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SALEM TWP. — A Luzerne County fire department is under the gun to clear up a “cease-and-desist” order issued by the state that forbids it from holding fundraisers, like its annual gun raffle slated for next month. The Salem Twp. Volunteer Fire Department

BEAR CREEK TWP. — Work to install a new bridge over Little Shades Creek on state Route 115 will start on April 2, officials announced Monday. Construction is expected to be complete in July, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Moto

HANOVER TWP. — State and local narcotics officers busted an alleged drug house Monday morning and took three people into custody. During the raid at the Hazle Street residence, police arrested Corey Arnott, 25, of Hazle Street, Hanover Twp.; Zachery Thied

There are no safety concerns at two bridges on the Pennsylvania Turnpike that were constructed with the same technique used to build the pedestrian bridge that collapsed in Florida last week, a turnpike commission spokeswoman said Monday. The two turnpike

WILKES-BARRE — Today’s meeting of the Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority has been moved to the county courthouse to accommodate an expected large turnout, according to Andrew Reilly, the authority’s executive director. The redevelopment authority norm

The Wyoming Area Secondary Center began using metal detectors for everyone entering when the school day began Monday. All bags were also inspected, school district Superintendent Janet Serino said. The change comes after a threatening message written on a

A Harveys Lake official fears a council majority at tonight’s meeting will try to push through what she suspects is a politically motivated initiative to have Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority take over the borough’s stormwater management. Councilwoman Mi

WILKES-BARRE — It’s not city council that will have final say on a proposed development at the former Hotel Sterling site, but a state historical preservation official. Mayor Tony George has recommended that council approve the sale of the 2-acre Sterling

JACKSON TWP. — Two Back Mountain roads are less bumpy after patching from a nearby asphalt company. Employees at American Asphalt Paving Co. on Chase Road have seen the pernicious potholes and the signs of their damage this winter on county-owned roads ne

Luzerne County Head Start is scrambling to find classroom space for 34 preschool children because Corpus Christi Parish in West Pittson needs the space to get ready for an upcoming summer flea market and bazaar. Luzerne County Head Start started using two

A story published Monday incorrectly reported the time of an Easter play at Saint John the Baptist Church in Larksville. The play, “Relics of the Passion,” will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the church, 126 Nesbitt St.

WILKES-BARRE — Poisoning suspect Helen Galli reached a last-minute plea agreement with prosecutors Monday morning, averting a highly anticipated re-trial with a no-contest plea that will result in her serving the next nine months on house arrest. Galli, 8

WILKES-BARRE — The M&T Bank branch at 44 W. Market St. in downtown Wilkes-Barre will close Friday, June 15, according to a bank spokesman. The branch is located near Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Group, which is moving its offices to the Wilkes-Barre

POTTSVILLE — D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc. announced Monday that it is adding Golden Pilsner to its lineup of beers. It is America’s oldest brewery’s first new year-round beer in 17 years, the company said. The last was Light Lager. Jennifer Yuengling, vice p

Students at Wilkes University tested their limits Monday by competing in a Fear Factor event hosted by the school’s Biology Club. The event in the Stark Learning Center included a ‘Zombie Run’ where students were spun around before having to run through t

Car insurance rates are at an all-time high nationwide and rates are rising fast in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton area, according to a recent study by The Zebra, a car insurance comparison marketplace. In Northeast Pennsylvania, rates are up 44 perce

Before Grace McGregor Kramer had her first child almost three years ago, no one in her family business’s near-century history had ever taken maternity leave. Now the director of strategic operations at McGregor Industries Inc., a specialty metals fabricat

Another year and another group of Leadership Wilkes-Barre projects are underway to benefit the community. Leadership Wilkes-Barre is a year-long community service program that educates and trains emerging leaders in the Greater Wilkes-Barre area and encou

PLAINS TWP. — Chris Zorich got two songs as part of his introduction at the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick dinner Saturday. First was “Happy Birthday,” in honor of his 49th birthday on March 13. Then some of the Notre Dame fans in the crowd

LUZERNE — When Charlie Dugan was in elementary school, he had an unusual answer for that classic question, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ His response: He wanted to own a bar. His classmates chuckled over his choice. They gave some traditional