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Look Back: 1923 Laurel Line robbery of $70,125 in coal miner pay
Bloodhounds were brought in for the hunt of seven bandits who killed a Scranton oil salesman, injured four people and stole more than $70,000 from a coal company paymaster near Avoca on July 30, 1923.
Vine Street headlines July Sunsets on SOMA
WILKES-BARRE The Sunsets on SOMA Happy Hour Concert Series returned Thursday to Midtown Village on South Main Street for yet another night of adult beverages and live music.
Solano remembered as ‘a mentor, a confidant, a genius, and our backbone’
NANTICOKE Mary Pat Blaskiewicz, granddaughter of the late Patrick J. Solano, eloquently spoke about her grandfather during Thursday s dedication of the bronze statue of Solano that was unveiled at L
Senate committee OKs ethics proposal for justices
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court would have to abide by stronger ethics standards under legislation approved on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, a response to recent revelations about donor-f
Story about Aldean video generates vigorous online discussion
It was a story made for social media.
RFK Jr. denies making antisemitic comments as congressional Republicans give him a platform
WASHINGTON Robert F. Kennedy Jr. worked to defend himself Thursday against accusations that he traffics in racist and hateful online conspiracy theories, testifying at a House hearing on government
Hanover Area hires teachers, aides
HANOVER TWP. In a special meeting called Tuesday for personnel action, the Hanover Area School Board hired eight teachers and two instructional aides:
Greater Nanticoke Area School Board moves stadium work forward
NANTICOKE Work continues on the Greater Nanticoke Area athletic field, with the School Board on Thursday approving a change order with FieldTurf USA, Inc. in the amount of $34,128 to relocate an eig
Luzerne County Council could consider study commission ballot question
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Council could be asked to vote Tuesday on whether to place a question on the ballot this November asking voters whether they want to reconsider the county s government st
Shavertown man charged with assaulting woman
JACKSON TWP. A Shavertown man was arraigned Thursday on charges he allegedly assaulted a woman inside her Jackson Township residence on July 9.
Stolen keys behind alleged stabbing
HANOVER TWP. A man was arraigned Thursday on allegations he stabbed another man inside Lee Park Towers earlier this month.
Hanover Township police seeking man after pursuit
HANOVER TWP. Police in Hanover Township are seeking the whereabouts of Corey James Kittle, 30, on an arrest warrant charging him with initiating a pursuit on Sunday.
Nanticoke proposals would let voters decide on term limits
NANTICOKE Two items introduced at city council s combined work session Wednesday night would give voters the option to vote to eliminate term limits for council members and the mayor.
Luzerne County Arts Advisory Board begins to craft mission statement
WILKES-BARRE In just its second meeting, the Luzerne County Arts Advisory Board on Wednesday discussed its long and short-term goals as it seeks to craft its mission statement to guide the new effor
Aldean’s new music video stirs controversy over filming at a lynching site
Country music star Jason Aldean s latest music video for Try That In A Small Town, lasted just one weekend on Country Music Television before the network pulled it in response to an outcry over its
IRS whistleblowers air claims to Congress about ‘slow-walking’ of the Hunter Biden case
WASHINGTON House Republicans raised unsubstantiated allegations Wednesday against President Joe Biden over his family s finances as they summoned IRS whistleblowers to testify publicly for the first
Jan. 6 charges against Trump would add to mounting legal peril
WASHINGTON Hush-money payments. Classified records. And now, his efforts to overturn the 2020 election that led to the Capitol attack. Already facing criminal cases in New York and Florida, Donald T
D&D Realty buys S. Main St. building from Wilkes U.
WILKES-BARRE From grave to cradle, almost literally: On Wednesday Wilkes University announced the plans for a building that, when first opened in 1914, held a furniture store and a coffin manufactur
Democrat quits Pa. House, leaving chamber tied at 101-101
HARRISBURG A Democratic lawmaker from Pittsburgh resigned Wednesday from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, moving the razor-thin majority her party has held this year to a partisan tie with