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WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County residents will soon pay $5 more per year to register a vehicle with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation — as long as PennDOT kicks in promised matching funds. County council approved a $5 registration fee surcharge

PITTSTON — Pittston is getting nearly $1 million to improve the streetscape along North Main Street. The state grant will help fund sidewalk, curb and drainage improvements in the city. The work will include several blocks in the Junction section of town,

The Spring Book Sale begins today at The Citizens’ Voice, 75 N. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. All proceeds benefit area school students through The Citizens’ Voice and Newspaper in Education programs. The sale will be held today and Thursday from 10 a.m.

WILKES-BARRE — Thirteen people have applied to be the city’s next chief of police, including two current city police officers. City Administrator Ted Wampole provided council members at their work session Tuesday with an update on Mayor Tony George’s sear

AVOCA — Polling places for some Avoca residents will be different for the upcoming primary election. Residents in Ward 2 and Ward 3 will vote at the Queen of Apostles Parish Hall, 742 Spring St. The polling place for Ward 1 resident is unchanged. It remai

PRINGLE — A borough man was hit with child sex charges this week after state troopers snared him in an online sting operation. Michael A. Laton Jr., 33, of 522 Hoyt St., is accused of setting up a meeting with what he thought was a 14-year-old boy, who in

WILKES-BARRE — A Glen Lyon man accused of ramming a police car and leading officers on a high-speed chase last month was hit Tuesday with additional charges. Christopher Banks, 36, was already facing 11 charges including aggravated assault, illegal posses

WILKES-BARRE — The murder trial stemming from a popular disc jockey’s death nearly five years ago was delayed Tuesday after a defense attorney revealed shell casings police recovered at the scene of the crime came from the same gun that was used in two ot

Dallas School District teachers will not go on strike this school year and are planning a labor walkout next school year on Sept. 5, union President Michael Cherinka Jr. said Tuesday. The union had announced May 18 as the latest strike date. But teachers

WILKES-BARRE — A former deputy coroner in Carbon and Schuylkill counties is a “sexually violent predator” who will serve up to 20 years in prison for setting up a sexual encounter with what he thought was a teenage boy, a Luzerne County judge ordered Tues

WILKES-BARRE — Arrick Griffin nearly killed his two-month-old baby boy last year, city police said. On Tuesday, officers filed a warrant for his arrest. Griffin, 22, of 60 Foote Ave., Duryea, is wanted on a warrant to answer charges of aggravated assault

WILKES-BARRE — A Wilkes University initiative to improve pedestrian safety and beautify the campus streetscape has received some significant funding for a new project. The university was awarded $1,156,616 for pedestrian safety enhancements on South Frank

Mammograms, colonoscopies and cholesterol checks are just a few of the routine screenings saving lives by detecting cancers and heart disease early. Geisinger Health System soon will add DNA sequencing to that list. Geisinger President and CEO David T. Fe

FORTY FORT — Borough police are working with residents and business to organize a community yard sale at 9 a.m. Saturday. The borough has an interactive map of locations on its website, and residents can be listed by contacting Chief Daniel Hunsinger at d

WILKES-BARRE — The Citizens’ Voice rolled out the red carpet Monday to honor the winners of the 2018 Readers’ Voice Awards. Award winners received plaques upon entering the F.M. Kirby Center and stepping onto a red carpet that led into the venue’s lobby,

WILKES-BARRE — Mayor Tony George’s administration has abandoned plans to sell the Park & Lock East garage, at least for now. City Administrator Ted Wampole said Monday that a resolution to sell the 453-space facility to Washington & Market Street Properti

WILKES-BARRE — The Luzerne County Courthouse and surrounding buildings were evacuated of hundreds of people Monday morning because of a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax. A similar incident occurred around the same time in Monroe County, a threat a

WRIGHT TWP. — A Mountain Top-based manufacturing business that has been family owned for nearly 190 years will be sold to a publicly traded multinational conglomerate based in New York City. The Griffon Corporation recently announced one of its subsidiari

The closure of a busy North Cross Valley Expressway exit ramp bridge is being delayed by 11 days. The Exit 3 off ramp to River Street in Plains Twp. was slated to close on Thursday, but instead will close on May 21 at 9 a.m., according to Michael Taluto,

The state Department of Education approved $2 million in grants for projects at five community colleges, including $210,689 for a paving project at Luzerne County Community College. The college plans to pave several areas on campus, including campus parki