WILKES-BARRE — Standing next to a Scranton woman who survived being shot 12 times in 1972, Gov. Josh Shapiro rallied support at the Luzerne County Courthouse for his proposal to increase budget funding for law enforcement to prosecute gun violence. Read moreShapiro touts funding proposal to prosecute gun crimes in Luzerne County with Scranton shooting survivor 💬
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Here’s some good news for PPL customers. Read morePPL to decrease electricity supply prices 💬
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has awarded grants totaling more than $1 million to extend one trail and connect two others in L… Read morePennDOT awards $1 million to connect, extend trails in Luzerne County 💬
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 💬
The state Transportation Department will hold a public meeting at Wyoming Area Secondary Center on May 8 to present plans for the proposed rep… Read morePennDOT to hold public display of plans for Pittston/West Pittston bridges project on May 8 in Exeter 💬
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 💬
A Hanover Twp. teenager opened fire at another man during a dispute at the Hilltop Apartments in Edwardsville earlier this year, with a stray … Read moreTeen charged in shooting that narrowly missed family 💬
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 💬
Five Luzerne County residents interviewed with a county council committee on Tuesday for the citizen seat on the county’s newly formed Commiss… Read moreFive interview for citizen seat on Luzerne County opioid commission 💬
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 💬
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Five Luzerne County residents interviewed with a county council committee on Tuesday for the citizen seat on the county’s newly formed Commiss… 💬
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… 💬
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission has a new executive director. 💬
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… 💬
Motionless in White, led by frontman and Pittston native Chris Motionless, will return to Northeast Pennsylvania to headline the Scranton/Wilk… 💬
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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 💬
Lake-Lehman softball hit two milestones Tuesday afternoon. Read moreTUESDAY'S HS ROUNDUP: Chipego, Finarelli hit milestones in the win 💬
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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In an election year shaping up to be one of the more consequential in recent memory, Tuesday’s primary features little drama for voters in Nor… Read moreTuesday's low-stakes primaries set the table for November 💬
The rush of news coverage following the death last week of O.J. Simpson brought back memories of the media frenzy that surrounded his arrest a… Read moreThe O.J. trial and the case for cameras in the courtroom 💬
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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