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GWV Chamber honors 40 ‘Change Makers’ at inaugural ‘Light Up the Valley’ event
WILKES-BARRE The Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce held its inaugural Light Up the Valley event on Public Square Thursday evening and presented 40 individuals with the 2023 Change Maker A
Sanguedolce only ‘Sam’ to campaign for district attorney
WILKES-BARRE With no other Sangvedolce, Sangaldocha, Sangediluce and Saduche on the May 16 primary ballot, Luzerne County District Attorney Sam SANGUEDOLCE said he was the only Sam and Sanguedolc
‘Stand with Trump’ becomes a rallying cry as Republicans amplify attacks on the US justice system
WASHINGTON Moments after Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he hoarded classified documents and then conspired to obstruct an investigation about it, the Republicans in Congress
How much prison time could Trump face?
WASHINGTON The FBI investigators who searched Harold Martin s Maryland property in the fall of 2016 found classified documents including material at the top secret level strewn about his home, c
GLAAD: Twitter is the worst major social media platform when it comes to LGBTQ+ safety
SAN FRANCISCO All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the a
Jury weighs dozens of charges against synagogue shooter
PITTSBURGH A jury on Thursday began sifting through a mountain of evidence against the truck driver who burst into a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 congregants, a guilty verdict all but assured
Sunsets on SOMA: ‘Nice music and beautiful weather’
WILKES-BARRE Diamond City Partnership s Sunsets on SOMA continued its annual Happy Hour Concert Series Thursday evening under a clear blue sky, as guests enjoyed boozy refreshments, music and sunshi
Spooky Summer III set for Saturday at Circle Drive-In
DICKSON CITY The NEPA Horror Fest s annual summer event, Spooky Summer III returns this Saturday to the Circle Drive-In in Dickson City, once again joining forces with the Scranton Punk Rock Flea Ma
Plymouth man pleads not guilty to homicide charge
WILKES-BARRE A Plymouth man was formally arraigned for the shooting death of a romantic rival in Nanticoke.
Charges follow a dinner date gone bad
KINGSTON A Plymouth woman excused herself from having dinner with a man to burglarize his residence, stealing cash from a safe, police say.
Edwardsville woman sentenced for delivering fatal dose of fentanyl
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Edwardsville was sentenced to up to nine years in state prison for setting up a fentanyl purchase that resulted in the death of her friend in 2021.
Firefighters battled stubborn blaze at recycling facility in Hanover Township
HANOVER TWP. Hours after flames swept through a warehouse at GFL Environmental early Thursday morning, firefighters continued to extinguish pockets of fire while heavy equipment was used to push smo
Food Dignity Movement, MamaBird distribute food, other items to families
SHAVERTOWN Food insecurity is increasing at an alarming rate in the region and two organizations are partnering to do what they can to address the problem.
Pennsylvania using tons of recycled glass nuggets to rebuild collapsed Interstate 95
Pennsylvania will truck in 2,000 tons of lightweight glass nuggets to help quickly rebuild a collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia and crews will work 24 hours a day until they can reopen
Wyoming Valley West School Board tables budget vote
KINGSTON Wednesday s Wyoming Valley West School Board agenda included a final budget with no tax increase, but after discussing the need for capital improvements and upgrades the board voted unanimo
A day to celebrate, and retire, Old Glory
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Despite the fate which awaited them, each of the torn and tattered American flags was folded neatly and handled with care.
‘We could not do the Kielbasa Festival without you’
PLYMOUTH Plymouth Alive presented three Plymouth fire departments with a donation during its meeting Wednesday evening to thank them for all of the good they do in the community.
GOP presidential candidates struggle with response to Trump’s unprecedented legal troubles
BEDMINSTER, N.J. Just last week, former Vice President Mike Pence said he hoped federal prosecutors would not bring charges against former President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, a day after Trump was
2 Pa. men indicted in alleged body parts ring
SCRANTON A former manager at the Harvard Medical School morgue, his wife and three other people have been indicted in the theft and sale of human body parts, federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania anno
Authority OKs $4.3M upgrade of Mohegan Sun Arena floor chiller
WILKES-BARRE TWP. The Luzerne County Convention Center Authority on Wednesday unanimously approved a $4.3 million contract to replace the facility s floor chiller system.