WILKES-BARRE — A transitional housing facility proposed for a vacant warehouse on East Union Street received zoning approval Wednesday.

WILKES-BARRE — Two people were removed from a Luzerne County Courtroom, a perceived threat was made and a victim of a shooting called an attorney “stupid” during a contentious preliminary hearing for homicide suspect Frangel Garcia Andujar on Wednesday.

WILKES-BARRE – The 2022 EPIC Awards were held at the F.M. Kirby Center for Performing Arts Tuesday night, celebrating some of the highest regarded leaders and businesses in Wyoming Valley.

KINGSTON — A longstanding patriotic tradition will again be held when the 103rd annual West Side Veterans Memorial Parade steps off at 10:30 a.m. sharp on Memorial Day, honoring America’s fallen heroes.

The Firefighters’ Memorial Bridge linking West Pittston and Pittston will be inspected to determine if it can safely reopen to traffic in its current condition until a bridge replacement or reconstruction is planned and completed, Luzerne County Council decided Tuesday.

HARRISBURG — Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick went to Pennsylvania’s highest court Tuesday in an eleventh-hour bid to help him close the gap in votes with celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s neck-and-neck Republican primary contest for U.S. Senate.