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Beyond the Byline: The music and memories will come flooding back
Eddie Day Pashinski said it best one year when he was preparing for the annual Summer Reunion Dance at Irem Temple Pavilion.
Mountain Top gets into the holiday spirit early to support fight against cancer
MOUNTAIN TOP A Mountain Top bar and grille was spreading Christmas cheer a few months early on Saturday for a good cause.
Funeral set for WB teen missing since 1969
WILKES-BARRE A city teen who went missing over a half-century ago will finally be laid to rest.
DCNR seeking applicants for NextGen Advisory Council
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn this week announced the department is seeking applicants for its NextGen Advisory Council.
Rockin’ the River Concert Series ‘brings people together’
WILKES-BARRE Folks flocked to Millennium Circle with their folding chairs in tow and their best Rolling Stones shirts on for the return of the Rockin the River Concert Series.
Lottery fever mounts as Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots soar
AMBLER, Pa. Brenda Sepulveda stopped Friday at a suburban Philadelphia convenience store to buy lottery tickets as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soared to some of their heftiest in the hi
House GOP pushes through defense bill
WASHINGTON The House passed a sweeping defense bill Friday that provides an expected 5.2% pay raise for service members but strays from traditional military policy with Republican add-ons blocking a
A list of mass killings in the United States since January
The latest mass killing in the United States happened on July 4 in Shreveport, Louisiana, at an annual Independence Day block party just before midnight. It s believed that multiple males exchanged gu
US sees 28 mass killings in six months
NEW YORK Slain at the hands of strangers or gunned down by loved ones. Massacred in small towns, in big cities, inside their own homes or outside in broad daylight. This year s unrelenting bloodshed
France celebrates Bastille Day with parades, parties, and extra police
PARIS French fighter jets trailed red-white-and-blue smoke over Paris monuments, families held picnics and firefighters hosted holiday balls around France to celebrate Bastille Day on Friday, a mome
Luzerne County 911 executive director resigns
Luzerne County 911 Executive Director Fred Rosencrans has submitted his resignation and will end his county employment July 28, county Manager Romilda Crocamo told county council Friday afternoon.
Felony drug trafficking charge dismissed in baby overdose endangerment case
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas dismissed a felony drug trafficking charge against Gary Edward Travinski Jr., who was charged by state police at Wilkes-Barre in the fentanyl overdos
Wilkes-Barre VA director responds to Cartwright and Garrity
WILKES-BARRE Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity and U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright have been critical of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center s policies regarding visitation and social interactions.
LCCC cuts ribbon on new Schiavo student learning commons at Hazleton center
HAZLETON Students at the Luzerne County Community College Hazleton Center have a new place to relax, work together or get some tutoring help, thanks to the generosity of the Schiavo family. On Thurs
Road work on WB Boulevard could last weeks
WILKES-BARRE The city is repaving Wilkes-Barre Boulevard as part of a paving plan covering multiple roads throughout the city, said Mayor George Brown in an interview on Thursday, adding the the pro
Attempted rape charges withdrawn against Wilkes-Barre man
WILKES-BARRE Prosecutors on Thursday withdrew charges of criminal attempt to commit rape, unlawful restraint, child endangerment, corruption of minors, simple assault and terroristic threats against
Plans approved for new Sheetz in Wyoming Borough
After hearing complaints from neighboring residents Thursday, Luzerne County s Planning Commission approved final land development plans for a new Sheetz at Wyoming Avenue and Sixth Street in Wyoming
District judge dismisses child sex case against Conyngham Borough man
A district judge dismissed felony child sex offenses against Brian Thaddeus Mrozik, 47, and a child endangerment charge against Cherish L. Fedder, 49, following a preliminary hearing Thursday.
Wilkes-Barre announces street cleaning schedule for July 18 and 19
WILKES-BARRE Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown has announced the street cleaning schedule for July 18 and 19. The schedule is tentative and weather permitting.