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WB Parking Authority: Deal to buy Park & Lock East from city on track

February 19, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — The sale of the city-owned Park & Lock East garage to the Wilkes-Barre Parking Authority is expected to close in the next few months, the authority’s executive director Tom Torbik said. The authority […]

Photographer’s indecent exposure trial starts with jury selection

February 19, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — Jury selection began today in the long-delayed trial of a Luzerne man accused of exposing himself at a flea market in Plymouth. Clark Van Orden, 68, faces proceedings before Luzerne County Judge Michael […]

WB man pleads guilty to assaulting unconscious woman

February 19, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — A Luzerne County jury ordered a Megan’s Law assessment for Mark C. Danko after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman who became unconscious after a night of drinking. Danko, 50, of […]

Nanticoke man surrenders on hit-run charges

February 19, 2019 0

NANTICOKE — City police said John Charles Gajewski admitted he fled the scene after striking a 78-year-old man nearly a month ago. Gajewski, 64, of Hill Street, Nanticoke, surrendered Tuesday on charges he drove away […]

More than a dozen people rescued from SeaWorld ride

February 19, 2019 0

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Police say more than a dozen people trapped on a ride at SeaWorld in San Diego have been rescued. San Diego police tell FOX5 News that around six gondolas stopped functioning […]

Pa. school threat system fields thousands of tips in first month

February 18, 2019 0

HARRISBURG — A threat reporting system now required for all Pennsylvania schools fielded more than 4,900 tips in its first month, about a third of them considered serious enough to pass along to local police […]

Trump the pundit handicaps 2020 Democratic contenders

February 18, 2019 0

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Kamala Harris had the best campaign roll-out. Amy Klobuchar’s snowy debut showed grit. Elizabeth Warren’s opening campaign video was a bit odd. Take it from an unlikely armchair pundit sizing […]