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A work crew with A.R. Popple finally finished knocking down the former Academy Street Market in Wilkes-Barre on Friday. City Administrator Ted Wampole said an engineer determined the long-vacant structure should be demolished after a vehicle struck it sev

SCRANTON — Lax enforcement of immigration laws, sanctuary policies and “open-border” advocates encourage illegal immigration and put police and the public in danger, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a group of police academy cadets Friday. The nat

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — The power is on. Mundy Street is open. Cleanup is under way. Two days after a powerful tornado tore through the Wilkes-Barre Township Commons and Arena Hub Plaza — causing at least $18 million in damage and destroying nine businesses —

GAR High School in Wilkes-Barre held its 91st graduation ceremony Friday. For a list of graduates, be sure to check out our annual graduation special section on June 28.

SCRANTON — As U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ motorcade drove away from Lackawanna College on Friday, a peaceful crowd of protesters erupted. “Shame, shame, shame,” they chanted as his fleet of large black SUVs made their way out of Scranton. Session

Dallas High School held its graduation ceremony Friday. For a list of graduates, be sure to check out our annual graduation special section on June 28.

Coughlin High School in Wilkes-Barre held its 128th commencement ceremony Friday at the F.M. Kirby Center. For a list of graduates, be sure to check out our annual graduation special section on June 28.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS n Jose Castillo-Gomez to Miguel Francisco et al., $70,000; Hazleton. n Videl Pena to Bernard G. Schneider Jr., $82,297; Wilkes-Barre. n Ronald Elwood Davis to Maynita Vaughn Wimbus, $70,000; Kingston. n Kelly Giberson et al. to Alche

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — It’s the post-tornado question many people are asking: How did a temporary flower tent survive 130 mph winds that destroyed nearby commercial buildings and caused millions of dollars in losses? Tim Ansilio, owner of The Flower Tent, do

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Jay Kittrick came to survey the tornado damage Friday, but he wasn’t looking as intently as usual. An independent insurance adjuster who has been dispatched to natural disasters around the country, he came to the township as a civilian

WILKES-BARRE TWP.— Although many businesses were damaged by the tornado Wednesday night, it hasn’t stopped local business owners and employees from helping each other out. Marty Anstett, manager of Lowe’s in the Arena Hub Plaza, held back tears as he said

Northwest Area held its graduation ceremony Friday. For a list of graduates, be sure to check out our annual graduation special section on June 28.

Wyoming Area High School held its 52nd annual graduation ceremony Friday. For a list of graduates, be sure to check out our annual graduation special section on June 28.

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A powerful storm caused absolute devastation Wednesday night in Wilkes-Barre Twp., decimating the Wilkes-Barre Commons shopping mall and the Wilkes-Barre Arena Hub Shopping Plaza.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will visit with local assistant U.S. attorneys on Friday before speaking about immigration and law enforcement at Lackawanna College, U.S. Attorney David Freed said Wednesday. Freed, the chief federal prosecutor for the

WILKES-BARRE — The Berwick man bitten by a Wilkes-Barre police dog during his arrest last summer was acquitted at trial on Wednesday, paving the way for a civil lawsuit to move forward against the city. A jury found Joshua Fought, 44, not guilty of a coun

WILKES-BARRE — The Irem Temple restoration project is getting an $80,000 boost. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has awarded $1.28 million in Keystone Historic Preservation grants to help 28 historical and heritage organizations, museums

A Wilkes University student is just one of 60 in the country to be selected for a scholarship in honor of former National Football League player Pat Tillman, who left his sports career to join the Army after Sept. 11 and was killed in Afghanistan. The Pat

WILKES-BARRE — In observance of Flag Day today, City Hall will be closed and there will be no Department of Public Works services. Residents in the South Wilkes-Barre 2 section who have a Thursday collection day will have their garbage and yard waste pick

WILKES-BARRE — Jim Walsh loves the American flag and he wants other people to love it, too. To that end, Walsh distributed three dozen U.S. flags that he purchased at Wednesday’s city council meeting, the day before Flag Day. “It stands for everything tha