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WILKES-BARRE — Although the site of the former Hotel Sterling has an assessed value of about $2.6 million, Mayor Tony George said he has no problem with selling the property for less than a quarter of that amount. George is asking city council to consider

A pair of accused drug dealers were caught in Wilkes-Barre with their stash hidden in a baby’s sock, arrest papers say. Police arrested Devon Beckford, 23, of Main Street, Sugar Notch, and Jack Pugsley, 34, of Woodside Street, Wilkes-Barre, following an u

SCRANTON — Long-planned parking changes at the Marketplace at Steamtown remain in the works, a representative of the parking-system operator said Friday. The operators of the parking system have removed old entrance/exit booths, installed new automated, p

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A Plymouth man sold 400 bags of heroin possibly laced with fentanyl during a controlled drug purchase Tuesday, according to police. Kharyee Idrees Abdurruzzaq, 29, sold the drugs to a confidential informant at an arranged drug buy in t

CONYNGHAM TWP. — A long-simmering family feud turned toxic on Tuesday when a man doused his son with acid during a domestic dispute, causing severe injuries, state police at Shickshinny said. Ricky M. Polgar, 60, is charged with aggravated assault, simple

PITTSTON — Some friends forget to call Pittston Mayor Mike Lombardo on his birthday, but they always remember to reach out every March 15. Tragedy struck the Pittston area that day in 1993 when his brother John, 25, a Pittston firefighter, and Leonard Ins

WILKES-BARRE — The newest member of the Luzerne County Board of Elections might not be eligible to serve because he holds an elective office, former county Controller Walter Griffith said Wednesday. Luzerne County Council on Tuesday appointed Keith Gould,

The final resolution of the tax deferment project that helped turn Highland Park Boulevard into a bustling commercial corridor could come next week. Or maybe not, if Wilkes-Barre city officials get their way. Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre Twp. and Wilkes-B

AVOCA — An 18-year-old Avoca man sexually assaulted three boys at a victim’s home and in woods in the borough on several occasions, police said. Austin W. Quick of the 100 block of Main Street was jailed in the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in lieu

AVOCA — Mikayla Davis says it is a miracle that her son is still alive. Her son, 3-year-old Camden Davis, was in her car when a train collided with it on tracks crossing York Avenue in Avoca. Davis, 22, of Duryea, was driving the car during Tuesday’s cras

NANTICOKE — The Luzerne County Transportation Authority will host a Public Transportation Focus Group Tuesday at the Nanticoke campus of Luzerne County Community College. The event will begin at 2 p.m. in the third-floor President’s Conference Room, LCTA

The state Supreme Court will hear arguments on May 17 about Eric Matthew Frein’s challenge of his first-degree murder conviction and death sentence. Frein, 34, of Canadensis, was convicted on April 19 of first-degree murder and other offenses for the Sept

A long line of Dallas High School students exited the school at 10 a.m. Wednesday, and senior Andrew Francis explained why as roughly 300 fellow students gathered by the grandstand on the snow-covered football field. “They say we’re only focussed on our p

State police charged a Lackawanna Trail High School senior with pointing an air-powered handgun Saturday at a Factoryville community center in what they say is his latest in a series of violent threats. Police charged Brian M. Peterson, 18, of Nicholson,

Following a national search, Griffin Pond Animal Shelter officials announced a new permanent executive director, set to assume her post early next month. Vanly Pierson of Lehigh County will take the helm of the nonprofit shelter in South Abington Twp. the

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Did the bra bandit become the panty pilferer? Police are investigating another big theft from the Victoria’s Secret store at the Wyoming Valley Mall — this time more than $2,600 worth of underwear. A store manager told investigators so

Larry Wittig is perhaps the most improbable of Pennsylvania school board presidents. He has been tried for and acquitted of rape. He has admitted to having a sexual relationship with a teen whom he met as her crew coach. He has been accused by other forme

WILKES-BARRE — The city administration has sent council a new proposed fee schedule for the Hollenback Golf Course since last week’s council meeting. Many of the fees initially proposed to council in a Feb. 18 email based on discussions between city Admin

DALLAS TWP. — The Dallas School District plans to open bids March 20 for the construction of a new intermediate school building. The school board also plans to approve the low bids for the project April 9, Superintendent Thomas Duffy said at Monday’s scho

SCRANTON — A state trooper who alleged fellow members of the Pennsylvania State Police wrongfully arrested her and then engaged in sexual discrimination has settled a federal lawsuit against the agency, prompting a judge on Monday to dismiss the case. Cpl