WILKES-BARRE — Grayson Rogers is painting a mural of Wilkes-Barre landmarks during this year’s Fine Arts Fiesta — and for the first time he’s having visitors help him. Read morePainting Wilkes-Barre at Fine Arts Fiesta opening day 💬
UGI Utilities Inc. announced its purchased gas cost rates will rise June 1 with a bigger increase projected for December. Read moreUGI announces planned gas rate hikes 💬
EDWARDSVILLE — A new business has joined the Luzerne County Ice Cream Trail. Read moreNew ice cream and coffee shop opens in Edwardsville 💬
The concert headliner for the 68th Fine Arts Fiesta is Michael Glabicki and the Rusted Root Uprooted Trio. The rock and soul artists will perf… Read moreFine Arts Fiesta: Music and more begins May 16 💬
EDWARDSVILLE — Two firefighters were hospitalized and a magistrate’s office was heavily damaged when a fire broke out while court was in sessi… Read more2 firefighters injured battling blaze at magistrate's office in Edwardsville 💬
The man called himself George Burgos, but the credit cards he used had been stolen when he paid for more than $34,000 of meat at Hazle Park Meats. Read moreHazle Park Meats victim of $34,000 theft 💬
SCRANTON — A jury on Wednesday found Justin Schuback guilty of first-degree murder in the death of restaurateur Robert Baron during an alterca… Read moreJury finds Justin Schuback guilty of first-degree murder in killing of Old Forge pizzeria owner Robert Baron 💬
The Hanover Area School District demonstrated its new small mobile robot that paint lines on outdoor athletic fields on Wednesday. Read moreHanover Area takes line-painting robot for a spin 💬
WILKES-BARRE — City zoners on Wednesday approved a front porch addition to a Parsons home, denied a request to open a home daycare and continu… Read moreZoning hearing for auto repair shop garage in Miners Mills continued 💬
A Shavertown man who was a key witness in a double-murder case against Hugo Selenski has been charged with assaulting one Back Mountain cop an… Read moreRussin charged with assaulting cop, hurling racial epithet 💬
The Luzerne County Board of Elections voted unanimously on Thursday to certify the results of the April 23 primary, excluding the still-contes… Read moreBoard certifies primary election results, aside from 117th 💬
YATESVILLE — The Pittston Area School Board is proposing a $62 million budget for 2024-25 with no increase in the property tax rate. Read moreNo tax hike in Pittston Area proposed budget 💬
WILKES-BARRE — A panel of three Luzerne County judges on Wednesday denied a petition from state Rep. Mike Cabell to count write-in votes cast … Read moreLuzerne County judges deny Cabell's petitions over write-in, provisional votes 💬
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YATESVILLE — The Pittston Area School Board is proposing a $62 million budget for 2024-25 with no increase in the property tax rate. 💬
WILKES-BARRE — A panel of three Luzerne County judges on Wednesday denied a petition from state Rep. Mike Cabell to count write-in votes cast … 💬
A Nanticoke man has been charged with threatening to behead President Joe Biden and to kill members of his cabinet, according to the U.S. Atto… 💬
A Wyoming man shot out a window and threatened to kill a man he found sitting in a vehicle with the mother of his child, according to charges … 💬
A Wilkes-Barre man has been sentenced to serve up to 10 years in federal prison for dealing methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. 💬
Wilkes-Barre police are working to identify a scammer who duped an area resident out of $2,500 by posing as a Luzerne County sheriff’s deputy. 💬
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Armed Forces Day Parade marches back into Scranton on Saturday after being disrupted by the pandemic. 💬
JACKSON TWP. — The president and treasurer of the Huntsville Cemetery Association embezzled $11,400 by writing checks to his private business,… 💬
Wilkes-Barre Twp. police are seeking a man they say has stolen over $5,000 worth of jeans from J.C. Penney at the Wyoming Valley Mall over the… 💬
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SCRANTON — Samuell Guzman wasn’t thinking about a big throw. Read moreD2 TRACK & FIELD: Guzman, Wilkerson have big days for WVC boys 💬
SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — Bill Hall and Ansarali Atabayev remained calm and poised, stayed the course, and their patience and execution paid off with gold medals. Read moreDISTRICT 2 TENNIS: Sem's Hall, Atabayev win 2A doubles title 💬
HAZLE TWP – Rafael Chavez had a team-best 17 kills to pace No. 3 Hazleton Area to a 3-0 win over No. 6 Wyoming Valley West Wednesday in the District 2 Class 3A boys' volleyball quarterfinals. Read moreDISTRICT 2 VOLLEYBALL: Cougars advance in volleyball quarterfinal 💬
Ellie Kersey scored seven times, and No. 2 Wyoming Seminary rolled to an 18-8 victory over No. 7 North Pocono in the quarterfinals of the District 2 Class 2A girls’ lacrosse tournament Wednesday. Read moreD2 GIRLS LACROSSE: Wyoming Seminary advances in Class 2A 💬
One slow roller was about all the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders needed to get back to their winning ways Wednesday. Read moreDominant pitching leads RailRiders to Wednesday win 💬
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The passage last week of a bill that will ban motorists from handling cellphones on Pennsylvania roadways was a testament to the determination… Read moreOne mother's crusade to make Pennsylvania's roads safer 💬
Emergency dispatchers deserve to be recognized as “first responders,” a designation that opens up a broad new category of legal benefits for t… Read moreGive 911 operators the title, and the benefits, they deserve 💬
The fall season once again is upon us, and as All Hallows Eve and All Saints Day approach, so does our fascination with the unexplained. Our area has two nationally known haunts that although they haven’t been in the news for a good while, have divided paranormalists for years. Read moreSeason of 'hauntings' is upon us 💬
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