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Attorney William Ruzzo dead at 77; recalled as advocate for oppressed

WILKES-BARRE — Renowned Luzerne County defense attorney William Ruzzo died Saturday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. He was 77. A retired Luzerne County public defender, Ruzzo worked on numerous high-profile cases, including […]

Wilkes-Barre fire watches up, union support for them down

September 23, 2018 0

WILKES-BARRE — After its patrol as part of the stepped-up Community Fire Watch during the predawn hours of Sept. 6, the crew from Engine 2 returned to Hollenback Station without having seen a flame or […]

Beyond the Byline: Wilkes-Barre Area schools must choose wisely

September 22, 2018 0

WILKES-BARRE — So next year the three Wilkes-Barre Area high schools will become one. Or so they think. The plan is for Meyers, Coughlin and GAR to become one big school for athletics, fielding one […]

Fall Festival in Forty Fort for a furry cause

September 22, 2018 0

FORTY FORT — Children and their families filled the lot of Edward’s Garden Center on Saturday, kicking off the first day of its annual Fall Festival. From face-painting and pony rides to food trucks and […]

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Capitol Roundup: Rozzi to host news conference Monday on justice for clergy abuse victims

September 22, 2018 0

WILKES-BARRE — State Rep. Mark Rozzi will host a legislator news conference at noon Monday in the Capitol Rotunda to push for legislative changes that will allow past victims of childhood sexual abuse to seek […]

Tennis kerfuffle at WB Area ‘bunch of nothing’ both sides insist

September 22, 2018 0

WILKES-BARRE — Both the man paid to oversee the tennis courts at Kirby Park and the Wilkes-Barre Area School Board solicitor used the same phrase Friday regarding complaints that a district tennis team was locked […]

Police: Hazleton raid turns up more than 700 heroin/fentanyl bags

September 22, 2018 0

HAZLETON — After a two-month investigation, police arrested a man Friday for allegedly selling heroin and fentanyl. Luis Lara Hernandez, 20, of 609 N. Vine St., was arrested and a search of his residence turned […]

Group aims to rescue, restore Wilkes-Barre’s last trolley

September 22, 2018 0

It was a ride like no other. At 1:30 in the morning on Sunday, Oct. 15, 1950, Wilkes-Barre Transit Corp. motorman Robert Cipriani tried to walk through his trolley car, 788, to collect the fares […]