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WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County council heard updates on several ongoing issues at a marathon work session Tuesday night. Vehicle registration fee James D. Ritzman, deputy secretary for planning for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, explained d

HANOVER TWP. — Hanover Area High School’s graduation ceremony is going back outside for the first time in 12 years. The school board on Thursday approved a motion to hold the graduation ceremony at the track and soccer complex on June 13. The high school

WILKES-BARRE — Convicted child molester and one-time murder suspect Jose Antonio Ramos will get another shot at overturning his lengthy prison sentence for violating sex offender registration requirements. The original suspect in the high-profile disappea

Crestwood’s Joshua Hooper was incorrectly identified in Thursday’s paper. He won the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash in Wednesday’s track & field meet. It is our policy to correct errors promptly in the section in which they occur. Wire service errors w

NANTICOKE — The Greater Nanticoke Area School Board voted Thursday to approve a plan to reconfigure grades in school district buildings next year. The district plans to close K.M. Smith Elementary School, the only school not located on the district campus

WILKES-BARRE — The City of Wilkes-Barre has announced that Hollenback Golf Course will open for the season at 7 a.m. Friday. The 102.6-acre, nine-hole golf course is located at 1050 N. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. For more information regarding the Holle

WILKES-BARRE — A Rice Twp. man accused of possessing images depicting children as young as infants engaged in sex acts pleaded guilty Wednesday to more than 100 charges. Adam D. Snide, 42, pleaded guilty to 100 counts of possessing child porn and two coun

Wilkes-Barre received potential good news Wednesday in its efforts to stop the Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority from releasing funds left over from a 20-year-old tax diversion plan to the county, Wilkes-Barre Twp. and Wilkes-Barre Area School Distri

House Speaker Paul Ryan will leave Congress next year for a good reason and with a legacy that benefited Americans, U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta said Wednesday. The legacy mainly revolves around the tax reform that Ryan and congressional Republicans ushered thr

PITTSTON — A city man is facing sex assault charges after police say he had intercourse with a woman as she slept in the bed of his apartment. Police say that during questioning, Nicholas Disbrow, 22, of 9 Market St., admitted having sex with the unconsci

WILKES-BARRE — The F.M. Kirby Center’s lower level lounge was renamed The Mohegan Sun Pocono Parlor and exclusive drink specials will be offered there for the most loyal supporters of both places. Officials from Mohegan Sun Pocono casino in Plains Twp. an

TOBYHANNA TWP. — A $350 million project unveiled on Wednesday redefines the way shopping and entertainment typically happen in the Poconos. Developers and government officials met with press and supporters for a virtual stroll past what one day will be wa

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A member of the Luzerne County Convention Authority has missed five straight board meetings, and officials of the authority and the county are figuring out how he could be replaced if he neither resigns nor attends future meetings. Dav

TUNKHANNOCK — A 33-year-old Shavertown man will serve up to nine years in state prison after being sentenced Wednesday in Wyoming County Court in the stabbing of his 5-year-old son last September. Adam Christopher Brown told President Judge Russell Shurtl

KINGSTON — The last day of school in the Wyoming Valley West School District has been pushed back from June 11 to June 14. High school graduation will remain June 8, Superintendent Irvin DeReemer said after Wednesday’s school board meeting. The board appr

TUNKHANNOCK — A 33-year-old Maryland woman whose vehicle struck a bicyclist last April in Tunkhannock was sentenced to 14 to 36 months in state prison. Kecia S. Magdin, formerly of Mehoopany, but now residing in North East, Maryland, told Wyoming County P

PLAINS TWP. — A former Mohegan Sun Pocono boss accused of conspiracy in a rigged Easter egg drawing in exchange for a cut of the winnings was arraigned on felony charges Wednesday. Robert Joseph Pellegrini, 52, the former vice president of player developm

Dinners For Kids held its annual dinner Wednesday at Misericordia University in Dallas. The event honored Lynn Evans Biga, executive director of Luzerne County Head Start; and United Way of Wyoming Valley president and CEO Bill Jones. Dinners for Kids was

The Victims Resource Center, in cooperation with Wilkes University and King’s College, sponsored its annual Victims Rights Week march and rally Wednesday at Victims Resource Center. The event was held in observance of National Crime Victims Rights Week. T

WILKES-BARRE — One of the beautiful, enduring symbols of hockey is a flowing head full of hockey hair. It’s the name for a long haircut visible behind a player’s helmet. Search online for “Minnesota State High School All Hockey Hair Team” to see some spec