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Talk show host Sue Henry is out at WILK News Radio. The circumstances behind Henry’s departure were not immediately clear, but she did confirm Monday was her last show with the station. Henry has been a WILK broadcaster for 16 years, serving in the 9 a.m.

The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts is ready to rock this year, with the recent announcement of two upcoming shows. Multi-faceted artist Todd Rundgren brings his “An Unpredictable Evening with Todd Rundgren” tour to the downtown Wilkes-Barre ven

WILKES-BARRE — The city is behind schedule on yard waste pickup and officials ask for residents’ patience. Anyone whose yard waste is not collected on their regular collection day is asked to let it remain on the curb until it is picked up. It will be col

A story about overdose victim Heather Hoffmaster in Sunday’s edition requires a correction in regard to the custody of her children, Josh, 10, and Amari, 3. Both are in the custody of Heather’s father, Michael Hoffmaster, and his wife, Stephanie, of Drums

WILKES-BARRE — The Luzerne County Blighted Property Review Committee is planning a workshop that will help elected officials and the public understand the committee’s mission. “I still think there’s a lot of confusion out there,” committee Chairman Harry

Wilkes University launched a $3.3 million campus enhancement project Monday. The project combines university resources with state Department of Community and Economic Development funds to beautify the campus and surrounding neighborhood, while improving p

Three people from Indiana are charged with holding up a Scranton pharmacy early Monday morning at gunpoint then binding the clerk to make their getaway, police said. Coreon House, 20, Rashad Coleman, 24, and Nicola Dunlap, 21, all of Indianapolis, were ca

Last year, they forgot a ‘u’ and directed people to the Luzerne County ‘Courthose.’ Now, the folks tasked with proofreading the new local wayfinding signs along the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor added an ‘e’ to the namesake of downtown Wilk

Ted Geffert retired as superintendent of the Crestwood School District in 2004, but he continued taking college courses to learn more about computers and technology. He did it in part because his son works in the internet-security field and he also consid

Just in time for summer travel, The Crossings Premium Outlets in Tannersville will welcome five new retailers — Bath & Body Works Outlet, Old Navy Outlet, Kitchen Collection, Cronin’s Irish Cottage and Juicy and Smoothie Café — within the next few months.

WILKES-BARRE — The Dallas School District is appealing an arbitration ruling to reinstate a high school technology teacher terminated last year and pay him back lost wages. The district fired Scott Zedar in February 2017 for not disclosing a 2009 resignat

HANOVER TWP. — An assistant coach for the Lackawanna Lightning travel softball team was charged Monday with having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Charles Steven Kearney, 52, of 1705 Capouse Ave., Scranton, is accused of having repeated sex

Sixty-eight percent of businesses that are members of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce have hired or added new positions during the past year, according to results of the chamber’s Government Affairs Committee survey. The committee conducts a

Karen Boback, R-117, Harveys Lake, is moving her office from the current location in the Twin Stacks complex to 105 Lieutenant Michael Cleary Drive in Dallas. The new office will open 9 a.m. Thursday. Boback’s current office will close at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Move over, bronze medal, and make room for the Mirrorball trophy. Adam Rippon, Olympic bronze medalist figure skater and Clarks Summit native, and his professional dance partner Jenna Johnson won ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars: Athletes” competition Monday

WILKES-BARRE — Mother Goose has recited nursery rhymes to two generations of children at the Fine Arts Fiesta over the past quarter-century. “Children who were in their strollers then now bring their children in strollers,” said Saskia Van Oot, who has st

A college math professor read about the Susquehanna Warrior Trail’s problem and opted to become part of the solution. John Loftus has volunteered to help re-create the trail group’s construction committee that is charged with seeking grants to extend the

Ground has been broken for the Judy and David Rimple Loop Trail that eventually will connect to the Back Mountain Trail in Dallas. Also dubbed the Mile 7 Trail, the 2,700-foot loop will offer a scenic path through woods and wetlands. In fact, boardwalk se

No matter the age or life stage, everyone makes mistakes when it comes to homebuying. Whether it’s picking the wrong location or buying more house than you can afford, the mistakes are often universal, says Ilyce Glink, author of “100 Questions Every Firs

In a pivotal moment when women are using bold public demonstrations in the name of equality, women of faith see their role differently. “We’re not throwing our weight around saying, ‘We ain’t going to take it anymore,’ ” said Judy Landrieu Klein, a Cathol