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Police descend on WB’s Bowman Street after series of gunshots reported

WILKES-BARRE — City officers are setting up a crime scene in the 200 block of Bowman Street after neighbors heard a series of gunshots about 5:30 p.m. Saturday Chief Joseph Coffay and at least five […]

PennDOT: Route 92 collapse in Exeter should be fixed in matter of days, not weeks

February 16, 2019 0

EXETER — Route 92 in Exeter remains closed due to a water-main break under the road that collapsed a portion of the highway Saturday, according to a PennDOT press release. Due to the extent of […]

DAR’s Shawnee Fort Chapter selects Outstanding Regent

February 16, 2019 0

PLYMOUTH — The Shawnee Fort Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution recently selected Regent Kathleen Smith as the chapter’s Outstanding Regent. Smith joined DAR in 2002 and has held several chair positions on both the […]

Clinic opens in Kingston to help certify medical-marijuana patients

February 16, 2019 0

KINGSTON — A Pennsylvania-based marijuana advocacy group has opened a clinic in the borough to assist patients in getting their medical marijuana certification cards and help combat the opioid epidemic. Omni Patient Advocates, headquartered in […]

Clinic opens in Kingston to help certify medical-marijuana patients

February 16, 2019 0

Sunday hunting measure advances, but some groups oppose it

February 16, 2019 0

A bill designed to lift the ban on Sunday hunting in the state has advanced in the state Senate, but not everyone is on board with the idea. Senate Bill 147, which is sponsored by […]

Factory girls remembered on 130th anniversary of Plymouth tragedy

February 16, 2019 0

PLYMOUTH — A small group gathered inside the historic Shawnee Cemetery on Saturday, paying tribute to a lesser-known mining-related disaster that happened 130 years ago. The Shawnee Cemetery Preservation Association along with the Plymouth Historical […]

NEPA Golf and Leisure Expo has golfers thinking spring

February 16, 2019 0

PLAINS TWP. — With a few warm days in recent weeks, golfers have begun to feel the itch to get on the course and take a swing off the tee. That feeling was only reinforced […]