WILKES-BARRE — With sound checks being done on stage for a sold-out rock concert Monday night, the leader of the F.M. Kirby Center took media members to the lower level of the facility during the afternoon to reveal what $4 million in water damage looks like. Read moreKirby Center officials reveal $4 million in flooding damage as sold-out shows continue 💬
One of the final pieces in Wilkes-Barre Mayor George C. Brown’s plan to make access to and around Kirby Park handicap-accessible is coming bef… Read moreWilkes-Barre council to mull contract for next phase of Kirby Park upgrades 💬
LEHMAN TWP. — An intense fire Monday destroyed a log cabin home that recently sold for $550,000. Read moreFire destroys Lehman Twp. home on Monday 💬
Pennsylvania taxpayers paid $410,000 for state flights last year, the most since 2011. Shapiro took most of those flights. Read moreShapiro uses Pennsylvania’s state plane much more than his predecessor 💬
Joan Hoggarth, Luzerne County’s longest-serving division head, will retire later this month, county Manager Romilda Crocamo told county counci… Read moreHoggarth to retire as head of Luzerne County judicial services and records division 💬
The owner of an auto repair shop is seeking approval from the Wilkes-Barre Zoning Hearing Board to construct an on-site storage garage in the … Read moreWilkes-Barre auto repair shop seeks zoning nod for storage garage 💬
Records obtained by Spotlight PA and WESA offer the most comprehensive public accounting to date of how counties across the state have used te… Read moreRecords obtained by Spotlight PA and WESA reveal how Pa. counties used tens of millions in opioid settlement dollars 💬
WILKES-BARRE — A panel of three Luzerne County judges is expected to rule Wednesday whether to toss out six mail-in ballots from the April 23 … Read moreRuling expected Wednesday in Walsh petition to toss out 6 ballots in the 117th District race 💬
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine held its 12th annual commencement ceremony Sunday at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. Dr. Vive… Read morePHOTOS: Geisinger School of Medicine holds commencement 💬
After detecting disease-causing bacteria in meat packed at its plant near Hazleton, Cargill recalled the meat and contacted Walmart to stop sa… Read moreCargill detected contaminated meat in Hazleton area plant 💬
Housing authorities in Lackawanna, Luzerne and Monroe counties will together benefit from more than $17 million in federal funding for capital… Read moreNEPA housing authorities to benefit from more than $17 million in federal funding 💬
JENKINS TWP. — A woman stabbed a man in the back early Monday at a township mobile home park, investigators allege. Read morePolice: Woman stabs man in Jenkins Twp. mobile home early Monday 💬
A Wilkes-Barre man convicted of a string of burglaries at apartment buildings and elderly high-rises was sentenced last week to spend up to 15… Read moreFormer New York man gets up to 15 years for Wilkes-Barre burglaries 💬
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JENKINS TWP. — A woman stabbed a man in the back early Monday at a township mobile home park, investigators allege. 💬
A Wilkes-Barre man convicted of a string of burglaries at apartment buildings and elderly high-rises was sentenced last week to spend up to 15… 💬
A Luzerne County judge has sentenced a disbarred attorney who had worked for a prominent Scranton law firm to 30 days in jail on forgery and r… 💬
The city revoked a notice of apparent zoning violation it issued in March over the brightness of the downtown Scranton Art Haus Cinema and Soc… 💬
WILKES-BARRE — Michael Glabicki and the Rusted Root Uprooted Trio will perform a free show at 7:30 p.m. May 18 on Public Square as part of the… 💬
The next step in deciding the winner of the Republican nomination for the 117th state House District seat will take place Monday morning in Lu… 💬
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For Mason Black, the time is almost here. Read moreBlack to make MLB debut Monday in Philadelphia 💬
The RailRiders compiled a season-high 14 hits while allowing no hits until the eighth inning, as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre completed a six-game sweep of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp with a 5-2 vi… Read moreRailRiders sweep Jumbo Shrimp 💬
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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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