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SCRANTON — In the eight years since her son died in a crash caused by a distracted driver, Eileen Woelkers Miller has become a ceaseless warrior in the fight for better highway safety laws. She’ll join the battle again this week in Harrisburg. On Tuesday,

There’s another local connection in the upcoming “Chappaquiddick” movie about the death of Forty Fort native Mary Jo Kopechne in Sen. Ted Kennedy’s car. The stunt double for actress Kate Mara — who plays Kopechne — is also from the Wyoming Valley. Heidi P

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

At age 28, two video producing buffs came across a shocking story about a young woman from the Wyoming Valley who was left to die in a submerged car that was driven by a man from one of the most powerful families in the world. They felt the “Chappaquiddic

WEST HAZLETON — An early morning shooting resulted in a man being flown to a regional trauma center for treatment. Domingo Garcia Lopez, 44, shot a man inside a 5 W. Washington Ave. home on Easter, borough police allege. The victim is in critical conditio

WILKES-BARRE — A city man reported that someone attacked him with a snow shovel as he walked along a South Wilkes-Barre street on Saturday night, according to police. The attack happened shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday in the area of Wood and Sambourne Stre

Scientists unlocked a secret that links genetic mutation to lower risk for liver disease. A team of researchers with Geisinger Health System and the Regeneron Genetics Center recently published their research in the New England Journal of Medicine detaili

ROARING BROOK TWP. — Like father, like son. Today at Easter Mass, organist Scott Coates, 48, will lead St. Eulalia Parish in music at the church on Blue Shutters Road in Roaring Brook Twp., Lackawanna County. His father, Carl Coates, 83, will play organ a

Easter is a big season for small family-owned bakeries in Northeast Pennsylvania. At Premo’s Bakery on George Avenue in Wilkes-Barre, owner Susan Sorbelli was busy last week preparing nut rolls with her nephew, David Sorbelli, and his mom, Kathy. Susan So

SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS — Traditions are often about families remembering the past, celebrating the present, and looking forward to the future, with Easter holding many customs. For many who have Eastern European roots, the making of a simple holiday food of E

Federal Bar Association Attorneys Zachery W. Berger, Drew P. McLauglin and Julian Truskowski were admitted to the bar of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania at the Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse in Wilkes-Barre in a group

WILKES-BARRE — A man wielding a rifle stole $417 at Curry Donuts on South Pennsylvania Avenue at 7:27 p.m. Friday after pointing the gun at an employee’s head, police report. The gunman ordered one employee to get on the ground, and another employee gave

The community program “Poetry In Transit” is sponsoring their annual competition for creative artists. Winning poems will be selected from a panel of judges representing the local colleges in Northeast Pennsylvania and will then be featured on advertising

Earl Watson has up-close photos of the fighting in the last major battle of World War II, which began on Easter Sunday in 1945 in Okinawa, Japan. Watson, 88, was a public information officer for the Army during the Korean War, stationed at Okinawa, where

Counselors needed The Center for Dairy Excellence is building a network of support workers with counseling and pastoral training who have a background in or understanding of agriculture. To learn about serving, or to request a visit from one of these coun

April 11: Association of Fundraising Professionals NEPA Chapter workshop, “Basics of Planned Giving Every Fundraising Professional Should Know,” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Café in Plains Twp., presenter Carol Maculloch, director of planned giving at the Unive

Permanently disabled voters could have an easier time casting their ballot if a bill introduced by state Sen. Lisa Baker becomes law. Currently, with physician certification, disabled and bedridden voters are added to a permanently disabled absentee ballo

The first phase of Solomon Creek retaining wall relocation project will begin Monday. Utility relocation work will start on Brook Street between the intersections with Franklin and Waller streets and is anticipated to last approximately four to five weeks

A prowess for problem-solving propelled a handful of local Odyssey of the Mind teams through the regional tournament and into this Saturday’s state finals. Odyssey of the Mind is an international, K-12 creative problem-solving program that helps students

Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella warned state residents about a scam in which callers are posing as Treasury employees and threatening arrest if unpaid taxes are not paid immediately. The fraudulent calls are coming from telephone numbers that appear t