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Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate down to 4.3 percent in June

July 20, 2018 0

WILKES-BARRE — A record high for jobs was set for the 15th consecutive month in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s employment situation report for June 2018. The L&I report was […]

Pittston man pleads guilty to contacting child for sex

July 19, 2018 0

WILKES-BARRE — A Pittston man has pleaded guilty to attempting to contact a child for sex. Joseph Walsh, 61, entered the plea Thursday on two counts of attempting to commit involuntary deviant sexual assault and […]

Wilkes-Barre: Ali Baba not zoned for entertainment

July 19, 2018 0

WILKES-BARRE — The latest controversy with the Ali Baba Lounge isn’t about an act booked to perform at the downtown venue, it’s about the club’s zoning. A city official Thursday confirmed the lounge on South […]

No stranger to controversy, Wyoming’s top cop faces theft charge

July 19, 2018 0

WYOMING — No stranger to controversy, borough Police Commissioner Michael J. Flanagan found himself on the other side of the law Thursday. Flanagan faces charges in connection with a computer theft that state police say […]

Peach Music Festival kicks off in Scranton as campers arrive for four-day event

July 19, 2018 0

SCRANTON — The controlled chaos of hoards of music lovers migrating to the Pavilion at Montage Mountain marked the beginning of the Peach Music Festival on Thursday as the enthusiastic masses laid the foundation of […]

ATV driver charged with fleeing Wilkes-Barre Twp. police

July 19, 2018 0

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A man driving a three-wheel all-terrain vehicle failed to stop when a female passenger was thrown off during a pursuit with township police earlier this week, according to charges. Township police allege […]

Quest to find Phylicia: More digging near old trailer site, but still no remains

July 19, 2018 0

HUNLOCK TWP. — Every time the backhoe bucket emptied Thursday afternoon, you could see the anticipation in Judy Lorah Fisher’s eyes. Fisher has been spearheading the ongoing, exhaustive search for Phylicia Thomas, who went missing […]