SALEM TWP. — E-commerce and technology giant Amazon secured a major zoning victory on Tuesday to advance its plans to build a multibillion-dollar data center campus near two power plants off U.S. Route 11 in Salem Twp. Read moreSalem Twp. rezones 1,582 acres for multibillion-dollar Amazon data center campus near power plants 💬
A Hazleton man being booked into the Luzerne County Correctional Facility was caught with a loaded revolver concealed in his sneaker on Wednes… Read moreLCCF inmate charged with possessing loaded gun 💬
A Larksville man awaiting sentencing on manslaughter charges connected to a crash that killed a 93-year-old woman has himself died in an accident. Read moreManslaughter suspect dies ahead of sentencing hearing 💬
WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Council approved changing the name of the Children and Youth Services agency Tuesday and heard a plea to award a… Read moreLuzerne County Children & Youth renamed; county fair seeks $500,000 💬
A Wilkes-Barre couple is facing child endangerment charges after overdosing at an East End hotel room, leaving their 8-year-old son surrounded… Read morePolice: Overdosing parents left boy, 8, with drugs 💬
Luzerne County and state Rep. Mike Cabell have filed legal briefs in state Commonwealth Court regarding Cabell's appeal of a county court ruli… Read moreLuzerne County and Cabell file briefs in ballot appeal case in Commonwealth Court 💬
With a June 30 deadline approaching fast, Luzerne County Council is dealing with dozens of requests for modifications to American Rescue Plan-… Read moreRescue Plan project modification requests pour in to Luzerne County Council as deadline nears 💬
Wilkes-Barre police are investigating a scam in which a woman was threatened with a "spell" if she didn't wire money to South America. Read moreWoman threatened with 'spell' in tarot card scam 💬
Parking restrictions will be in place on certain city streets on Thursday and Friday so they can be cleaned, Mayor George C. Brown’s Office ha… Read moreParking restricted on some Wilkes-Barre streets Thursday, Friday 💬
During more than 30 years of evaluating unemployment data, Satyajit Ghosh, Ph.D., a University of Scranton economist, said it's not often that… Read moreLocal unemployment rate matches record low number 💬
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