antlerless deer license sales, in which Pennsylvania hunters can pick up a second antlerless license for the 2023-24 seasons, begins Monday, July 24, at 8 a.m.