Luzerne County mulling changes to ethics code
Citing the potential for litigation over proposed changes to the county ethics code, council members will hold an executive session next week, members agreed at a meeting Tuesday.
View ArticleRepublican Kaufer enters 120th district race
This time, he won't have to take on a longtime incumbent. In 2012, Kaufer lost in the general election to state Rep. Phyllis Mundy, D-Kingston, and she is retiring this year.
View ArticleEdwardsville man faces trial in sex assault of teen
Charges against a West Side man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl were sent to the Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday.
View ArticleCharges against one beating suspect dismissed
Charges against one of the two Kingston residents accused of breaking a woman's jaw with a baseball bat after she and her brother sold them a bag of corn starch instead of drugs were dismissed Wednesday.
View ArticleNanticoke man heading to jail turns over more drugs
A Nanticoke man was already arrested and heading into the cell block when he handed an officer 200 bags of heroin he was hiding, police said.
View ArticleCycling studio opens in Back Mountain
Husband and wife Kevin and Jada Swinski have opened a cycling and fitness studio featuring "RealRyder" bikes at the site that formerly housed website design company Solid Cactus.
View ArticleThe List: Feb. 13-22
Art Jam, Saturday through March 21. Exhibit features an eclectic mix of oils, watercolors, photography and mixed media by local artists Margaret Elaine Engel, Alicia Lindgren, Kaitlyn Kishbaugh and...
View ArticlePlymouth woman charged with sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl
A 29-year-old Plymouth woman has been charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, according to charges filed Friday by Kingston police.
View ArticleShavertown man faces drug, other charges
Kyle P. Burdick, 24, of 205 Manor Dr., is charged with possession with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, paraphernalia and driving an unregistered vehicle without valid inspection.
View ArticleBusiness Agenda
Red Carpet Breakfast, featuring Luzerne County Council Chairman Rick Morelli, will be held Tuesday at The Top of the 80s restaurant, Suagrloaf Township.
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Local insurance agents have seen an increase in people buying flood insurance over the last few weeks as people worry melting snow will lead to flooding.
View ArticlePeople on the Move, Feb. 23, 2014
Barbara Tourscher earned 2013 top adviser honors. Of more than 900 advisers associated with the corporation, Ms.
View ArticleThis week's meetings
West Side Career and Technology Center Joint Operating Committee, 6 p.m., library of the school, 75 Evans St., Pringle.
View ArticleChanging attitudes pave the way for LGBT Center of NEPA
About 100 people turned out Sunday afternoon for the grand opening of the LGBT Center of NEPA, a community hub and headquarters for the NEPA Rainbow Alliance, located in Fox Ridge Plaza on Route 315 in...
View ArticleBack Mountain welcomed Fresh Air Fund kids with open arms
In 1899, a horde of special visitors descended on the Back Mountain and Wyoming Valley, to the delight of local residents.
View ArticleNanticoke mayor hopeful for South Valley cooperative
Nanticoke's new mayor said a South Valley Council of Governments is feasible and could mirror the success of the West Side Council of Governments.
View ArticleLCCC president's hit-and-run will get closer look
Warren Ruda / The Citizens' Voice Luzerne County Community College President Thomas P. Leary issued a statement Feb. 4 in which he 'accepted responsibility for the incident.'
View ArticlePLCB gives more than $2M back
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board returned $33,150 in licensing fees to 47 municipalities in Luzerne County.
View ArticleFanfare ushers in adulthood
Nogin, of Kingston, celebrated his bar mitzvah at the Woodlands Inn & Resort. The Jewish ceremony marks a boy's entry into manhood, and the Wyoming Valley West Spartan Marching Band was there to...
View ArticleW-B man faces multiple drug charges
Corey R. Carter, 26, of 26 Essex Lane, was charged Friday with five counts of possession with intent to deliver and firearm not to be carried without a license after selling cocaine to an informant on...
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