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WILKES-BARRE — It’s too late for this year, but some Luzerne County residents and officials hope the county will take part in spraying to kill gypsy moth caterpillars starting in 2019. County council on Tuesday heard Mountain Top residents describe how ba

The governing board of the West Side Career and Technology Center has scheduled a hearing to determine if a carpentry teacher should be fired for sending “an excessive number of inappropriate text messages” to a student, according to a copy of the hearing

Despite a forecast of rain each day of the Fine Arts Fiesta in Wilkes-Barre, organizers say the weather held off for the most part to make this year’s event a big success. “We had excellent crowds on Thursday and Friday,” Executive Director Brian Benedett

WILKES-BARRE — A Plymouth man accused of shooting a man in the face during a robbery pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated assault charges and was immediately sentenced to serve up to 10 years in prison. Azijamere Le Carmichael, 19, pleaded guilty to two co

ASHLEY — Police responding to the stabbing that left a borough man dead found his girlfriend performing CPR on a lifeless body with a single stab wound to the chest, according to court documents released Monday. Brian Breymeier, 31, was found dead in his

A fireworks display to honor the troops will be held Saturday at the Luzerne County Recreational Fields in Forty Fort. The 12th annual Memorial Day weekend show is sponsored by May Brands LLC, a franchise of Dunkin Brands, and is being set off by Majestic

Former Wyoming Borough Mayor Bob Boyer says the details included in a controversial grant application that led to a raid of his home last week proves he did not stand to benefit. As mayor, Boyer pushed and helped apply for a grant application to secure $4

Talk show host Sue Henry is out at WILK News Radio. The circumstances behind Henry’s departure were not immediately clear, but she did confirm Monday was her last show with the station. Henry has been a WILK broadcaster for 16 years, serving in the 9 a.m.

The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts is ready to rock this year, with the recent announcement of two upcoming shows. Multi-faceted artist Todd Rundgren brings his “An Unpredictable Evening with Todd Rundgren” tour to the downtown Wilkes-Barre ven

WILKES-BARRE — The city is behind schedule on yard waste pickup and officials ask for residents’ patience. Anyone whose yard waste is not collected on their regular collection day is asked to let it remain on the curb until it is picked up. It will be col

A story about overdose victim Heather Hoffmaster in Sunday’s edition requires a correction in regard to the custody of her children, Josh, 10, and Amari, 3. Both are in the custody of Heather’s father, Michael Hoffmaster, and his wife, Stephanie, of Drums

WILKES-BARRE — The Luzerne County Blighted Property Review Committee is planning a workshop that will help elected officials and the public understand the committee’s mission. “I still think there’s a lot of confusion out there,” committee Chairman Harry

Wilkes University launched a $3.3 million campus enhancement project Monday. The project combines university resources with state Department of Community and Economic Development funds to beautify the campus and surrounding neighborhood, while improving p

Three people from Indiana are charged with holding up a Scranton pharmacy early Monday morning at gunpoint then binding the clerk to make their getaway, police said. Coreon House, 20, Rashad Coleman, 24, and Nicola Dunlap, 21, all of Indianapolis, were ca

Last year, they forgot a ‘u’ and directed people to the Luzerne County ‘Courthose.’ Now, the folks tasked with proofreading the new local wayfinding signs along the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor added an ‘e’ to the namesake of downtown Wilk

Ted Geffert retired as superintendent of the Crestwood School District in 2004, but he continued taking college courses to learn more about computers and technology. He did it in part because his son works in the internet-security field and he also consid

Just in time for summer travel, The Crossings Premium Outlets in Tannersville will welcome five new retailers — Bath & Body Works Outlet, Old Navy Outlet, Kitchen Collection, Cronin’s Irish Cottage and Juicy and Smoothie Café — within the next few months.

WILKES-BARRE — The Dallas School District is appealing an arbitration ruling to reinstate a high school technology teacher terminated last year and pay him back lost wages. The district fired Scott Zedar in February 2017 for not disclosing a 2009 resignat

HANOVER TWP. — An assistant coach for the Lackawanna Lightning travel softball team was charged Monday with having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Charles Steven Kearney, 52, of 1705 Capouse Ave., Scranton, is accused of having repeated sex

Sixty-eight percent of businesses that are members of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce have hired or added new positions during the past year, according to results of the chamber’s Government Affairs Committee survey. The committee conducts a