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Mountain Top resident to open for Pat Benatar
Gracie Jane Sinclair has been singing her whole life and at just 19, she s racked up quite an impressive list of musical accomplishments.
Honoring dedication to service, and the Commonwealth
WILKES-BARRE The Pennsylvania Society, as part of its 125th Year celebration, has announced the creation of a new award to be presented just once to honor three longtime, transformative Society lead
Indicators 2023: Research highlights six pillars of lifestyle medicine
WILKES-BARRE Jill Avery-Stoss, COO of The Institute, this week confirmed that the organization s Health and Health Care Task Force has guided a study exploring lifestyle medicine and its value in No
Local nonprofit makes a splash with latest community event
KINGSTON Over 200 people gathered at the Kingston Community Pool on Saturday for a day filled with fun for the whole family at no cost.
Beyond the Byline: Oh, that Caribbean blue Goya Rangemaster
WILKES-BARRE There s a lot to be said about connections to family, friends, community and to one s first electric guitar.
‘Barbenheimer’ arrives as moviegoers flock to a Mattel-mushroom cloud double feature
NEW YORK Waves of pink-clad moviegoers passed under cardboard palm trees on the frenzied first day of Barbenheimer.
Beyond the Byline: Protect seniors from high drug costs
As people get older, their reliance on prescription drugs invariably increase.
Nanticoke boy, 14, was shot in back of head, ankle
NANTICOKE The victim in Friday night s drive-by shooting was transported to Geisinger Danville, where his condition had been stabilizing early Saturday, city Police Chief Mike Roke said.
Rockin’ the River ‘highlights what’s positive about Luzerne County’
WILKES-BARRE Friday s rain didn t stop hundreds of Stevie Nicks fans from storming into Millennium Circle, eager to bear witness to the seven wonders.
Police investigate Nanticoke drive-by shooting in which teen was targeted
NANTICOKE Police responded to a drive-by shooting in the city Friday night in which a teenage male was shot in the back of the head, Nanticoke Police Chief Mike Roke said.
Groups working to round up domesticated rabbits that have been running loose in Florida neighborhood
WILTON MANORS, Fla. Dan Trebowski was angry when he saw people in front of his Wilton Manors home trying to capture the lionhead rabbits that have populated his neighborhood. He feared the domestica
Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown announces opening of new skate park
WILKES-BARRE The highly anticipated Wilkes-Barre City Skate Park will host a grand opening on Sunday, Aug. 6 at 1 p.m.
Friends and admirers remember Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett, the eminent stylist and last of the great saloon singers whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as I Left My Heart In San Francisco graced a
Judge sets a trial date for next May in Trump’s classified documents case in Florida
WASHINGTON A federal judge in Florida has scheduled a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents.
‘True gentleman’ Bennett played to sold-out Kirby Center in 2012
WILKES-BARRE In 2012, area fans of the late Tony Bennett got to hear and see the quality man he truly was.
Citations filed in underage party at Crestwood board president’s house
WRIGHT TWP. Police in Wright Township on Friday filed citations against 11 juveniles and an 18-year-old man for underage consumption of alcohol after investigating a complaint at the residence of Cr
West Side man wanted for fleeing state police
HAZLETON State police at Hazleton surely would have identified the man who initiated a pursuit and evaded capture when the tires on his vehicle were flattened.
Wilkes-Barre man, 71, arrested for downloading child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE Days after law enforcement authorities announced statistics in Operation Safe Screen targeting individuals sexually preying upon minors, a Wilkes-Barre man was arrested on allegations h
Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96
NEW YORK (AP) Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as I Left My Heart In San Francisco graced a decades
Pennsylvania’s June unemployment rate at record low 3.8%
WILKES-BARRE Pennsylvania s unemployment rate declined two-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 3.8% in June, the lowest rate on record going back to January 1976.