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HANOVER TWP. — Investigators say they have arrested the driver who fled after striking a pedestrian Saturday night on Oxford Street, leaving the victim in critical condition. Police charged Emiliano Hernandez, 44, of Hanover Twp., with accidents involving

WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Children and Youth Services is holding a “Box of Socks” charity sock drive for the rest of this month, county Manager David Pedri announced Monday. The agency is collecting new socks for school-aged children in need, Pedri sa

WILKES-BARRE — An attorney for the Wilkes-Barre Area School District argued Monday that a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former Coughlin High School administrator Stephen Stahl should be dismissed. The district fired Stahl, 51, of Hunlock Creek, in

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Two-year-old Gene Oscielowski, who has autism and hip dysplasia, undergoes physical therapy in one area of Allied Services John Heinz Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and speech therapy in another. His mom, Rachel Strouse of Plains

WILKES-BARRE ­— A former Marywood University professor knew he would likely be fired for posting two satirical videos that portrayed school officials as Nazis, but he did it anyway. Dr. Frederick Fagal Jr.’s predictions proved true as he was fired about t

WILKES-BARRE — The public will get a chance today to comment on a proposed ordinance that Luzerne County Councilwoman Linda McClosky Houck says would provide greater transparency for large county contracts. County council will hold a public hearing at 5:3

HONESDALE — State transportation officials unveiled a $464 million summer road and bridge construction program Monday for six Northeast Pennsylvania counties that will affect 610 miles of roads and 83 bridges. In Luzerne County, the Pennsylvania Departmen

WILKES-BARRE — It would probably take the city a couple decades to make as much revenue from parking fees at the Park & Lock East parkade as it would to sell the structure in a deal negotiated by Mayor Tony George’s administration. City council will hear

HANOVER TWP. — Investigators say the have arrested the driver who struck a pedestrian Saturday night on Oxford Street and fled. Police charged Emiliano Hernandez, 44, of Hanover Twp., with accidents involving death or personal injury while not properly li

Law firm opens local branch Attorney Thomas Geroulo has opened a local branch of the Philadelphia-based law firm Bardsley, Benedict + Cholden LLP at 815 S. Main St., Suite 132 in Old Forge. The law office plans to go as paperless as possible using virtual

Area residents are encouraged to safely dispose of unused or expired medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Luzerne County Courthouse, 200 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes University and the Luzerne County Medical Society, in partnership wit

Commonwealth Health The health system has announced its 2017 Employee of the Year award winners. Each hospital names an Employee of the Year, Clinical Manager of the Year and Manager of the Year. The Employee of the Year and a guest are honored at an awar

Greyson Kapes was a miracle, said his mother, Amanda Kapes. Born by emergency C-section on Jan. 5, the preemie battled against all odds. Not only did he have a congenital heart defect that would require open heart surgery, he had leukemia and Down syndrom

With winter weather hanging on, plants aren’t getting enough sunlight to grow, pushing back the growing season in the area. “It’s terrible,” said Diane Thomas of Thomas Farm in Butler Twp. “With the lack of sunshine, they’re not growing fast. I’m not happ

HANOVER TWP. — A speeding driver plowed into a pedestrian Saturday night on Oxford Street, then fled the scene while the victim lay unconscious in the middle of the street, police and witnesses said. Witnesses told police the fleeing vehicle was a white F

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — The aisles were packed with shoppers and vinyl LP records were selling fast, including a new release of never-before-heard songs by rock band Led Zeppelin. That might sound like an anecdote from the 1970s, but it occurred Saturday at J

At Penn-Lee Footwear in Wilkes-Barre, they do business the old-fashioned way. Just like it was done in the 1960s, employees at the privately owned shoe store are dedicated to providing customer service and measure customers’ feet by hand. They still use s

The stock market can be a scary place at times. Many unpredictable things can occur that will affect the market, so how can you account for these unexpected influences? The truth is, you really can’t. It is safe to say that no one can predict where the ma