2021
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Man charged with assaulting woman
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man was arraigned Monday on allegations he threatened a woman because she wouldn t have sex with him earlier this month.
“Dude in Forty Fort’ pleads guilty to absentee ballot violation
WILKES-BARRE A man from Forty Fort said he used poor judgement and regrets using his deceased mother s name on an application for an absentee ballot for the 2020 presidential election.
Alabama is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 again; PSU 19th
Another college football season will start with everyone chasing the Tide.
Casey, Toomey, Cartwright, Meuser comment on Afghanistan
WILKES-BARRE U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey Monday said the current situation unfolding in Afghanistan is nothing short of a tragedy.
Biden says he stands ‘squarely behind’ Afghanistan decision
WASHINGTON (AP) Striking a defiant tone, President Joe Biden said Monday that he stands squarely behind his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan and that the Afghan government s colla
Three more Luzerne County Children and Youth workers under investigation
Three unidentified management-level employees at Luzerne County Children and Youth have been placed on administrative leave without pay, county Acting Manager Romilda Crocamo told council Monday.
Streetscape projects begins on North Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE Work began Monday on the latest streetscape project in the city.
Seven Tubs trespasser charged with threatening officers with machete
PLAINS TWP. Township police arrested a man they alleged threatened several officers and a state park ranger with a machete when he refused to leave the Seven Tubs Nature Area over the weekend.
18 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County Monday; 1,446 statewide
WILKES-BARRE The latest Department of Health report on Monday showed Luzerne County with 18 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths. The county s death count is at 835.
Vehicle struck in drive-by shooting
WILKES-BARRE TWP. A parked vehicle was struck by two spent rounds fired in a drive-by shooting Saturday night, township police said.
Wilkes-Barre Township police investigating robbery at motel
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police say they are investigating a robbery at Motel 6 on Schechter Drive early Saturday morning.