2020
25,616 articles

Eleven-year-old twins paint safety posts in Duryea
DURYEA Eleven-year-old twins Max and Ben Shupp walked each day to school along Marcy Street only to notice how the safety posts needed a major update, so the Shupp family solicited Duryea Council to

Downtown WB’s 2020 Holiday Pop-Up Shops program starts Saturday
WILKES-BARRE Some odd looking buildings are popping up on Public Square.

Pittston announces plans for holiday season
PITTSTON Thanksgiving is over and the holiday season has officially begun.

Our View: Shop small, shop local to support area businesses
As you can read on pages 6C and 7C of today s edition, a familiar tradition will be returning to downtown Wilkes-Barre starting this weekend.

‘It’s about administering hope’
NANTICOKE A local church helped to fill a void on Thanksgiving, determined to safely provide a Thanksgiving platter to those in need.

Wilkes-Barre homicide suspect captured in March remains jailed in New York City
Homicide suspect Jeremy Gittens, accused of fatally shooting a man and injuring a woman in Wilkes-Barre more than nine months ago, remains jailed at the Rikers Island Correctional Facility in New York

More than a cup of Joe
SUGAR NOTCH When you think of high-end cafes and art galleries, the borough of Sugar Notch might not immediately spring to mind, but an artist on a mission there has made it happen.