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Bereaved mom’s emotional presentation warns Nanticoke students about distracted driving

April 24, 2019 0

NANTICOKE — The mother of Paul Miller Jr. Tuesday told several hundred Greater Nanticoke Area students that her son did everything right on July 5, 2010. But the driver of the tractor-trailer traveling in the […]

Bridge deal, delinquent fees discussed at Wilkes-Barre council work session

April 24, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — The city and Hanover Township will maintain the new bridge planned for Division Street bridge and split the $169,000 in engineering costs for its construction under the terms of cooperative agreement between the […]

Luzerne County hires lobbyist firm

April 24, 2019 0

Luzerne County now officially has its own lobbyist firm to fight for funding and other goals. After hearing a presentation from Harrisburg-based Maverick Strategies, a council majority voted Tuesday to grant county Manager C. David […]

Luzerne County DA issues warning about phone scam

April 23, 2019 0

Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis issued a warning Tuesday about a phone scam that involves spoofing to falsely make it appear the call is originating from the county courthouse main telephone line: 570-825-1500. Salavantis […]

Chamber announces recipients of ATHENA and Epic awards

April 23, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — Tara Mugford Wilson, president at Power Engineering Corporation, was announced Tuesday as the recipient of the 2019 ATHENA Award. The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce will present the ATHENA Award, sponsored by Riggs […]

Reward offered for Edwardsville murder suspect dubbed Fat Polo

April 23, 2019 0

A $2,000 reward is being offered by Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers for information that leads authorities to the capture of an Edwardsville homicide suspect, state police at Wyoming announced in a press release Tuesday. Authorities are […]

Hasay sentenced to two years in prison for owning illegal machine guns

April 23, 2019 0

SCRANTON — Despite attempts from his attorney to get a reduced sentence lower than the standard range, a Hunlock Creek man was sentenced to spend two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to owning […]