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DA: Wildlife officer cleared in Blue Chip dog shooting

WILKES-BARRE — The shooting death of a dog at Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge earlier this year was not a criminal action, according to the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office on Thursday. The shooting death […]

Guilty plea in group home assault case

September 19, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — A Pittston man pleaded guilty on Thursday to a charge stemming from allegations he assaulted a group home resident in July. William Harry Hontz II, 38, appeared before Luzerne County Judge Michael T. […]

DA: Wildlife officer cleared in Blue Chip dog shooting

September 19, 2019

Their view: Looking back on a career of community service

September 19, 2019

“True Life is lived when tiny changes occur.” — Leo Tolstoy While my career in human and community services winds down, I find myself thinking about the many changes I have experienced through providing service […]

Fitness center to be part of new development in Kingston

September 19, 2019

KINGSTON — A new fitness center and possibly a cosmetic dentist and one or two national chains are expected to be part of the re-purposing of the former CVS pharmacy on Market Street in Kingston. […]

Prosecutors argue evidence in homicide case would had been discovered despite warrantless search

September 18, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County prosecutors believe evidence in a homicide case barred by a judge would had been independently found during the course of the investigation. Prosecutors are appealing a ruling last month by Judge […]

Portion of new wall along Solomon Creek built, next phase of project underway in Wilkes-Barre

September 18, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — The decades-old problem of a crumbling Solomon Creek wall received the attention it demanded, officials said Wednesday as they showed off the completed first phase of the infrastructure project. Mayor Tony George marked […]

Secretary of Human Services tours local food bank to promote food assistance programs

September 18, 2019

JENKINS TWP. — Northeastern Pennsylvania is doing better at combating hunger than some other parts of the state, state Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller said as she toured a local food bank on Wednesday. Miller’s […]