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New Luzerne County flood maps could mean higher insurance for some

September 16, 2019

Flood insurance rates may rise for properties protected by two Wyoming Valley Levee stretches — Wilkes-Barre/Hanover and Plymouth — due to an issue with the height of a safety buffer atop the levee known as […]

Bear Creek Charter parents head to Harrisburg rally

September 16, 2019

BEAR CREEK TWP. — About 20 parents and grandparents boarded a bus early Monday morning for a trip to Harrisburg to join in a state-wide rally opposing new charter school rules by Gov. Tom Wolf. […]

Well-wishers turn out for baby with heart ailment

September 16, 2019

Little Ayonna wasn’t able to attend the party held in her honor — she’s still a patient at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia after cardiac surgery — but friends and family turned out at Rodano’s Pizza […]

PennDOT report shows roundabouts reduce crashes

September 16, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — You may not like them, but statistics released Monday by PennDOT show that roundabouts have reduced crashes at many sites in Pennsylvania where they were installed in recent years. That comes following a […]

Trial in attempted murder-for-hire case to begin today

September 16, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — After a series of continuances, jury selection is set to begin today in the trial of a Butler Township woman who police say attempted to hire someone to kill her ex-husband and his […]

State to distribute naloxone for free at two local sites

September 16, 2019

As part of the state’s response to the opioid crisis the overdose reversal drug naloxone will be distributed for free at two area locations this month, the first being this week. The Wilkes-Barre City Health […]

NY man charged in WB armed robberies

September 16, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — A Long Island man was taken into custody Monday following two armed robberies earlier in the day, city police said, in one case pistol-whipping a mother taking her child to school. Francisco Hernandez, […]