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Penn State Wilkes-Barre honored 2018’s graduation class during a commencement ceremony Saturday in the campus’ athletic and recreation building in Lehman Twp. The following local graduates were recognized:

NEWPORT TWP. — The remains of a township sailor killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor have finally been identified and are coming home. U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Edward F. Slapikas was one of the 429 men killed when the USS Oklahoma was bombarded by J

WILKES-BARRE — Wilkes University senior Michelle Lehman will graduate later this month with more than a diploma. The marketing major in the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership has earned $10,000 to start her own business as well as $100,000 of

The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono hosted a day-long celebration of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, which included a double-header of live harness racing and the annual Run for the Roses Hat Revue. Also featured was a souvenir photo booth, with all proceeds

Local bank makes donation The Dime Bank donated $5,000 to the Greater Pike County Community Foundation through the state Department of Community and Economic Development’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program. Through the foundation, the tax credit

WEST PITTSTON — Thor, Green Lantern, Supergirl and two Ghostbusters were outside the Rubber Mallet comic book store, waiving to drivers along Wyoming Avenue and trying to stir up business on Free Comic Book Day. The national event is held on the first Sat

Thanks to augmented and virtual reality, shoppers can check out how furniture looks in their houses from the comfort of home. IKEA and Target are among international companies utilizing the technology. Locally, virtual and augmented reality are also makin

SCRANTON — Tammy Pilger transformed her love of stained glass from a basement hobby into a budding business downtown. Pilger, 47, of South Scranton, began in the craft as a student in 2011 at a former glass studio in Dickson City. “I fell in love with it,

WILKES-BARRE — A month after being arrested on drug charges and denied bail, a Plains Twp. couple connected to a series of false rape allegations against two state troopers got a bail reduction Friday after waiving their right to a preliminary hearing. Do

A story on Page A1 in Friday’s editions about potential risks faced by confidential informants misspelled the last name of Philadelphia defense attorney Michael Fienman.

WILKES-BARRE — A Hudson man babysitting a friend’s infant got into a fight and car crash before abandoning the child at a local toy store this week, according to city police. Thomas Heath Himlin Jr., 24, of 104 Union St., is accused of leaving the baby wi

The City of Wilkes-Barre doesn’t have to release a controversial police department assessment report to the plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit — at least for now. Commonwealth Court Judge Patricia McCullough approved an emergency petition that attorne

Homicide investigators have obtained a search warrant for the car of stabbing victim Cindy Lou Ashton, believing her killer moved her car around the block from her home. Authorities said they were looking for fingerprints, DNA, blood, hair and skin on ite

WILKES-BARRE — Inside the Great Escape Flotation Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre, customers can relax in a flotation tank with nearly 1,000 pounds of epsom salts mixed with a shallow amount of water. Owner Brad Wells said the flotation pod creates a buoya

NANTICOKE — A city man wanted on sex assault charges was captured Friday after he and others informed a convenience store clerk they would be back in an hour to rob the place, according to police. Police on Tuesday charged Dylan Charles Monelli, 22, of 17

KINGSTON TWP. — Many people might not want to live right next door to their boss. Michael Moravec loved it. Moravec, the current police chief in Kingston Twp., was a patrolman when he moved next to his boss, Paul Sabol. Sabol, who died Thursday at the age

WILKES-BARRE — The alleged crime was caught on video, but it’s anything but clear what exactly happened when a Solomon-Plains Elementary/Junior High School teacher grabbed a student earlier this year. Video of the altercation played during a preliminary h

PLAINS TWP. — A detour scheduled to be put in place next week will increase the travel time to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and nearby locations for some. A major access point to Wilkes-Barre and Plains Twp. from the Back Mountain — the Exit 3 off-ramp f

Performers from Marvel Universe LIVE! Age of Heroes spoke to students at Heights Murray Elementary School in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday about the importance of physical fitness. The superheroes took the students through a workout segment and taught them so