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Year of Giving: Times Leader, Weis make award to Junior Achievement

August 20, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — The Times Leader Media Group and Weis Markets awarded Junior Achievement of Northeastern PA with a $500 check recently as part of the “Year of Giving.” The program recognizes a different non-profit each […]

Settlement conference scheduled in wrongful death suit against DUI driver

August 20, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — A long-running suit stemming from a 2015 hit-and-run in Harveys Lake may be nearing a conclusion, as suggested by a court document revealing a settlement conference had been scheduled between the parties. Michael […]

Local

Traffic advisory Wednesday for downtown Wilkes-Barre

August 20, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — Motorists in the downtown Wednesday should be prepared for delays Wednesday. East Northampton Street between South Main and South Washington streets will be closed to traffic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for […]

Pit bull killed after attacking volunteer at Blue Chip Farm

August 20, 2019 0

FRANKLIN TWP. — A local animal shelter has come under fire after a pit bull was shot and killed after the shelter said the dog attacked one of its senior volunteers. Blue Chip Farm Animal […]

Plains Twp. community celebrates National Night Out

August 20, 2019 0

PLAINS TWP. — Another week, another very successful National Night Out for local police, this time for the Plains Township Police Department. Following on the heels of Wilkes-Barre City’s National Night Out, an event organized […]

Legislators, families discuss plan to prevent White Haven Center closing

August 20, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — The fight to keep the White Haven State Center is just beginning. State Sen. John Yudichak on Tuesday said he plans to detail the negative impact a closure will have upon the residents […]

Wilkes-Barre Parking Authority to prioritize repairs for properties

August 20, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — The Wilkes-Barre Parking Authority plans to make more than $100,000 in repairs on its garages and a surface lot with money held in a maintenance account by the city. The repairs have a […]

Features

New ‘Matrix’ film set with Keanu Reeves and Lana Wachowski

August 20, 2019 0

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keanu Reeves and Lana Wachowski are returning to the world of “The Matrix.” Warner Bros. Pictures Group chairman Toby Emmerich says Tuesday that a fourth “Matrix” is in the works. Reeves [...]
Artists reception set for Aug. 19 at Sue Hand’s Imagery in Dallas

August 19, 2019 0
Dr. Casale: The good, the bad and the viral

August 19, 2019 0

Plains Twp. community celebrates National Night Out

August 20, 2019

Legislators, families discuss plan to prevent White Haven Center closing

August 20, 2019

Wilkes-Barre Parking Authority to prioritize repairs for properties

August 20, 2019

Former members of Memorial Presbyterian invited to tour renovated church

August 20, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — Former members and friends can get a tour of the meticulously renovated and repurposed Memorial Presbyterian Church in Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 5, King’s College announced Tuesday. Built in 1872 to commemorate the death […]

Judge permits taped confession of Philadelphia robbery at trial for Curry Donuts holdup

August 20, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — A videotape confession of a Pizza Hut robbery in Philadelphia can be used against a man who Wilkes-Barre police alleged robbed a Curry Donuts at gunpoint last year. Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney […]

Trump: Any Jew voting Democratic is uninformed or disloyal

August 20, 2019

WASHINGTON — Showing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious and racial lines, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that American Jewish people who vote for Democrats show “either a total lack of knowledge or […]

Shaw’s attorney moves to suppress more evidence in WB Twp. homicide case

August 20, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — An attorney for homicide suspect Anthony Dion Shaw is seeking to have more evidence abolished at his upcoming trial in Luzerne County. Attorney David W. Lampman is requesting to have surveillance video recorded […]

State Supreme Court affirms Nanticoke police chief was hired illegally

August 20, 2019

In a one-page order, the state Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed a decision by a Luzerne County judge who ruled last year Nanticoke Police Chief Thomas Wall was hired erroneously. Wall, a retired state trooper […]

Employee charged with molesting resident at Kingston group home

August 20, 2019

KINGSTON — An employee at a residential group home for people with intellectual disabilities was charged Monday with molesting a resident in July. Police charged William Harry Hontz II, 38, of Carroll Street, Pittston, with […]

Relatives concerned about White Haven Center plans

August 20, 2019

Judy Clark’s brother, George Metroka, Jr., 75, is a patient at White Haven State Center. Like many relatives and guardians, Clark is extremely concerned about plans announced by the state last week to close the […]

WWII warbirds visiting Hazleton today and Thursday

August 20, 2019

HAZLE TWP. — Restored World War II aircraft are visiting the Hazleton Regional Airport this week, bringing a piece of American history to the region. Visitors are invited to see the warbirds up-close and personal […]

Attorney for alleged victims: More charges expected against former cop

August 20, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — Additional criminal charges are expected to be filed against former part-time police officer Mark Icker, who is accused of sexually assaulting women he stopped while on duty, according to an attorney representing two […]