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Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race will pit two brand names against each other. Robert P. Casey Jr. — Sen. Bob Casey everywhere but on the election ballot — carries a Democratic political brand name established decades ago by his father, the late Gov. Robert

ASHLEY — Authorities are investigating the death of a borough man who was found unresponsive, apparently stabbed, in an Ashley home late Sunday morning. Police identified the dead man as Brian Breymeier, 31. He was found unresponsive at 144 S. Main St. at

WILKES-BARRE — Fran Douaihy takes photos wherever she travels, but some of her latest work is from her Dunmore neighborhood. Two of her photographs, “The Light & Dark” and “Winter Bird,” were selected for the adult juried exhibit at the Fine Arts Fiesta.

WILKES-BARRE — Any babies born or adopted in Luzerne County this year or next are eligible for a free $100 grant they’ll be able to use toward higher education when they turn age 18. Luzerne County is one of six counties selected to take part in a test of

PLAINS TWP. — The closure of the Cross Valley Expressway off-ramp for River Street scheduled for Monday has been postponed until next year in response to concerns of emergency services providers. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Fri

WYOMING — State troopers raided the home of a former borough mayor Friday morning over allegations that he tried to skirt the state ethics act by pushing for a gaming grant to benefit his businesses, according to court documents. Troopers descended on the

JIM THORPE — A convicted murderer in Luzerne County was sentenced Friday in Carbon County Court for the robbery of a Banks Twp. business. The crime was one of several that law enforcement says Amir Edwards committed during a September 2014 spree of violen

HAZLE TWP — A 44-year-old West Hazleton man accused of shooting his daughter’s boyfriend Easter Sunday morning will face all charges against him, including a new offense, in Luzerne County Court. West Hazleton police say the April 1 shooting happened duri

WILKES-BARRE — City Mayor Tony George has decided to eliminate the position of a police commander whose leadership was criticized in a report recently authored by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. The mayor plans to shift Commander Ron Foy ba

DURYEA — A Scranton woman is facing drug-trafficking charges after police say she was caught with a mobile methamphetamine lab during a traffic stop Friday. Nicole Marie Salerno, 26, is accused of cooking meth in a pickup police pulled over in the 200 blo

TUNKHANNOCK — For the first time, Wyoming County Historical Society’s West Wing will be open to the public as part of the group’s 27th open house event Sunday. For years after the historical society opened in the old Harrison Street School in 1986, the ro

EXETER — U.S. Rep Matt Cartwright, D-17, Moosic will host an information session about applying to U.S. service academies. The event will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Wyoming Area Secondary School, 252 Memorial St., Exeter. It is open to all i

Party on the Patio returns this summer to Mohegan Sun Pocono, but it’s looking a little different this season. The Plains Twp. casino announced its annual, 13-week concert series, which begins Thursday, June 7, where guests can enjoy live music from a var

The United Way of Wyoming Valley held its 26th annual Day of Caring on Thursday. More than 900 volunteers from 70 local businesses and organizations helped out at 62 locations across the Wyoming Valley.

The Diocese of Scranton, along with two other Roman Catholic dioceses in the state, won’t stand in the way of a grand jury report expected to detail decades of sex abuse by members of the clergy. “The Diocese of Scranton continues to cooperate fully with

Pennsylvania House Republicans are looking to strip committee assignments from a state representative accused of abusing state Rep. Tarah Toohil and another woman. They’re also looking to relocate Rep. Nick Miccarelli’s desk on the House floor so that he

An attorney for convicted cop killer Eric Matthew Frein said he believes Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court will agree state police illegally elicited a confession from his client, but that may not be enough to win a new trial. William Ruzzo said the justices f

WILKES-BARRE — Thank the lackadaisical pace of fishing for helping to give birth to the artwork that earned best of show honors at this year’s Fine Arts Fiesta. Wilkes-Barre resident Matthew Howell picked up wood carving after whittling a figure of a man’

The Northwest Ranger Foundation is looking for runners willing to hit the trail for a good cause. The third annual Ranger Run will be held Saturday on the Susquehanna Warrior Trail starting at the town park in Shickshinny. In addition to runners wishing t

PLAINS TWP. — Two robbers who held up a bank Wednesday afternoon committed the heist after burglarizing two homes, but failed to get any money, according to charges filed in court. Gerald Paul Pambianco, 29, of Plains Twp., and Derek Lee Spaide, 26, of Ha