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PLAINS TWP. — A Plains Twp. company could be fined more than $200,000 after an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found health and safety violations during an October 2017 inspection

The Crestwood School District and the teachers union have reached an agreement with union concessions that will save around $500,000 in the upcoming school year and prevent four teacher furloughs, board President Bill Jones said Thursday. Officials didn’t

Accused of handing down painful punishments that left scars and bruises on four children, two Hazleton parents were arrested Thursday morning. Jamal Antonio Williams, 35, and Jennifer Marie Collins, 30, face multiple counts of child endangerment. Hazleton

PITTSTON TWP. — A symbol of summer in Northeast Pennsylvania won’t be around this year. The Northeast Fair will not take place in 2018, said Allan Capozucca, deputy chief with the Pittston Twp. Volunteer Fire Department. The event benefits the fire depart

Boscov’s at the Marketplace in Steamtown will host a Gino J. Merli Veterans Center Day fundraiser on May 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from the event will go to the center’s resident welfare fund. Scranton Prep’s Veterans Outreach Club is participati

WILKES-BARRE — A city man awaiting trial on murder charges was arraigned Thursday on charges alleging he had been dealing heroin, crack-cocaine and psychedelic mushrooms prior to his arrest. Daniel Elias Holtslander, 40, is facing three felony counts of d

A Pittston man charged with conspiring to kill a confidential informant will stand trial on the drug charges that police say the informant helped set up, a district judge ruled Thursday. Cornelius Mapson, 32, of 25 Mitchell St., rocked back and forth at t

WILKES-BARRE — City council on Thursday gave the OK to move parking enforcement management and collection of delinquent parking ticket fines in-house and hire a company to manage the process. Council authorized Mayor Tony George’s administration to enter

The Luzerne Foundation held its annual meeting Thursday at F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre. The foundation announced its grants for this year and Val and Gus Genetti will received the Mary Bevevino Community Service Award.

WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County council might soon declare that county-owned parcels needed for the proposed extension of Coal Street in Wilkes-Barre are not for sale. The potential development would add a new twist to an ongoing dispute between the city an

HANOVER TWP. — The driver accused of striking a man during a hit-and-run crash last month saw charges upgraded Thursday after the victim died. Emiliano Hernandez, 46, of Hanover Twp., was previously charged with accidents involving death or personal injur

PLAINS TWP. — Luzerne and Lackawanna counties have been seeing an increase in cash assistance and food stamps recipients and the region outpaces the statewide percentage, said Teri Ooms, executive director of the Institute for Public Policy and Economic D

WILKES-BARRE — The promotion of a city firefighter on Thursday served as a shining moment for a department struggling with severely depleted ranks. Firefighter William Court was promoted to the rank of captain at a ceremony in council chambers attended by

NANTICOKE — The tax rate on properties in the Greater Nanticoke Area School District would increase 3.6 percent, according to a preliminary budget proposed Thursday. The proposed budget would allocate nearly $30 million. The school board voted 6-3 to prop

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