2020
25,616 articles
Luzerne County manager not interested in relocating county prison to SCI Retreat
Luzerne County Manager C. David Pedri said Friday he is not eyeing the closing State Correctional Institution at Retreat in Newport Township as a potential new county prison.
McCarthy Tire Service hosts food drive Jan. 19 to Jan. 25
WILKES-BARRE In the spirit of service, McCarthy Tire Service will host a week-long MLK Honor the Dream Food Drive to help those with food insecurity in our community.

Wilkes-Barre fire victim dies from burns
A Wilkes-Barre woman critically burned in a fire at her Kidder Street home earlier this month died Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest in Allentown, the Lehigh County Coroner s Office & For

Christine M. Flowers: I don’t like Meghan Markle. That doesn’t make me racist
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced that they were stepping back from their duties as senior royals, it triggered a number of interesting reactions on this side of the pond.
Legislators look for ways to minimize impact of SCI Retreat closure
NANTICOKE Beyond the disappointment of Gov. Tom Wolf s decision to close the State Correctional Institution at Retreat, state Sen. John Yudichak said he feels the governor is sincere in saying he wi

Your view: Here’s what Trump has accomplished
Due to medical issues, my wife and I reluctantly left our beloved home in Carverton to relocate to a retirement home in West Chester, in close proximity to our children and grandchildren. In order to

The Medicine Shoppe in Luzerne to close Tuesday
LUZERNE After 22 years, The Medicine Shoppe on Main Street will close.

Gov. Wolf announces decision to close SCI Retreat
Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday announced that he agrees with a recommendation calling for closure of the State Correctional Institution at Retreat due to budgetary constraints and a declining prison populati

Wilkes-Barre man arrested for peddling cocaine, date rape drug
WILKES-BARRE A city man was arrested after city police and state police seized quantities of cocaine, MDMA and marijuana.

Police: Hazleton man arrested after six pounds of meth seized
HAZLETON City police say they arrested a man after seizing nearly six pounds of methamphetamine earlier this month.