2021
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Wilkes-Barre man charged with gun threats, initiating pursuit
PLAINS TWP. A man from Wilkes-Barre was arrested on separate complaints alleging he threatened a man with a firearm over a monetary debt and initiating a pursuit with police through two municipaliti

Woman charged with stabbing man in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a woman from Plymouth on allegations she stabbed a man in the arm early Sunday morning.

38 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Monday; 1,846 statewide
WILKES-BARRE The latest Department of Health report on Monday showed Luzerne County with 38 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths. The county s death count is at 840.

Look Back: Nanticoke Dam constructed for the North Branch Canal
A job advertisement appeared in the Wyoming Herald newspaper in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 7, 1829, seeking 200 stout, able-bodied laborers to construct the Nanticoke Dam.

No reports of serious flooding from Tropical Depression Henri
Except for several road closures due to ponding of storm water runoff, Luzerne County seemed to have escaped the wrath of Tropical Depression Henri Sunday night into Monday morning.
COVID concerns have Cup drivers worried ahead of playoffs
COVID concerns have Cup drivers worried ahead of playoffs
COVID concerns have Cup drivers worried ahead of playoffs

To Your Health: Skin cancer and self-exams
With less than a month left to summer, the longest and hottest days of the year are probably behind us; although, I guess that you never can be sure given our recent weird weather!