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Police shut down streets in Nanticoke

NANTICOKE — A wide area around Main and Green streets downtown has been cordoned off this morning due to police activity. The nature of the incident is not immediately clear. The Times Leader is at […]

Police shut down streets in Nanticoke

April 24, 2019 0

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 […]