DORRANCE TWP. — The public hearing on the long-debated residential development known as the Preserve at Blue Ridge Trail wrapped up this week with township supervisors tabling a decision until Dec. 10. Meanwhile, the township’s […]
WILKES-BARRE — A Dallas man who pleaded guilty to supplying a woman with the drugs that led to her fatal overdose was sentenced to two years in a state program that calls for both prison […]
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Moving is out of the question for Ross Graham. The South Franklin Street resident dug in and joined neighbors who want to see the Ali Baba Lounge go instead. Graham testified as […]
PLAINS TWP. — Up an old industrial access road riddled with cracks, just over a ridge, the view becomes both old and new: Heavy earth vehicles scattered across a blackened landscape so common in coal […]
The supplier of Luzerne County’s new electronic poll books is investigating why 15 of the 220 tablets had drained batteries in the Nov. 6 election, county Election Director Marisa Crispell said Wednesday. County Councilman Stephen […]
WILKES-BARRE — A Harveys Lake man accused of beating his mother and killing the family dog pleaded guilty Wednesday, but said the crimes occurred due to mental illness. Charlie Ide, 36, admitted to two charges […]
WILKES-BARRE — It could take almost five years before the North Washington Street bridge is rebuilt under the long-range forecast an engineer presented for the project. The span might be completed sooner than 2023. But […]
WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Health cited Wilkes-Barre General Hospital last week for inadequate staffing and other violations found after an unannounced on-site review Sept. 10-14. The review was initiated after registered nurses of […]
Muddled fiscal records that have left Luzerne County and its Children and Youth agency unsure how much money is owed to each other were again discussed at this week’s council work session. The county was […]
WILKES-BARRE — Fifteen people have applied to fill the Wilkes-Barre Area School Board seat vacated by Dino Galella, including at least five longtime critics of the board’s high school consolidation plan, two former board members […]
HAZLETON — Four people were taken to the hospital after an alleged hit-and-run assault in Hazleton, and police are looking for the man they say did it. According to a press release from Chief of […]
BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers suing President Donald Trump over his decision to end special protections shielding certain immigrants from deportation are seeking unaired footage from his reality TV show “The Apprentice” to try to bolster […]
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