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Karen Boback, R-117, Harveys Lake, is moving her office from the current location in the Twin Stacks complex to 105 Lieutenant Michael Cleary Drive in Dallas. The new office will open 9 a.m. Thursday. Boback’s current office will close at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Move over, bronze medal, and make room for the Mirrorball trophy. Adam Rippon, Olympic bronze medalist figure skater and Clarks Summit native, and his professional dance partner Jenna Johnson won ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars: Athletes” competition Monday

WILKES-BARRE — Mother Goose has recited nursery rhymes to two generations of children at the Fine Arts Fiesta over the past quarter-century. “Children who were in their strollers then now bring their children in strollers,” said Saskia Van Oot, who has st

A college math professor read about the Susquehanna Warrior Trail’s problem and opted to become part of the solution. John Loftus has volunteered to help re-create the trail group’s construction committee that is charged with seeking grants to extend the

Ground has been broken for the Judy and David Rimple Loop Trail that eventually will connect to the Back Mountain Trail in Dallas. Also dubbed the Mile 7 Trail, the 2,700-foot loop will offer a scenic path through woods and wetlands. In fact, boardwalk se

No matter the age or life stage, everyone makes mistakes when it comes to homebuying. Whether it’s picking the wrong location or buying more house than you can afford, the mistakes are often universal, says Ilyce Glink, author of “100 Questions Every Firs

In a pivotal moment when women are using bold public demonstrations in the name of equality, women of faith see their role differently. “We’re not throwing our weight around saying, ‘We ain’t going to take it anymore,’ ” said Judy Landrieu Klein, a Cathol

WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County council on Tuesday will vote on a proposed contract with unionized county employees represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME. The workers are considered part of the “residual

Dear J.T. & Dale: I am about to graduate with an engineering degree. I think I don’t know how to search or apply for a job. I haven’t applied for any jobs till now because it always says “experience needed.” I want to apply to be an intern or a project as

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).

MOOSIC — Montage Mountain is bustling with two major projects in various stages of development while a third is planned. Construction crews are laying the foundation for Glenmaura Senior Living, a 130-unit luxury retirement community on the hillside betwe

King’s College held its 69th commencement exercises on Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Twp. Graduates from Luzerne County include: Master of Education Curriculum and Instruction Kristina D. Carlyon, Drums; Kyley R. Henry, Mounta

Some Wright Twp. residents banded together to spray for gypsy moth caterpillars after the defoliating pests kept them inside and devastated numerous trees over the past three years. Others weren’t as lucky and fear another ruined, miserable summer and wid

Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race will pit two brand names against each other. Robert P. Casey Jr. — Sen. Bob Casey everywhere but on the election ballot — carries a Democratic political brand name established decades ago by his father, the late Gov. Robert

ASHLEY — Authorities are investigating the death of a borough man who was found unresponsive, apparently stabbed, in an Ashley home late Sunday morning. Police identified the dead man as Brian Breymeier, 31. He was found unresponsive at 144 S. Main St. at

WILKES-BARRE — Fran Douaihy takes photos wherever she travels, but some of her latest work is from her Dunmore neighborhood. Two of her photographs, “The Light & Dark” and “Winter Bird,” were selected for the adult juried exhibit at the Fine Arts Fiesta.

WILKES-BARRE — Any babies born or adopted in Luzerne County this year or next are eligible for a free $100 grant they’ll be able to use toward higher education when they turn age 18. Luzerne County is one of six counties selected to take part in a test of

PLAINS TWP. — The closure of the Cross Valley Expressway off-ramp for River Street scheduled for Monday has been postponed until next year in response to concerns of emergency services providers. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Fri

WYOMING — State troopers raided the home of a former borough mayor Friday morning over allegations that he tried to skirt the state ethics act by pushing for a gaming grant to benefit his businesses, according to court documents. Troopers descended on the

JIM THORPE — A convicted murderer in Luzerne County was sentenced Friday in Carbon County Court for the robbery of a Banks Twp. business. The crime was one of several that law enforcement says Amir Edwards committed during a September 2014 spree of violen