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A 5.4-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties will get new pavement this summer, part of a series of projects aimed at repaving all of the turnpike north of Lehighton over the next few years. The turnpike commission hi

WILKES-BARRE Police reported the following incidents: n A 12-year-old boy reported that someone stole his Razor scooter while he was playing in a park on Andover Street on Sunday. n A 15-year-old boy told police that he was assaulted by several juveniles

Today is the deadline to register to vote in the May 15 primary election. Prospective voters may register to vote in person, via mail or online. To register online, go to: https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx. A voter

NANTICOKE — May 13 is Day 100 for Rich Wiaterowski. That Sunday will mark 100 days since the 44-year-old Nanticoke man, the city’s mayor, received a stem cell transplant that helped him recover from acute myeloid leukemia. Life has changed dramatically fo

WILKES-BARRE — The Crestwood School District is appealing a March arbitration order to fill a vacant teaching job at Rice Elementary School. The district filed the appeal in Luzerne County Court and claimed arbitrator Mark Lamont exceeded his jurisdiction

Greiner Packaging in Pittston Twp. is looking to hire people for 17 open positions and will have an open house today from noon to 2 p.m. at 225 Enterprise Way. Positions available include quality technician, customer service coordinator, design engineer,

The price of gasoline in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area is getting higher. It jumped to an average of $2.91 a gallon, topping the 2017 high by two cents. And, the price could climb as high as $3 a gallon as the transition to summer blend gasoline continue

PLAINS TWP. — A pair of Harding breeders have filed suit against the Northeast Veterinary Referral Hospital alleging doctors performed unnecessary surgery on their rare dog, killing 10 unborn puppies and costing them nearly half a million dollars in futur

WILKES-BARRE — The woman accused of falsely blaming two state troopers of rape will stand trial on charges of filing false reports and unsworn falsification, a magistrate ordered Friday. Christine A. Cromer, 37, of 237 Maffett St., Plains Twp., is accused

WVIA highlighted visual student artists from throughout the area during an Artist Celebration on Friday evening at Mainstreet Galleries in Kingston. The celebration showcased artwork from the top visual artists from WVIA’s 2017-18 Artist of the Week progr

WILKES-BARRE — The family of an 11-month-old boy who died of septic shock caused by an intestinal problem has settled a medical malpractice lawsuit against Geisinger Health System for $6.5 million, according to documents filed in court Friday. The parents

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS n Mohammed Najib to Amy L. Richards, $137,000; Kingston Twp. n Victor Capo et al. to ARA Management LLC, $300,000; Foster Twp. n Linda L. Gregory et al. to Kristopher J. Mead et al., $262,650; Ross Twp. n JP Homes Inc. to William Bai

WEST PITTSTON — A closed Army National Guard Center in West Pittston could become a regional office for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Commission staff recommends that the executive director enter an agreement that would transfer the site to t

WILKES-BARRE — A man choked a woman, put a gun to her head and then barricaded himself inside a home with multiple children on Friday morning, city police said in a press release. Shatik Dawes, 29, eventually exited the residence near Brown Street and Llo

Registered nurses at First Hospital in Kingston and Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton are planning a one-day strike at both hospitals on Wednesday, April 25. Unionized nurses announced the planned strike Friday in a press release. They said the strike com

A Yom Hashoah commemoration was held Thursday at the Jewish Community Alliance in Wilkes-Barre. The event, which marked Holocaust Memorial Day, featured a remembrance service, a candle lighting by second generation survivors and a screening of the film ‘R

HARRISBURG — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration told Pennsylvania’s counties Thursday that he wants them to replace their electronic voting systems with machines that leave a verifiable paper trail by the end of 2019, although counties warned that

HARRISBURG — Three registered nurses and one cosmetologist from Luzerne County are among 149 licensed professionals the Pennsylvania Department of State filed disciplinary actions against in March, the department announced Thursday. All three nurses were

WILKES-BARRE — Despite the release of a controversial assessment of the city police administration last week, a vote on a grant application for a college renovation project was the major focus of public discussion at a council meeting Thursday. Councilmen

BANKS TWP. — Just two years after its inception, the SHINE After School Program of Luzerne County is showing results. Students enrolled in SHINE are achieving better academic scores, completing their homework and attending classes on a more regular basis,