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WILKES-BARRE — Fed up with crime, nuisance properties and feeling threatened in their neighborhoods, close to 100 city residents filled a church hall Thursday to tell city officials about the problems they’re dealing with and to have their questions answe

DUPONT — Officials from beverage contract manufacturer USHydrations unveiled a new $20 million high-speed beverage manufacturing line at a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday and announced plans for an additional multi-million dollar expansion. Prashant Shit

WILKES-BARRE — A Hudson man charged last month with abandoning a child at a local toy store was arraigned on a felony child endangerment charge Thursday. Thomas Heath Himlin Jr., 24, of 104 Union St., is accused of leaving the baby he was supposed to be w

A local funeral home and area emergency responders are getting ready to give a hero’s welcome to a U.S. Navy sailor killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor nearly 77 years ago. The remains of Seaman 1st Class Edward Slapikas are slated to arrive around 5

LUZERNE — A Pittston man is facing resisting arrest charges after police said he warned officers he was armed and threatened to commit “suicide by cop.” Brett Dyanick, 30, is accused of telling police he had a gun and a knife during a standoff Monday even

WILKES-BARRE — A city man who took powerful sedatives while caring for his 14-month-old son was found slumped over on his couch while the baby cried alone on the front porch, according to police. Michael A. Barberio, 37, of 174 S. Meade St., is facing chi

EXETER TWP. — The backers of a proposed addiction treatment facility at a former school are claiming victory on a technicality. Attorneys for a doctor seeking to open the facility at the former Sarah J. Dymond Elementary School claim they have won “deemed

WILKES-BARRE — The Riverfront Parks Committee is inviting children 3 and older to help paint a community mural titled “A trip down the river without getting your feet wet.” The event will take place from 10 to 2 Saturday at the Barnes & Noble Wilkes-King’

WILKES-BARRE — A Glen Lyon woman who pleaded guilty to two robberies committed earlier this year was sentenced Tuesday to serve up to five years in prison. Janice Mackey, 34, of 68 Rear Newport St., was charged in two robberies that took place Feb. 15 — o

WILKES-BARRE — A city man convicted of repeatedly forcing a teenage girl to have sex over a decade was sentenced Tuesday to serve up to 34 years in prison. Jorge Claudio Huapaya Jr., 38, of 473 N. Pennsylvania Ave., was convicted at trial earlier this yea

The settlement in a lawsuit over the Edwardsville Pierogi Festival is final. Local lawyers representing the festival recently obtained official settlement documents signed by representatives of the Whiting-Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce in Indiana, which

Two former websites run by the Luzerne County Democratic Party now direct people to a big photo of Republican President Donald Trump and some mocking words. “HAHAHAHAA, County Democratic Party don’t know how to renew domains,” screams the headline of the

State dog wardens will check for dog licenses and rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats in Luzerne County this June. The review is intended to raise awareness of the importance of up-to-date dog licenses and of rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats. Dogs

Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd brings its final tour to Wilkes-Barre Twp. this fall. On Friday, Nov. 30, the band takes the stage at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, 255 Highland Park Blvd., as a part of its “Last of the Street Survivors Farewell

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A Wilkes-Barre woman was arraigned Tuesday on charges alleging she lied on an application to buy a firearm. Denise A. Jopling, 46, of 64 Blackman St., is charged with a felony count of making a materially false statement and a misdemea

State Rep. Gerald Mullery’s bill that would ban nicotine-based products and electronic cigarettes in Pennsylvania schools was unanimously voted out of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Under House Bill 2268, e-cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing to

WILKES-BARRE — Fire tore through a business and apartment building early Tuesday, causing extensive damage to the structure but resulting in no injuries, according to firefighters. The fire at the C&A Mini Market at 362 Scott St. was reported around 2:25

WEST PITTSTON — A former client of Cefalo & Associates used the account number on a settlement check she got because of her son’s death in an attempt to pay her utility bills with the law firm’s escrow account, according to charges filed in court. Michell

WILKES-BARRE — A city man serving prison time for molesting a foster child in his adoptive home was sentenced Tuesday to serve an additional 17 to 34 years in prison for sex offenses in two separate cases. Tyler Groner, 26, was sentenced on two counts of

ASHLEY — A drunken man pounded on a car and shouted for police shoot him before he was taken into custody Thursday, according to police. Officers responded at 10:16 p.m. to the intersection of Mary and North Main streets for a report of a man with his pan