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Earth sets another unofficial heat record
Earth s average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone in a week that already rated as the hottest on record and what one prominent scientist says could be
Armed rebellion by Wagner chief Prigozhin underscores erosion of Russian legal system
TALLINN, Estonia Russia s rebellious mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin walked free from prosecution for his June 24 armed mutiny, and it s still unclear if anyone will face any charges in the aborte
Stabbing suspect apprehended after traffic stop
A Harding man was apprehended in Susquehanna County after he allegedly stabbed a man in the midst of an argument at his residence along Route 92.
Fine Wine & Good Spirits welcomes country music artist Thomas Rhett
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Multi-platinum artist Thomas Rhett signed pre-purchased bottles of his Dos Primos Tequila on Friday at the Fine Wine & Good Spirits in the Wilkes-Barre Township Marketplace.
Wilkes-Barre announces street cleaning schedule for July 11-14
WILKES-BARRE Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown has announced the street cleaning schedule for Tuesday, July 11 through Friday, July 14. The schedule is tentative and weather permitting.
State police: Visitor attempted to smuggle drugs into SCI-Dallas
JACKSON TWP. A woman from Philadelphia was caught attempting to smuggle suspected suboxone strips into the State Correctional Institution at Dallas on Thursday, police said.
Police: Intoxicated man ‘attacked passing cars,’ resisted arrest
HANOVER TWP. A Hanover Township man believed to be intoxicated resisted arrest after township police allege he was attacking passing cars in the area of Sans Souci Parkway and Willow Street early
$1M NSF award launches development of Hazleton industrial hemp engine
HAZLETON U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright and National Science Foundation Director Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan were in Hazleton on Friday to officially launch the Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Engine initia
Police: Dog abandoned in cage near Concrete City
HANOVER TWP. Hanover Township police say they are investigating an abandonment of a dog found by a passing motorist on Friday.
Hanover Township police seek assistance in identification
HANOVER TWP. Police in Hanover Township are attempting to identify a man who was allegedly involved in passing fraudulent checks at the M&T Bank branch on Sans Souci Parkway.
Charges dismissed against NY man after thousands of marijuana plants found in Foster Township residence
Despite a lengthy investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police Drug Law Enforcement Division that seized more than 2,100 marijuana plants growing inside a Foster Township residence, a district judge
Luzerne County notifying residents of write-in wins
Luzerne County s election bureau is mailing letters Friday morning to 112 May primary election write-in winners, said county Election Director Eryn Harvey.
Community Bank System announces CEO succession plan
WILKES-BARRE Community Bank System, Inc., this week announced that Mark E. Tryniski will retire as the company s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Dec. 31.
Railroad industry sues to block crew size regulations imposed by Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew-size requirement that Ohio imposed after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine in February.
Shapiro calls on Legislature to finalize budget
HARRISBURG Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro called on the Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday to return to the Pennsylvania Capitol to finalize a state spending plan, as the state government neared
Legitimacy of ‘customer’ in Supreme Court gay rights case raises ethical and legal flags
A Christian graphic artist who the Supreme Court said can refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples pointed during her lawsuit to a request from a man named Stewart and his husband-to-be.
Father of the bride, teen who tried to save friend among 5 killed in Phila. shooting
PHILADELPHIA A father who was preparing to walk his eldest daughter down the aisle. An aspiring actor who appeared as an extra in the Creed movie franchise. A teenager who tried to help a wounded
Woman sentenced in stabbing, vehicle theft
WILKES-BARRE A city woman said she was being gang stalked and harassed when she stabbed a woman during a carjacking outside a grocery store more than a year ago.
Placing bids and playing with kids
From the seat of an old-time school desk to a little statue of a nesting bird, all sorts of items came to the block early Thursday evening as the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction got under way.
‘I think the people who were arrested and cited won’t be lighting off fireworks again’
WILKES-BARRE A firework ordinance recently put in place likely prevented injuries and property damage over the holiday weekend, according to Wilkes-Barre Mayor George C. Brown.