Feds charge Kingston man in money laundering scheme
Mathan attempted to hide the proceeds from the sale of synthetic marijuana at a convenience store in Forty Fort, court documents allege.
View ArticleW-B woman gets two years for ties to drug trafficking
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that a Wilkes-Barre woman will serve two years on probation for her connection to Luzerne County drug trafficking.
View ArticleCommunity digest
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of the Greater Wilkes-Barre area will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Iganitus Church Hall, Kingston.
View ArticleWoman serving time in shooting cover-up seeks release on parole
Deabreu, who has been jailed since July after pleading guilty to covering up a fatal shooting involving her teenage son, has filed an application to be released on parole.
View ArticleKingston man accused of concealing drugs, scuffling with police
After he pulled several bags of heroin from his rectum during a strip search, Odoi shoved it in his mouth and tried devouring the evidence during a fight with police that included him punching an...
View ArticleLocal history: Woman's strangulation a 75-year-old mystery
On a snowy day in December 75 years ago, 19-year-old Anthony Rezykowski set out to trap the muskrats he had spotted in Keelersburg Creek.
View ArticleW-B man caught with 60 bags of alleged heroin
Kingston police on Friday arrested a Wilkes-Barre man who was allegedly in possession of 60 bags of New York-bought heroin.
View Articlethis week's meetings
Hanover Area School Board, special meeting for general purposes, 6 p.m., choral room, junior-senior high school, 1600 Sans Souci Parkway.
View ArticleWVW teacher enters race for 120th seat
The district is made up of part of Luzerne County, consisting of the townships of Exeter, Jackson and Kingston; and the boroughs of Courtdale, Exeter, Forty Fort, Kingston, Luzerne, Pringle,...
View ArticleBreaking Down the Walls: The universal language of music
As I write this, I'm sitting in a hotel room in Sao Paulo, Brazil enjoying what will be my last hours here.
View ArticleStudent Standouts
Richard Kraus, an eighth grade student at Wyoming Seminary Lower School, recently won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee contest and a chance to continue on to state competition.
View ArticleWest Side COG tables vote to include Nanticoke
The City of Nanticoke's bid to join the West Side Council of Governments, either as a full-fledged member or in some other role, is on hold.
View ArticleKingston company keeps "long gone era" alive
Mr. Duvall, 35, said his interest in leatherworking began as a child. He started Duvall Leatherwork as a hobby and a side job in his basement in 2004 and it continued to grow.
View ArticleHistorical society forming to promote Kingston's heritage
Kingston's rich history will be preserved and made available to future generations, thanks to a band of volunteers working to create the Kingston Historical Society.
View ArticleCORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
A story in Saturday's edition incorrectly stated Courtney Sadusky's sentence. She was sentenced to a day program where she will attend drug counseling sessions in lieu of six months in prison.
View ArticleFormer Luzerne County teacher facing new charges
A former Wyoming Valley West teacher was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with unlawful contact and corruption of minors in connection with two more students.
View ArticleEx-Pa. high school teacher facing new sex charges
A former high school English teacher in eastern Pennsylvania is facing new allegations from male students who claim she had inappropriate sexual contact with them.
View ArticleFormer WVW teacher faces new charges
Warren Ruda / The Citizens' Voice Former Wyoming Valley West teacher Lauren Harrington-Cooper was arraigned Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge Paul Roberts.
View ArticleKingston man faces federal drug trafficking charges
The United States Attorney's Office alleged James Featherstone, 33, distributed cocaine and heroin in Luzerne County from January 2009 through September 2013.
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Warren Ruda / The Citizens' Voice Luzerne County Community College Thomas P. Leary pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and paid a $407 fine.
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