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WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Manager David Pedri on Tuesday made the case for enacting a $5 vehicle registration fee to raise revenue to repair county-owned roads and bridges. Members of county council, which in 2016 rejected the idea of enacting the $5

WILKES-BARRE — Internet marketing company Pepperjam is laying off 20 percent of staff at its six offices, including its headquarters in the Innovation Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre, company spokeswoman Tara Siegel said. Siegel could not provide a specif

WILKES-BARRE — A man is in critical condition after his pregnant girlfriend stabbed him in the gut during an attempt to end the relationship, according to police. Natema Yashey Green, 31, of 177 Rear Nottingham St., Plymouth, is facing aggravated assault

Two-time world champion wood carver Dennis Beach came to High Street Deli in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday to carve the business’ logo in a tree stump out front. Michael Drozdowski, owner of High Street Deli, said the business has been located in Wilkes-Barre f

SCRANTON — The parents of Eric Matthew Frein cannot be held responsible for his actions on Sept. 12, 2014, when he killed one state police trooper and wounded another outside the Blooming Grove barracks, their lawyer told a Lackawanna County judge Tuesday

UNION TWP. — Around 1 p.m. on March 21, someone stole a Samsung Galaxy S7 phone from a locker room in Northwest Area High School. Anyone with information is asked to contact state Trooper Kyle Gruber at 570-542-4117. — STAFF REPORT

A cold and snowy March has Pennsylvania ski area operators rethinking year-end plans. “We decided to make some snow last night,” Montage Mountain spokesman Jeff Slivinski said Tuesday. On Monday, Montage sent a tongue-in-cheek email apologizing for lying

SCRANTON — A Plymouth man has been sentenced to serve more than two years in federal prison for his role in a Luzerne County drug ring, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Cleveland Linder, 33, previously pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to d

HANOVER TWP. — A state historical marker will be erected next to the Joe Palooka Monument along state Route 309 in Hanover Twp. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission announced Tuesday it was one of 16 new state historical markers approved. Mem

Wilkes University will honor Lawrence E. Cohen, a 1957 Wilkes graduate and chairman of Benco Dental, with the President’s Medal at the upcoming Founders Gala. The gala will be June 2 at the Westmoreland Club, 59 S. Franklin St. in Wilkes-Barre. The Presid

WILKES-BARRE — The city won’t begin enforcement of certain recycling regulations until next week, and it has no free recycling bins to distribute, Mayor Tony George’s assistant said Tuesday. George’s office announced last week that recyclables put out in

Students at Chester Street Elementary School in Kingston participated in Arts and Science Day on Tuesday.

Luzerne County Council on Tuesday will discuss a proposal to enact a county-wide $5 vehicle registration fee to pay for repairs to county-owned roads and bridges. Counties in Pennsylvania were authorized to enact the fee effective at the start of 2015. It

The state Department of Transportation announced the following upcoming road work projects: Interstate 81 Baseball is coming back: Please note there will be traffic issues at Davis Street, I-81 and Montage Mountain Road, Moosic, at the beginning and end o

When you get really sick, the medical bills may not be your biggest financial shock. New research shows that for a substantial fraction of Americans, a trip to the hospital can mean a permanent reduction in income. Some people bounce right back, but many

The state Department of Transportation will hold clinics for motorcycle riders. The Pennsylvania Motorcycle Safety Program clinics focus on developing operator proficiency among prospective, experienced, and new Pennsylvania riders. Clinics are offered fr

SCRANTON — If you are a pedestrian or a bicyclist — and most of us are one or both — the state Department of Transportation wants to hear from you. PennDOT invites the public to weigh in through an online survey as it works to update its Statewide Bicycle

Christians throughout the world observed Palm Sunday — the day that commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week, which culminates with Eas

A state parole agent injured when a Scranton police officer’s vehicle collided with an SUV driven by a fugitive is suing the officer and the Scranton Police Department. Michael Trently of Clarks Summit claims officer Robert J. Hegedus was negligent and di

KINGSTON — When Elly Miller was young, her mother gave her a postcard from the grandmother she never knew. Miller, 76, of Shavertown, on Sunday said her mother gave the postcard to her rather than another of her six siblings, since she was the “family sto