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EXETER TWP. — The backers of a proposed addiction treatment facility at a former school are claiming victory on a technicality. Attorneys for a doctor seeking to open the facility at the former Sarah J. Dymond Elementary School claim they have won “deemed

WILKES-BARRE — The Riverfront Parks Committee is inviting children 3 and older to help paint a community mural titled “A trip down the river without getting your feet wet.” The event will take place from 10 to 2 Saturday at the Barnes & Noble Wilkes-King’

WILKES-BARRE — A Glen Lyon woman who pleaded guilty to two robberies committed earlier this year was sentenced Tuesday to serve up to five years in prison. Janice Mackey, 34, of 68 Rear Newport St., was charged in two robberies that took place Feb. 15 — o

WILKES-BARRE — A city man convicted of repeatedly forcing a teenage girl to have sex over a decade was sentenced Tuesday to serve up to 34 years in prison. Jorge Claudio Huapaya Jr., 38, of 473 N. Pennsylvania Ave., was convicted at trial earlier this yea

The settlement in a lawsuit over the Edwardsville Pierogi Festival is final. Local lawyers representing the festival recently obtained official settlement documents signed by representatives of the Whiting-Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce in Indiana, which

Two former websites run by the Luzerne County Democratic Party now direct people to a big photo of Republican President Donald Trump and some mocking words. “HAHAHAHAA, County Democratic Party don’t know how to renew domains,” screams the headline of the

State dog wardens will check for dog licenses and rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats in Luzerne County this June. The review is intended to raise awareness of the importance of up-to-date dog licenses and of rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats. Dogs

Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd brings its final tour to Wilkes-Barre Twp. this fall. On Friday, Nov. 30, the band takes the stage at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, 255 Highland Park Blvd., as a part of its “Last of the Street Survivors Farewell

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A Wilkes-Barre woman was arraigned Tuesday on charges alleging she lied on an application to buy a firearm. Denise A. Jopling, 46, of 64 Blackman St., is charged with a felony count of making a materially false statement and a misdemea

State Rep. Gerald Mullery’s bill that would ban nicotine-based products and electronic cigarettes in Pennsylvania schools was unanimously voted out of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Under House Bill 2268, e-cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing to

WILKES-BARRE — Fire tore through a business and apartment building early Tuesday, causing extensive damage to the structure but resulting in no injuries, according to firefighters. The fire at the C&A Mini Market at 362 Scott St. was reported around 2:25

WEST PITTSTON — A former client of Cefalo & Associates used the account number on a settlement check she got because of her son’s death in an attempt to pay her utility bills with the law firm’s escrow account, according to charges filed in court. Michell

WILKES-BARRE — A city man serving prison time for molesting a foster child in his adoptive home was sentenced Tuesday to serve an additional 17 to 34 years in prison for sex offenses in two separate cases. Tyler Groner, 26, was sentenced on two counts of

ASHLEY — A drunken man pounded on a car and shouted for police shoot him before he was taken into custody Thursday, according to police. Officers responded at 10:16 p.m. to the intersection of Mary and North Main streets for a report of a man with his pan

WILKES-BARRE — UGI Utilities will begin a natural gas main replacement project this week along three blocks of North and South Franklin Street. The project will stretch from West Union Street to West South Street. The initial phase of the project will imp

DRUMS — Norman Scheutrumpf can talk at length about just about any experience he had during World War II. He doesn’t miss a beat when he recalls the names of the soldiers he met, the conversations he had with Belgians or what was served in field kitchens

Philadelphia Eagles superfan and 44-year-old Tresckow resident John Petrilyak Jr. thinks President Donald Trump should have let his Super Bowl-winning team visit the White House. The President rescinded the invitation Monday, a day before the scheduled vi

WILKES-BARRE — A panel of Commonwealth Court judges on Monday sided with the Wilkes-Barre City Police Benevolent Association in a dispute about whether holiday pay and other special compensation should be included when calculating the pensions of retired

Registered nurses at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital continued to picket Monday for the fifth day, demanding improvements in staffing. The nurses planned to strike for one day on Thursday but the hospital hired temporary replacement nurses and locked out th

Frank Henry, chairman emeritus of the Martz Group who was known for his leadership in the transportation industry, his philanthropy and public service, died Sunday. He was 85. For more than 50 years, Henry served as chairman of the Martz Group, a fifth ge