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SCRANTON — Kevin Byers’ first drawings were so bad, his mentor set them on fire. The 45-year-old tattoo artist from Dayton, Ohio, leaned on his arm rest Sunday, the final day at the Electric City Tattoo Convention in the Hilton Scranton & Conference Cente

The 12th annual American Society of Mechanical Engineers Car Show was held Sunday at Wilkes University. The event, held in the parking lot behind the Henry Student Center, featured over nine categories for car entrance and giveaways. The car show also inc

Good news for tax procrastinators: You have a little more time than you think to file your federal income tax forms. Tax day this year is on Tuesday, April 17 because the usual deadline — April 15 — fell on a Sunday. And today, April 16, is Emancipation D

The state Department of Transportation announced the following upcoming road work projects: Central Scranton Expressway The Expressway will be closed starting 8 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Monday, April 23. The car detour will be Moosic Street and the truck

WILKES-BARRE — Sunday saw the last recital for the St. Stephen’s Church pipe organ. For now. The massive organ suffered water damage over the years, from leaks in the roof of the Episcopal church on South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre. Church leaders th

A marriage license for Erica E. Hubert and Glenn P. Nunnermacker was incorrect in Sunday’s edition.

HANOVER TWP. — A Wilkes-Barre man faces drug trafficking charges following a controlled drug purchase in Hanover Twp. on Thursday. Officers arrested William Benjamin, 37, of Carlisle Street, after he allegedly sold six bricks of heroin, or a total of 300

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