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Summit could help bring veterans’ remains home

Local News WB - Tue, 06/19/2018 - 21:00
The remains of at least 23 men from the Wyoming Valley never came home from the Korean War. The men were either taken prisoner of war, confirmed killed or declared missing in action and presumed dead. Local veterans are hoping the recent agreement between

Tulsa storm response offers hope for local tornado recovery effort

Local News WB - Tue, 06/19/2018 - 21:00
Joseph Kralicek is familiar with the devastation thrust on the commercial district of Wilkes-Barre Twp. last week by an EF2 tornado. Kralicek helped lead the emergency response to a tornado that tore through a retail district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in August

Police seeking driver who fled crash

Local News WB - Tue, 06/19/2018 - 21:00
PLAINS TWP. — Police are seeking an all-terrain vehicle rider who was involved in a hit-and-run crash Monday afternoon. Police said a motorist was backing a Ford Escape out of a driveway on Union Street around 4:35 p.m. when the vehicle was struck by the

Teacher-supporting taxpayers take aim at Dallas solicitor

Local News WB - Tue, 06/19/2018 - 21:00
Dallas School District Solicitor Vito DeLuca was on the hot seat at Monday’s school board meeting. Several speakers who were sympathetic to the teachers union blamed DeLuca for the ongoing contract dispute, suggesting he didn’t want a settlement because h

Hanover Twp. police capture assault suspect

Local News WB - Tue, 06/19/2018 - 21:00
HANOVER TWP. — A man wanted on aggravated assault charges since September was captured following a traffic stop early Tuesday, according to police. Township police said they contacted Patrick Shanahan, 26, of Wilkes-Barre, during a traffic stop on South M

Casey lashes out at child separation policy

Local News WB - Tue, 06/19/2018 - 21:00
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey accused President Donald Trump and his administration of gravely psychologically damaging thousands of children by separating them from their parents when they enter the United States from Mexico. Sounding publicly more animated and an
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