2021
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47 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Wednesday; 1 death
WILKES-BARRE The latest Department of Health report on Wednesday showed Luzerne County with 47 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death. The county s death count is at 838.

Dorrance Township man arraigned for alcohol related crash
WRIGHT TWP. A Dorrance Township man was arraigned Tuesday on evidence of drunken driving stemming from a crash that seriously injured a couple in December.

MOAWV Prescription Assistance Fund is this week’s TL Cares charity
WILKES-BARRE The beneficiary of this week s TL Cares donation was the Prescription Assistance Fund, which is organized by Medical Oncology Associates of Wyoming Valley.

Ex-band director seeks new trial or reduced sentence
WILKES-BARRE Former Pittston Area band director Brendan J. Carter is seeking a new trial or a reduction of his lengthy prison sentence imposed after a Luzerne County jury convicted him of sexually a

Meuser cites ‘human error’ in failure to report family stock buys
WILKES-BARRE A report published in Legistorm, a non-partisan, for-profit company that researches, verifies and publishes information about members of Congress and congressional staff since 2006, sta

Sugar Notch man accused of killing mother plans insanity defense
WILKES-BARRE A Sugar Notch man suffered an unspecified psychiatric episode when he fatally beat his mother inside their residence in December, according to court records.


Luzerne County DA’s Office will provide law enforcement at airport
The Luzerne County District Attorney s Office will provide law enforcement coverage for all Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport departing flights, a county council majority decided Tuesday.