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Police: Wilkes-Barre youth airlifted from Carey Avenue Bridge crash

HANOVER TWP. — Authorities are investigating a crash after emergency crews were called to the Carey Avenue Bridge just before 10 p.m. Saturday night after two bicyclists were struck by a motor vehicle. A male […]

Proposed lobbyist hire on Tuesday’s Luzerne County Council voting agenda

April 21, 2019 0

Luzerne County Manager C. David Pedri’s request to hire a lobbyist is up for a vote on Tuesday’s council agenda. If approved, Harrisburg-based Maverick Strategies would be paid $5,000 per month to identify resources and […]

Look Back: Apartment building planned at site of Our Lady of Fatima Grotto in late 1960s

April 21, 2019 0

An attorney from New York in 1966 through a Luzerne County sheriff’s sale purchased property on West North Street, Wilkes-Barre, intending to build a high rise apartment building, while an attorney in Plains Township wanted […]

Police: Wilkes-Barre youth airlifted from Carey Avenue Bridge crash

April 21, 2019 0

Stormwater just one element of Pa. pollution mandate plan

April 21, 2019 0

The controversial stormwater fee hitting Wyoming Valley area residents is only part of a broad state watershed plan to comply with a Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction mandate, state records show. This plan stems from the […]

Happy Easter!

April 21, 2019 0

With Easter just a day away, Peter Cottontail was busy making stops all around Luzerne County on Saturday. Here we see him visiting with children in Dallas and West Nanticoke. Dominic Sass, 3, chats with […]

Beyond the Byline: We all have a few new heroes to celebrate

April 21, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — We all have heroes. Heroes can be parents, relatives, siblings, veterans, friends, sports stars, celebrities, politicians, authors, teachers, police officers, firefighters, doctors, nurses, grandparents, and on and on and on. I’ve always said […]

Cannabis festival draws thousands to Scranton

April 21, 2019 0

SCRANTON — Music, food, tie dye apparel and cannabis united thousands of people from Northeastern Pennsylvania and beyond on Saturday. Throughout the day over 10,000 people flocked to Nay Aug Park to enjoy the fifth […]