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WILKES-BARRE — A wanted man allegedly causing a disturbance now has a warrant out charging him with fleeing from police. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance along South Main Street around 2:30 p.m. Monday and encountered James K. Jackson, 30,

NANTICOKE — A police officer has filed a federal labor lawsuit against the City of Nanticoke over 15 hours of overtime pay she said she is owed because officials would not let her go to physical therapy during work. Kara Kroll, who was hired in 2015, alle

For most visitors to Las Vegas, the idea of winning a jackpot is nothing more than a pipe dream. But the odds are currently in favor of one Forty Fort native, all because of his passion for both ice hockey and video games. David Roebuck, 21, will be in Si

SCRANTON — Magisterial District Judge Paul J. Ware’s decision on whether or not a former Lackawanna County Prison guard will stand trial on charges of sexually abusing an inmate will wait until at least next week. That’s when memos are due addressing thre

Two Starbucks stores in Luzerne County were among more than 8,000 stores nationwide that closed temporarily Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training. A Starbucks store on Wilkes University’s campus in downtown Wilkes-Barre closed at 1:30 p.m. and will reopen

SCRANTON — A Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright and a renowned furniture designer are among the winners of the 2018 Governor’s Awards for the Arts, which will be given in the Electric City this summer. The highest honors the state presents

HANOVER TWP. — Police are seeking a driver who pulled away from a gas station with the pump still inserted into his vehicle, causing damage. The man pulled into the Sunoco gas station on the Sans Souci Parkway around 6 p.m. May 23 to get gas, police said.

Negotiators for the Dallas School District and the teachers union are at odds again after a bargaining session Tuesday night. The last union agreement expired in 2015. Teachers went on strike in 2016 and 2017 and are planning another strike at the beginni

WILKES-BARRE — A federal judge has recommended that a wrongful termination suit former Luzerne County interim budget and finance director Donna Magni brought against the county be dismissed. U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin Carlson on Tuesday issued a recomme

Students at Wyoming Valley Montessori School in Kingston planted a vegetable garden at the school on Tuesday. The garden is part of the Children Feeding Children program at the school. Vegetables produced will be donated to a local food pantry.

Registered nurses at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital said they have set a one-day strike for Thursday, May 31, in support of “safe staffing and improved patient care.” They previously threatened to picket by submitting a strike notice to management on May 1

The state Department of Transportation announced the following upcoming road work projects: Interstate 80 n May 1 to June 30 there will be a permanent single lane closure on Interstate 80 westbound between Exit 40 (White Haven) and Exit 39 (Mountain Top).

HANOVER TWP. Police: Pair found with drugs in car Police arrested two men following a traffic stop Saturday on East Main Street. Officers said Ronald McGrady of Hanover Twp. possessed a variety of illegal substances, including heroin, Molly/MDMA, cocaine

Let’s stop blaming colleges for ruining retirement. To be sure, student loan debt topped $1.5 trillion in the first quarter, according to the Federal Reserve. That’s a huge number. It’s also true that more 60-plus people are carrying education debt, eithe

Wyoming Seminary Upper School in Kingston held its annual commencement ceremony on Sunday at the school’s Carpenter Athletic Center. Graduates included 114 seniors from 10 states and 10 countries. Senior Matthew Parsons of Bear Creek gave the student addr

WANAMIE — U.S. Navy sailor Edward F. Slapikas died 5,000 miles from home during the attack on Pearl Harbor nearly 77 years ago. Soon, the Newport Twp. man will be laid to rest near his childhood residence. On this Memorial Day, the people of Newport Twp.

Dear J.T. & Dale: First, I’m Latin, and my culture is absolutely Latin. I started a new job six months ago, and in the past two months I’ve been seeing my boss with different eyes. I’m almost positive he’s feeling something, too. (He’s not my direct boss;

SCRANTON — Faced with a number of darkened shops, Marketplace at Steamtown officials boarded them up and put out the call for artists in true lemons-versus-lemonade spirit. More than a dozen artists are painting for the Your Art Here contest this weekend,

State Rep. Karen Boback’s second annual Veterans Ride for Honor was held Sunday. The event raises funds to support local veterans organizations. The event is sponsored by the Daddow Isaacs American Legion Post 672, Dallas. The bike run is sponsored by the

Drag racers that ran on local tracks will be on display this summer when the Northeast Pennsylvania Region of the Antique Car Club of America holds its annual car show and flea market. The event, expected to attract 400-plus historical and classic vehicle