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Trump signs order stopping family separation

WASHINGTON — Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday ending the process of separating children from families after they are detained crossing the U.S. border illegally. It was […]

Veterans’ caregivers raise program concerns at VA town hall meeting

June 20, 2018 0

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — For Molly Rosencrans, it’s been a lifeline. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers a caregiver support program designed for the family members of veterans who play an important role in their […]

Ex-NAACP chief who posed as black pleads not guilty to fraud

June 20, 2018 0

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A former NAACP leader in Washington state whose life unraveled after she was exposed as a white woman pretending to be black pleaded not guilty to welfare fraud on Wednesday. Nkechi […]

Local Democrats, Republicans vote for $32.7B Pa. budget package

June 20, 2018 0

WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $32.7 billion spending package for the state’s approaching fiscal year Wednesday. State Rep. Gerald Mullery, D-Newport Township, said he was happy to support what he […]

Local Democrats, Republicans vote for $32.7B Pa. budget package

June 20, 2018 0

Non-profits pinched without Panera’s donations

June 20, 2018 0

WILKES-BARRE — With the destruction of Panera Bread in Wilkes-Barre Township after last week’s tornado, it’s not only customers who are missing the restaurant: Local non-profits are feeling its absence as well. Panera restaurants around […]

Hanover Township to host Six County Firemen’s Convention starting Thursday

June 20, 2018 0

HANOVER TWP. — The Hanover Township Fire Department is set to host the 115th annual Six County Firemen’s Convention from Thursday through Saturday. “This is the first time that we are holding the Six County […]

Strawberry Festival on Public Square is Thursday

June 20, 2018 0

WILKES-BARRE — The inaugural Strawberry Festival on Public Square — “Summer in the City” — begins Thursday, on the first day of summer, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival will be a strawberry-themed […]