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WILKES-BARRE — The jury notification system in Luzerne County is about to change, with new online and automated phone system options for jurors and potential jurors. That change will be for the better, according to county court administrator Michael Shuco

Misericordia University held its 92nd annual commencement ceremony Saturday with 330 students receiving their degrees at the Anderson Sports and Health Center in Dallas. Local graduates included: Zuhey Aguilar, Wilkes-Barre, Medical Imaging, BS; Kaylin Ah

The National Association of Letter Carriers conducted its 26th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday. Stamp Out Hunger is the nation’s largest single-day food drive. Residents throughout the area left their nonperishable food donations in a bag n

WEST PITTSTON — An alleged shoplifter found himself facing robbery charges after shoving a loss-prevention officer while fleeing the scene, according to police. Jeffrey Thomas Joseph, 25, of 171 Salem St., Pittston, is accused of knocking the officer into

Luzerne County voters go to the polls Tuesday in the first election involving the new congressional districts imposed by the state Supreme Court in February. U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, a Moosic Democrat, is running for his fourth term, but this time in th

CTC recognized in ranking list Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County has been recognized by the Annual PracticalNursing.org State LPN Program Rankings as the No. 8 ranked LPN program in Pennsylvania. PracticalNursing.org is the leading LPN/LVN adv

Commonwealth Health The health system has announced the appointment of three longtime employees to new administrative nursing positions. Maribeth Angeli was named chief nursing officer at Berwick Hospital Center, Judith Ragukas was named interim chief nur

Forty Fort resident Nicole Lynn Delevan was named outstanding graduate of the Keystone College Class of 2018. Delevan, who graduated with a bachelor of science degree in art education and early childhood special education/special education, was honored du

COURTDALE — A Wyoming woman is facing child sex charges after police say she gave a 14-year-old girl marijuana and fondled her in a van. Talyia Popovich, 21, of 14 Kennedy St., is accused of touching the girl while parked in the van along a dead-end stree

The events team at Geisinger Health System won a Gold Stevie Award in the Live Events category for its work putting on a symposium called “From Crisis to Cure: Revitalizing Americans’ Healthcare System.” The symposium, held Nov. 8-10 in Danville, featured

Best-selling author Gregory Maguire — the writer who gave the characters from “The Wizard of Oz” a back story — asked the 298 graduates of Keystone College to be patient with themselves because they are smarter than they know. “You can’t really learn that

Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre held a dog walk in Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. All proceeds from the event went to Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge in Franklin Twp.

DALLAS TWP. — After Stephanie Santana got pregnant at age 16, she was on her own. While she lived in Paterson, New Jersey, she had a job but she struggled to pay for rent and car insurance. Still, she managed to graduate high school and attend community c

Mother’s Day reigns supreme as the most popular holiday for dining out, and restaurants throughout Northeast Pennsylvania have been busy getting ready to make today special for moms. Since taking moms out to lunch, brunch or dinner is a popular tradition

One candidate tells the ballad of Joe and Josh, the other targets John from Jersey. John Chrin and Joe Peters, two of the Republican 8th Congressional District candidates, have attacked each other in advertising during the past two weeks. Chrin fired firs

PLAINS TWP. — A Plains Twp. company could be fined more than $200,000 after an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found health and safety violations during an October 2017 inspection

The Crestwood School District and the teachers union have reached an agreement with union concessions that will save around $500,000 in the upcoming school year and prevent four teacher furloughs, board President Bill Jones said Thursday. Officials didn’t

Accused of handing down painful punishments that left scars and bruises on four children, two Hazleton parents were arrested Thursday morning. Jamal Antonio Williams, 35, and Jennifer Marie Collins, 30, face multiple counts of child endangerment. Hazleton

PITTSTON TWP. — A symbol of summer in Northeast Pennsylvania won’t be around this year. The Northeast Fair will not take place in 2018, said Allan Capozucca, deputy chief with the Pittston Twp. Volunteer Fire Department. The event benefits the fire depart