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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 […]

Stormwater fee defaulters urged to pay

September 19, 2019

Owners of approximately 8,250 area parcels have not paid their stormwater fees, prompting the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority to start advising some that action will be taken if they don’t satisfy the debt. The authority […]

Mother charged in 2018 death of newborn

September 19, 2019

A Wilkes-Barre woman has been charged in connection with the death of her newborn baby girl last year. Investigators say Andrea Sue Litter, 39, gave birth to a child while on the toilet of a […]

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 […]