The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has awarded grants totaling more than $1 million to extend one trail and connect two others in Luzerne County. Read morePennDOT awards $1 million to connect, extend trails in Luzerne County 💬
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KINGSTON — Longtime restaurateur and chef Jeff Piazza on Tuesday celebrated the opening of a new eatery, Cafe Piazza on Market Street in Kingston. Read moreLongtime chef and eatery owner opens Cafe Piazza in Kingston 💬
A multiday jazz festival returns this weekend to Wilkes-Barre, which lays claim to the first jazz festival in the country. The headliner Satur… Read moreCheck out the Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz this weekend 💬
At least five people, including three juveniles, have been charged in connection with fights that broke out at the Cherry Blossom Festival in … Read more5 charged in connection with festival fights 💬
WILKES-BARRE — The Luzerne County Board of Elections scheduled a public hearing for 1 p.m. Friday regarding challenges to 13 provisional ballo… Read moreElection board schedules Friday hearing on challenged ballots in 117th District state House race 💬
The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency awarded $2.36 million to Luzerne County public schools in competitive school safety and s… Read moreLuzerne County public schools get $2.36M in safety grants 💬
The man who admitted abandoning Nova, a pit bull puppy found starving and abandoned in Pittston, is now a fugitive after skipping out on his s… Read moreNova abandonment suspect wanted for failing to appear 💬
A Plymouth mother barred from contacting her daughter was sentenced Tuesday to serve up to two years in jail for snatching the child with the … Read morePlymouth mother sentenced for Skyzone child snatching 💬
The Black Creek Twp. teen accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend in the bedroom of her Butler Twp. home is seeking dismissal of the murder… Read moreTeen seeks dismissal of murder charges in 'horrific accident' 💬
The former financial controller of a Luzerne County HVAC equipment company pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge for embezzling more t… Read moreHVAC controller pleads guilty to embezzling $1.5M 💬
A Kingston man was sentenced Tuesday to serve up to two years in the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for opening fire on a group of peopl… Read moreMan sentenced for South Main Plaza shooting 💬
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From the time he stepped on the court for the Dallas Mountaineers as a freshman, Mikey Cumbo brought high expectations. Though there was a tremendous learning curve to navigate that season, he… Read moreBOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dallas' Mikey Cumbo 💬
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Wilkes University's home game with the University of Scranton baseball team was suspended in the top of the fifth inning with Scranton leading, 6-5. The game is scheduled to resume Wednesday a… Read moreLOCAL COLLEGE: Wilkes, Scranton baseball suspended due to rain 💬
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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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