Kingston man charged with shooting W-B teen
Mark MOran / The Citizens' Voice Deidre Davis, left, lights a candle for Shanice McNeil at the start of Tuesday's vigil for William Uggiano in Wilkes-Barre.
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The attorney for Wilkes-Barre's suspended towing contractor asked a judge Monday to dismiss felony theft charges, saying the FBI sting that snared his client was an unfair attempt to pressure him into...
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County council elected Bear Creek Village Mayor Walter Mitchell to the temporary position by a majority vote at a council meeting Tuesday.
View ArticleTwo arrested after Kingston drug bust
Two Wilkes-Barre women are facing drug conspiracy charges after Kingston police say they sold a confidential informant 99 bags of heroin.
View ArticleThe English Teacher
Despite a solid cast, including narrator Fiona Shaw and Julianne Moore as titular Linda Sinclair, the script fails to illuminate the pervasive isolation of this sad "spinster."
View ArticleMisericordia graduates first master's degree class of physician assistants
The first class of students in the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program at Misericordia, first row, from left, are Sagar Naik, Philadelphia; Jennifer Rizel, Kingston; Erin Miller,...
View ArticleSalute labor and bid farewell to summer
"If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day weekend."
View ArticleMr. and Mrs. Brandt
Mr. and Mrs. William Brandt Sr. of Kingston celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 31, 2013.
View ArticleBusiness Briefcase, Sept. 1, 2013
Sept. 10: "The Science and Craft of Sustainable Agriculture" lecture, Louis Maslow STEM School at Wyoming Seminary, 7 p.m. in the Buckingham Performing Arts Center, North Sprague Avenue, Kingston.
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Elizabeth Skrapits / The Citizens' Voice John McKeown with a book listing Works Progress Administration projects from 1939-1943.
View ArticleKingston resident charged in robbery, assault
Andrew Leroy Peay III, 48, of 50 Payne Ave., is charged with three counts of robbery and one count of simple assault in the altercation reported about 1:45 a.m. Saturday.
View ArticleProsecutors oppose hit-run suspect's change in defense strategy
It's much too late for hit-and-run suspect Megan Panowicz to claim she "was or is criminally insane" and thus cannot be held culpable for her actions, prosecutors argued in court documents filed Tuesday.
View ArticleWork To Repair Leaking Gasoline Tanks Underway
The final phase of work is underway to fix underground leaking gasoline tanks, discovered nearly seven months ago at the Valero/Convenient Mart on Wyoming Avenue in Kingston.
View ArticleRegional briefs, Sept. 4, 2013
Christopher Belleman plans to resign from his job as Luzerne County director of operational services to become the new executive director of the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority.
View ArticleWilkes-Barre screenwriter sets film near hometown
It might have taken Wilkes-Barre native Dan Chariton seven years to get his first screenplay produced but he never wavered in his determination to set "The English Teacher" near his hometown.
View ArticleGround broken on Motel 6
Motel 6 officials broke ground Wednesday for a new motel on Schechter Drive near Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Twp.
View ArticleNYC man gets 11 years for robbing jewelry store
A New York City man was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for robbing a Wilkes-Barre jewelry store, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
View ArticleThe Vreelands
Jim and Mary-Lou Vreeland, Hollidaysburg, Pa., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 3, 2013.
View ArticleFaett-Boylan
Kevin and Janet Boylan of Kingston announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their son, Kevin Clancy Boylan, to Abigail McElroy Faett, daughter of Norman and Becky Faett of Mt.
View ArticleClass Reunions
Pittston Central Catholic High School, Class of 1955, will hold a Mass at 12:15 p.m. Sept.
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