2021
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Kingston consultant John Dawe pleads guilty on child sex charges
WILKES-BARRE A Kingston man who has been locked up since April pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from allegations he had sex with a teenage boy, spoke inappropriately online with someone he


Our View: Bazaars, festivals hold region’s tapestry together
It s actually an emblematic story, an archetype of tales we tell in these pages on a weekly, even daily basis. A lot of people did something rather remarkable without expecting or needing recognition,

Times Leader P.M. Update: Wednesday, August 18
Kevin Carroll is here with your P.M. Update: A tornado watch is in effect across Luzerne County until 8 p.m. this evening, a total of $39,447 in grants has been awarded to five local fire companies an

Republican Women of Luzerne County will award undergraduate scholarship
Republican Women of Luzerne County will again provide one $1,000 scholarship to an eligible undergraduate of a Luzerne College or University who most exhibits qualities of leadership and service. Elig

Pizza baker sentenced for groping coworker
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas appeared to be leaning imposing a probationary sentence for Nicola Coppola, who admitted to groping a waitress where they worked at a Mountain Top pi

LCCC paramedic class completes course of study
Members of the 2021 paramedic class from the Mary Gill Carrozza, R.N. School of Nursing and Health Sciences at the Francis S. and Mary Gill Carrozza, R.N. Health Sciences Center at Luzerne County Comm

From piggy banks to scholarships, local award-winners grow up
In 2014, FNCB Bank held a piggy bank contest in area elementary schools to teach children the importance of saving money. The contest encouraged children to use their creativity to design a piggy ba

Lions launch Lions Kidsight Vision Screening Program
The Lions of District 14-W of Luzerne County recently launched their Lions Kidsight Vision Screening Program at the Plains Township National Night Out community gathering on Aug 3.