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Allied Services clinician celebrates 40 years of helping patients
Leadership and staff gathered at Allied Services Mountaintop Rehab Center recently to celebrate and recognize the 40-year work anniversary of one of its clinicians.
Beyond the Byline: Honor veterans — buy a poppy
WILKES-BARRE As Memorial Day approaches, I decided to hop into the Way Back Machine and travel back, again to the 1960s, and I found myself on Main Street in Plymouth.
Riding in style: Pittston-Jim Thorpe train trips debut May 27
The seats are spacious and comfortable and the ride is smooth.
The little tank Berwick will never forget
It s like the kid brother everyone forgets about at the family reunion. Sherman was the sib who did all the important stuff. Stuart? Oh yeah, he helped too, as much as someone that little could help.
‘Clown Kid’ draws a crowd for Alzheimer’s ride
Recognizable all over the Wyoming Valley from his rainbow-colored afro wig and his tie-dye T-shirts, Brian Orbin has ridden 35,000 miles across Luzerne County and beyond over the years.
Beyond the Byline: Pause for ‘Taps Across America’
WILKES-BARRE There was this moment a few years ago when I was talking to Bobby Baird about his intent to participate in the Taps Across America national remembrance.
Wilkes University holds 76th spring commencement
WILKES-BARRE Wilkes University awarded bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees during the 76th spring commencement activities on Saturday. Ceremonies were held in the McHale Athletic Center in the S
King’s College awards degrees to 465 during 74th commencement
WILKES-BARRE TWP. King s College on Friday awarded bachelor s and master s degrees to 465 graduates during its 74th annual commencement, which was held at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
2-alarm fire destroys WB Twp. house and garage
WILKES-BARRE TWP. A second-alarm fire on Summit Street destroyed a home and garage on Saturday morning.
PSP investigating theft of roadwork equipment
State police are investigating the theft of several pieces of equipment and tools to be used for roadwork on State Route 29.
Oddities fair brings Halloween to downtown WB months early
WILKES-BARRE Things got a little spooky in downtown Wilkes-Barre on Saturday afternoon for The Strange and Unusual s Halfway to Halloween Oddities and Delights Craft Market.
Photo essay: Luzerne Intermediate Unit Field Day
KINGSTON From the very start of the opening procession with hundreds of special needs students parading into Wyoming Valley West Stadium, children and adults alike provided a cornucopia of genuine,
Luzerne County Election Board accepts 93 flagged primary mail ballots, rejects 489
One by one, Luzerne County s five-citizen, volunteer election board painstakingly inspected flagged primary election mail ballots for hours Friday to determine if they can be counted.
Greater Nanticoke Area passes $39.4M proposed final budget
NANTICOKE The Greater Nanticoke Area School Board passed a proposed final budget for 2023-24 at a Friday meeting that had been rescheduled from last week. The budget projects spending $39.4 million
Debt limit debacle continues
WASHINGTON Debt limit talks halted again late Friday at the U.S. Capitol shortly after resuming, another sudden turn of events after negotiations had come to an abrupt standstill earlier in the day
Wilkes-Barre marks Law Enforcement Memorial Week
WILKES-BARRE On a breezy day with sunshine flitting behind clouds, Wilkes-Barre city officials, police and others marked Law Enforcement Memorial Week with a service Friday that included commemorati
How one NC lawmaker’s defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections
RALEIGH, N.C. Mere weeks before North Carolina s GOP-controlled legislature enacted a 12-week abortion limit over the Democratic governor s opposition this week, state Republican lawmakers appeared
Nebraska lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors
LINCOLN, Neb. The Nebraska Legislature on Friday approved a 12-week abortion ban and restrictions on gender-affirming care for children in a move so contentious that lawmakers on both sides have sai
Gorsuch: COVID emergency orders among ‘greatest intrusions on civil liberties’
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court got rid of a pandemic-related immigration case with a single sentence.
Elton John-themed cancer fundraiser crocodile rocks Pittston
PITTSTON Feather boas, rhinestone sunglasses, and rainbow outfits galore lined the banks of the Susquehanna River at Friday Night s Alright for Fighting Cancer, an Elton John-themed celebration be