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WILKES-BARRE — The Plains Twp. forgery suspect entwined in a mysterious arson case on Wednesday got a new lawyer because she might know something about the unidentified “target” of the investigation, according to court documents filed Thursday. Linasheri

PLYMOUTH — A man dressed as a cowboy forced his way into a borough home over the weekend and defenestrated a man in a case of attempted murder motivated by an apparent drug debt, according to court documents. Police say Alvey Zielinski, 48, was forced thr

WEST PITTSTON — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has finalized a plan to open a new regional office at the former Pennsylvania Army National Guard armory on Susquehanna Avenue. “It’s a win for West Pittston and a win for the PA Fish and Boat Comm

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — An Edwardsville man was arrested during a sting operation Tuesday morning after the 14-year-old boy he planned to meet for a sexual rendezvous turned out to be an undercover agent, according to investigators. Authorities say that after

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. will sell three local TV stations as part of its purchase of another national media company with area ties. Sinclair will sell 23 stations across 15 states, including Fox 56 WOLF-TV, The CW-affliated WSWB and MyNetworkTV-affi

DALLAS — A little boy with cerebral palsy will soon get to swing at his neighborhood park just like the other kids thanks to a local Girl Scout. Chase Cunningham, 3, who is turning 4 on Monday, can’t support himself on a regular swing due to his condition

WILKES-BARRE — A proposed $5 fee on all vehicles registered to Luzerne County addresses is still alive, despite vigorous opposition at Tuesday night’s county council meeting. Council voted 7-4 to introduce an ordinance that would authorize the fee, which

FAIRVIEW TWP. — When news of tainted romaine lettuce reached Bob Orloski, he did not panic. His own delivery of romaine came from a greenhouse at a local farm, far from the reaches of the national supply chain for the lettuce that the federal government i

A Wilkes-Barre woman passed fraudulent checks while attempting to steal thousands from a Hazle Twp. woman, court papers say. State police at Hazleton said someone stole the victim’s mail in early December. Stephanie Y. McNeil, 22, of South Meade Street, t

WILKES-BARRE — A city man had to be subdued with a Taser after hitting an officer in the face during a struggle Monday evening, according to police. Donte Douglas, 32, of 38 N. Sherman St., is accused of causing the officer’s nose to bleed profusely after

WILKES-BARRE — A proposal to request the resignation of the city’s top police leadership is gone. During Tuesday’s work session, councilwoman Beth Gilbert rescinded her resolution asking police Chief Marcella Lendacky and Patrol Division Commander Ronald

By Denise Allabaugh First Hospital in Kingston and Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton will be fully staffed and operational when registered nurses plan to strike today, hospital officials said. They would not say, however, who will staff the hospitals. “We

BLAKELY — Friends and partners Robert Bishop, Joseph DiPasquale and George Havirlak pooled their cash more than 30 years ago to open a health club, and now they’re hanging it up. They’ve hit retirement age, so they are selling the Spectrum Health & Racque

PITTSTON TWP. — Officials have settled a federal lawsuit a police sergeant brought alleging township supervisors and the former police chief conspired to force her out of the department, according to a court filing Tuesday. Sgt. Lena Angelella filed suit

Racial tension between Hazleton Area and Crestwood students is alleged in an Instagram post from National Geographic magazine. The Instagram post references an article in the magazine’s April edition — devoted entirely to race — about the impact of the gr

HANOVER TWP. — Investigators say they have arrested the driver who fled after striking a pedestrian Saturday night on Oxford Street, leaving the victim in critical condition. Police charged Emiliano Hernandez, 44, of Hanover Twp., with accidents involving

WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Children and Youth Services is holding a “Box of Socks” charity sock drive for the rest of this month, county Manager David Pedri announced Monday. The agency is collecting new socks for school-aged children in need, Pedri sa

WILKES-BARRE — An attorney for the Wilkes-Barre Area School District argued Monday that a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former Coughlin High School administrator Stephen Stahl should be dismissed. The district fired Stahl, 51, of Hunlock Creek, in

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Two-year-old Gene Oscielowski, who has autism and hip dysplasia, undergoes physical therapy in one area of Allied Services John Heinz Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and speech therapy in another. His mom, Rachel Strouse of Plains

WILKES-BARRE ­— A former Marywood University professor knew he would likely be fired for posting two satirical videos that portrayed school officials as Nazis, but he did it anyway. Dr. Frederick Fagal Jr.’s predictions proved true as he was fired about t