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NEWPORT TWP. — A prisoner at State Correctional Institution at Retreat repeatedly slashed another inmate in the face with a razor blade in an outburst during a chess match, state police at Shickshinny said. Tyrail Penick Clark, 21, is charged with simple

WILKES-BARRE — Golfers likely won’t see fees changed at Hollenback Golf Course until next year. An ordinance to adjust fees at the city-owned course — the third such ordinance proposed this year — is on the agenda for a first-reading vote at Thursday’s co

A story on page A3 on April 4 that reported the arrest of Donald Cromer, 43, on methamphetamine-trafficking charges requires clarification. According to Outlaws Motorcycle Club attorney Christopher B. Slusser, Cromer’s membership in the organization was t

WILKES-BARRE — A 28-year-old Wilkes-Barre man will spend eight years in federal prison for drug dealing, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District said Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo sentenced Jaquan Henderson for selling cr

WILKES-BARRE — A city man is facing robbery charges alleging he ripped his girlfriend’s cellphone away from her and refused to give it back. John Kimbrough, 45, of 442 S. River St., is accused of taking Tanya Titus’ cellphone during a dispute at 121 Old R

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — About 100 supporters of the arts gathered on Sunday to raise funds for the Fine Arts Fiesta in Wilkes-Barre, which is less than six weeks away. The organizers of the event, at Breaker Brewing Company in Wilkes-Barre Twp., called it a “

Odyssey of the Mind teams from across the area posted strong showings at the state finals Saturday at the Pocono Mountain School District’s East Campus. Competing in one of five different events — with three for each event determined by the highest grade

An attorney for Lackawanna County filed a motion seeking to dismiss the county from a federal lawsuit filed by the wife of a man killed walking down Montage Mountain Road in 2013. Scranton attorney Benjamin A. Nicolosi Jr. argues Courtney Sanders cannot p

The state Department of Transportation announced the following upcoming road work projects: Interstate 81 Baseball is back: Please note there will be traffic issues at Davis Street, I-81 and Montage Mountain Road, Moosic, at the beginning and end of the g

FAIRVIEW TWP. — After hearing concerns from a business owner, supervisors tabled a vote on an ordinance requiring certain structures in the township to have a lock box installed for fire safety purposes. The action came following a public hearing Tuesday

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WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Council on Tuesday will vote on a proposed collective bargaining agreement with county court-related employees who are represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. The agreement would apply

ASHLEY — Two borough police officers were hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Ashley early Sunday morning, according to police. Officer Joshua Smith and Sgt. Joseph McGlynn were traveling north on South Main Street in an unmarked police vehicle at about 5 a.m.

A Belgian man never forgot seeing an American B-24 bomber succumb to enemy fire and crash in a field near his family’s farm on Christmas Day 1944. Viktor Yansenne was 6 at the time but can still see the parachutes of two crewmen who bailed as the warplane

DETROIT — Bargain prices on 2- and 3-year-old vehicles fueled record sales of used cars, trucks and SUVs last year, a trend that is expected to continue because people can save thousands of dollars over buying new. Used vehicle sales hit 39.2 million vehi

Melissa Meyers, principal at Heights Murray Elementary School in Wilkes-Barre, kissed a pig at a school pep rally Friday. The kiss happened because students met the goal of reading 3,000 books, Meyers said. Students ended up reading 3,189 books, Meyers sa

HANOVER TWP. — A Wilkes-Barre man is facing strangulation charges after police say he used an electrical cord to choke his ex-girlfriend while she laid in bed with her baby. Luis Daniel Rosa, 23, of 84 Lehigh St., is also accused of poking his ex with a s

JENKINS TWP. — A township man accused of choking and threatening his girlfriend during a domestic dispute Friday morning attacked police and had to be subdued with a Taser along with four officers before he was captured, according to police. Police say An

Angela Liddle, president and CEO of Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance, will be the guest on this weekend’s edition of Newsmakers. Liddle, who joins hosts Jayne Ann Bugda and Andy Mehalshick, will discuss her organization, which educates, informs and le

Four abandoned coal industry sites in Luzerne County will see new life under a Department of Environmental Protection program. The DEP’s Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation will spend $25 million to fund mine reclamation work in 12 abandoned mine lands a