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Jamie Bartoo, the daughter of convicted killer Hugo Selenski, faces assault charges following a domestic altercation with her fiance Tuesday night in Edwardsville. Prior to the altercation, Bartoo, 25, had been drinking with a woman who is both her cousin

It appears the Edwardsville Pierogi Festival has been saved. Court documents filed this week say local attorneys reached a settlement in a lawsuit with a similar festival in Indiana that claimed trademark infringement. Details about the terms of the settl

LA PLUME TWP. — As Keystone College’s 11th president, Tracy L. Brundage hopes to work with students early on in their studies to build their skills and confidence to secure jobs after graduation. “We stand on a threshold of a new era,” said Brundage. The

1906 - Martin Maloney, Scranton native, wished to start a home in Scranton that would care for the elderly poor until their death. He traveled to France and meet with the Mother General of the Little Sisters of the Poor to ask for their assistance in esta

WILKES-BARRE — Two men charged with opening fire during a drug robbery, killing one, pleaded not guilty to murder charges Tuesday. Robert Rodriguez, 23, of Plymouth, and Isaiah “Glizzy” Jennings, 20, of Wilkes-Barre, are charged with one count each of cri

Wilkes-Barre Area School District teachers would not advance salary steps this year and next year, according to a tentative deal on a new union agreement. Union members approved the deal Tuesday, and the school board now plans to vote on the proposed five

WYOMING — A borough man hit his wife in the head with a biker helmet and tried to set fire to a mattress during a domestic dispute early Monday, according to police. Police said Jason Shawn Facciponti, 43, of 87 E. Seventh St., had to be subdued with a Ta

NANTICOKE — Wyoming Valley Habitat for Humanity is looking for a family that needs a home. The organization is soliciting applications for a “partner family” that will help build a home on what is currently a vacant lot in Nanticoke. The building process

Police are looking for the person who shot a pregnant cat that was found wounded over the weekend in Plymouth. An animal rescue group brought the cat to a local veterinarian in the middle of the night Saturday and the animal doctor once again did the work

WILKES-BARRE — A wanted man allegedly causing a disturbance now has a warrant out charging him with fleeing from police. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance along South Main Street around 2:30 p.m. Monday and encountered James K. Jackson, 30,

NANTICOKE — A police officer has filed a federal labor lawsuit against the City of Nanticoke over 15 hours of overtime pay she said she is owed because officials would not let her go to physical therapy during work. Kara Kroll, who was hired in 2015, alle

For most visitors to Las Vegas, the idea of winning a jackpot is nothing more than a pipe dream. But the odds are currently in favor of one Forty Fort native, all because of his passion for both ice hockey and video games. David Roebuck, 21, will be in Si

SCRANTON — Magisterial District Judge Paul J. Ware’s decision on whether or not a former Lackawanna County Prison guard will stand trial on charges of sexually abusing an inmate will wait until at least next week. That’s when memos are due addressing thre

Two Starbucks stores in Luzerne County were among more than 8,000 stores nationwide that closed temporarily Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training. A Starbucks store on Wilkes University’s campus in downtown Wilkes-Barre closed at 1:30 p.m. and will reopen

SCRANTON — A Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright and a renowned furniture designer are among the winners of the 2018 Governor’s Awards for the Arts, which will be given in the Electric City this summer. The highest honors the state presents

HANOVER TWP. — Police are seeking a driver who pulled away from a gas station with the pump still inserted into his vehicle, causing damage. The man pulled into the Sunoco gas station on the Sans Souci Parkway around 6 p.m. May 23 to get gas, police said.

Negotiators for the Dallas School District and the teachers union are at odds again after a bargaining session Tuesday night. The last union agreement expired in 2015. Teachers went on strike in 2016 and 2017 and are planning another strike at the beginni

WILKES-BARRE — A federal judge has recommended that a wrongful termination suit former Luzerne County interim budget and finance director Donna Magni brought against the county be dismissed. U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin Carlson on Tuesday issued a recomme

Students at Wyoming Valley Montessori School in Kingston planted a vegetable garden at the school on Tuesday. The garden is part of the Children Feeding Children program at the school. Vegetables produced will be donated to a local food pantry.

Registered nurses at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital said they have set a one-day strike for Thursday, May 31, in support of “safe staffing and improved patient care.” They previously threatened to picket by submitting a strike notice to management on May 1