NEW YORK (AP) — Racial justice. Obstruction of justice. Social justice. The Justice Department. Merriam-Webster has chosen “justice” as its 2018 word of the year, driven by the churning news cycle over months and months. […]
PLYMOUTH — The Wall That Heals — a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a mobile Education Center — is coming to Plymouth in 2019. The Wall will be staged at […]
The Spirit of Christmas was alive in the flood ravaged Wyoming Valley in 1972. Six months after Tropical Storm Agnes caused the Susquehanna River to flood the valley, thousands of people remained living in trailers […]
HAZLETON — Joe Maddon, manager of the Chicago Cubs, has made sure he made plenty of pit stops in his native city this past week, including a stop at his eighth annual Thankmas held at […]
The following are recent Luzerne County restaurant inspection reports from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. According to the agency: “Any inspection is a ‘snapshot’ of the day and time of the inspection. An inspection conducted […]
Instances of substance abuse among women hospitalized for delivery or pregnancy-related stays has risen dramatically statewide, a new report shows, from 1 in every 69 cases in 2000-01 to one in every 25 cases in […]
Luzerne County Council approved a $16 million tax anticipation loan last week, which was a reduction from the up to $17 million the administration had projected would be needed two weeks earlier. County Budget/Finance Division […]
WASHINGTON — With a number of probes moving closer to the Oval Office, President Donald Trump and his attorney unleased a fresh series of attacks Sunday on the investigators, questioning their integrity while categorically ruling […]
EDWARDSVILLE — Ilias, age 3, Marilyn, 2 and a half, and Adalyn, 6, were three of the 120 children who went Christmas shopping Sunday morning at Kmart, courtesy of the Plymouth Rotary Club. The brainchild […]
Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority officials want to make it clear they have not approved alterations in the giant Toby Creek detention basin that are a major component of the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority’s new […]
HANOVER TWP. — Seven wreaths laid on display inside the Breslau Hose Co. on Saturday morning, each containing an American flag, a flag representing one branch of the military, and one for the National League […]
WILKES-BARRE — All children under 12 and their families were treated to a free movie Saturday at the F.M. Kirby Center as part of a local law firm’s holiday gift to the community. Hourigan, Kluger […]
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