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Foster Township homicide trial (Part 2) continued
WILKES-BARRE A Freeland man who admitted to killing and dismembering the body of Jose Pepe Herran nearly eight years ago in Foster Township will be sent back to state prison.
Ex-boyfriend sentenced for armed carjacking, setting house on fire in Butler Township
WILKES-BARRE A man from Schuylkill County accused of stealing the vehicle of his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint and setting her house on fire in Butler Township was sentenced to up to 14 years in state p
Nanticoke man sentenced for threatening child caseworker
WILKES-BARRE A Nanticoke man accused in separate incidents involving aiming a handgun at a Luzerne County Children & Youth Services caseworker and a police officer and throwing a car battery through
Luzerne County’s reactivated airport advisory board takes flight
Luzerne County s reactivated Forty Fort Airport Advisory Board met at the county courthouse Wednesday, with members saying they are committed to supporting the 110-acre, county-owned complex in Forty
9 men, 7 women selected for Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame 2023 class
WILKES-BARRE Two of the finest baseball players in the history of the Wyoming Valley Conference, along with a brother and sister combination which dominated the local swimming competition for many y
DEP to host public hearing on proposed Hazleton waste transfer station
HAZLETON The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Wednesday announced that it will host a public hearing to take testimony from residents regarding the proposed Northeast Was
‘I can taste the air’
NEW YORK Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at major airports, pos
Pittston holds its breath, reschedules Art Walk
PITTSTON The City of Pittston showed little life downtown when the hazardous smoky Canadian air invaded Wyoming Valley on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
The pause on student loan payments is ending. Can borrowers find room in their budgets?
WASHINGTON In a good month, Celina Chanthanouvong has about $200 left after rent, groceries and car insurance. That doesn t factor in her student loans, which have been on hold since the start of th
Ex-Trump aide testifies before grand jury over Mar-a-Lago documents
WASHINGTON A former top aide to Donald Trump appeared Wednesday in federal court in Miami for testimony to a grand jury investigating potential classified-document mishandling and obstruction at the
Geisinger doctor: Increase in health calls related to smoke
The thick haze of smoke from Canadian wildfires covering Luzerne County has led to a noticeable increase in calls from patients with breathing concerns, a Geisinger doctor said Wednesday, but it does
The Iron Sheik dies at 81
The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport s biggest stars and later became a popular Twitter personality, died Wedne
Pa. Supreme Court denies appeal in WB Twp. homicide case
WILKES-BARRE For the second time, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a one-page order declined to hear an appeal of homicide suspect Anthony Dion Shaw, accused of fatally stabbing a woman inside her
Man wanted in triple homicide is captured in Philadelphia; victims include 2 children
PHILADELPHIA A fugitive wanted in the fatal shooting of three people, including two children who d been playing with kittens in the backyard of their Pennsylvania home, has been captured in Philadel
DEP issues ‘Code RED’ air quality alert for NEPA
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code RED Air Quality Alert for all of Northeastern Pennsylvania as smoke from forest fires in Eastern Canada continues to blanket
Wyoming Valley West postpones graduation
Wyoming Valley West has postponed its high school graduation for one day due to the ongoing smoke conditions, Superintendent Dave Tosh confirmed this afternoon.
Here’s the scoop: PA Ice Cream Trail kicks off at The Lands at Hillside
SHAVERTOWN On a bright, sunny morning on Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding stopped at The Lands at Hillside Farms to deliver a scoop.
Luzerne County Election Board chair plans discussion on post-election issues
Two issues that surfaced after Luzerne County s May 16 primary election will be discussed at the county election board s next regular meeting in July, board Chairwoman Denise Williams said Tuesday.
Baker: Bills on guardianship law, porch pirating, electronic tracking devices advanced
WILKES-BARRE Sen. Lisa Baker on Tuesday said guardianship can be an essential and effective means for safeguarding the interests of people who suffer some incapacity, impairing their ability to make
West Side CTC commencement held under hazy skies
KINGSTON West Side Career and Technology Center celebrated its 55th commencement ceremony under a hazy sky Tuesday evening, as friends and family gathered underneath tents on the front lawn to say f