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North Cross Valley off-ramp to close April 1

March 21, 2019 0

PLAINS TWP. — A heavily used off-ramp on the southbound lane of the North Cross Valley Expressway is set to close. The off-ramp of Exit 3 (Plains/Wilkes-Barre) will close April 1 as construction crews will […]

Police: Drunken Swoyersville man arrested after chase through woods

March 20, 2019 0

SWOYERSVILLE — After finding a shotgun shell outside a borough home late Tuesday, police chased a man through the woods and arrested him at bar in Luzerne, authorities say. Dennis Lukasavage, 46, of 150 Diamond […]

Local start-ups try to lure investors at Pitch event

March 20, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — Two local start-ups did their best “Shark Tank” impression by pitching their business models to potential investors and benefactors Wednesday evening. Both Southern Safety Productions LLC and Miner’s Mill Craft Distillery presented their […]

Superior Court denies appeal by peeping Tom from pizzeria

March 20, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — The state Superior Court has upheld the sentence of a Hazleton man who pleaded no contest to three counts of child porn. Juan Bermudes Prieto, 44, was sentenced in early 2018 to two […]

Northwest to stop transporting students to schools outside 10-mile limit

March 20, 2019 0

UNION TWP. — The Northwest Area School Board has voted to stop transporting students to non-public schools “located outside of the 10-mile limit, per the school code,” beginning this fall. The move appeared to be […]

Luzerne Foundation hears funding pitches from nonprofits

March 20, 2019 0

PLAINS TWP. — Some 33 charitable organizations presented their cases to The Luzerne Foundation on Wednesday morning as they seek grants to help them further their missions. Another 33 groups will get their turn Thursday. […]

County committee narrows proposed natural-gas rec funding awards

March 20, 2019 0

With requests exceeding available funding, a Luzerne County Council committee met Wednesday to come up with a recommendation for the county’s Act 13 natural-gas recreation grant awards. Council had earmarked $25,000 to provide grants of […]