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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,

WILKES-BARRE — Thousands of children can now get their primary care, mental health and pharmacy needs met in one location. An open house will be held April 20 at 3 p.m. at a new 17,622-square-foot outpatient clinic that houses physician offices, a pharmac

WILKES-BARRE — A city woman left her 20-month-old daughter unattended in a car outside of a local hospital for an hour and a half Thursday morning, according to police. Knessa Hope Nimmo, 33, of 268 Andover St., is facing child endangerment charges after

The Citizens’ Voice won second place for best overall newspaper in the 2017 Society of Professional Journalists Keystone Pro Chapter’s spotlight awards. The winners were announced Thursday. Dave Scherbenco won a first place award for news photography for

NANTICOKE — A man wanted on attempted robbery and assault charges alleging he tried to hold up a drug store and pistol-whipped a man who intervened was arraigned Thursday. Ryan Stanley Romanoskey, 25, last known to reside in Edwardsville, was arraigned Th

WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County council heard updates on several ongoing issues at a marathon work session Tuesday night. Vehicle registration fee James D. Ritzman, deputy secretary for planning for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, explained d

HANOVER TWP. — Hanover Area High School’s graduation ceremony is going back outside for the first time in 12 years. The school board on Thursday approved a motion to hold the graduation ceremony at the track and soccer complex on June 13. The high school

WILKES-BARRE — Convicted child molester and one-time murder suspect Jose Antonio Ramos will get another shot at overturning his lengthy prison sentence for violating sex offender registration requirements. The original suspect in the high-profile disappea

Crestwood’s Joshua Hooper was incorrectly identified in Thursday’s paper. He won the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash in Wednesday’s track & field meet. It is our policy to correct errors promptly in the section in which they occur. Wire service errors w

NANTICOKE — The Greater Nanticoke Area School Board voted Thursday to approve a plan to reconfigure grades in school district buildings next year. The district plans to close K.M. Smith Elementary School, the only school not located on the district campus

WILKES-BARRE — The City of Wilkes-Barre has announced that Hollenback Golf Course will open for the season at 7 a.m. Friday. The 102.6-acre, nine-hole golf course is located at 1050 N. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. For more information regarding the Holle

WILKES-BARRE — A Rice Twp. man accused of possessing images depicting children as young as infants engaged in sex acts pleaded guilty Wednesday to more than 100 charges. Adam D. Snide, 42, pleaded guilty to 100 counts of possessing child porn and two coun

Wilkes-Barre received potential good news Wednesday in its efforts to stop the Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority from releasing funds left over from a 20-year-old tax diversion plan to the county, Wilkes-Barre Twp. and Wilkes-Barre Area School Distri

House Speaker Paul Ryan will leave Congress next year for a good reason and with a legacy that benefited Americans, U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta said Wednesday. The legacy mainly revolves around the tax reform that Ryan and congressional Republicans ushered thr