Local Arby's restaurants reopen
Franchisee Matthew Lange reopened the Arby's at the Wyoming Valley Mall on Monday, the same week that Grant Avenue Development reopened the remodeled Arby's at 510 Pierce St., Kingston. Grant Avenue...
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MARK MORAN / THE CITIZENS' VOICE Isis Brown leaves the Luzerne County Courthouse on Thursday after pleading guilty, but mentally ill, to third-degree murder. Isis Brown admitted in court Thursday she...
View ArticleStudents plan door-to-door canned food collection
Members of the Sports Medicine Society will be collecting canned items between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. for their Trick-or-Canning project to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Kitchen in Wilkes-Barre. Anyone...
View ArticleCipriani, Kaufer campaign in 120th is region's most expensive race
The campaign for the 120th state House District is the most expensive state House race involving districts that reach into Luzerne County, according to campaign finance reports filed Friday. Democratic...
View ArticleFocus on interior design can have benefits for customers, employees
Some area companies recognize the importance of good interior design to make their businesses aesthetically appealing, inviting and comfortable for employees and clients. Large windows, marble floors,...
View ArticleFarm camp at The Lands at Hillside Farms is the real deal for group of area...
Debi Buzunis, left, of Swoyersville and Melissa Kopec of Wilkes-Barre took Nubian goats Ginger and Samantha for a walk around the barn at The Lands At Hillside Farms on Saturday during the farm's adult...
View ArticleHanover Twp. woman pleads guilty to killing elderly aunt
A Hanover Township woman pleaded guilty, but mentally ill, Thursday to killing a 78-year-old aunt she lived with earlier this year. Isis Brown, 34, agreed to serve 10 to 20 years in state prison as...
View ArticleOur Opinion: When voting, don't resort to guesswork; do your research
Public broadcaster WVIA has scheduled candidate debates this week for three congressional races in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The events will air live on WVIA-TV and be simulcast on WVIA-FM.
View ArticleIn 120th, Cipriani and Kaufer would both support drilling tax
Two years ago, Kaufer lost to longtime Democratic incumbent Phyllis Mundy. This year, Kaufer faces Eileen Cipriani, a former legislative assistant for Mundy and a West Wyoming Councilwoman since 2008.
View ArticleWoman Dead after Fire in Luzerne County
According to Mayor Andy Tuzinski, the fire on Monday is the first deadly fire to hit Forty Fort in 110 years. The fire happened at a double block home on Yates Street taking the life of woman in her 70's.
View ArticleThis week's meetings 10/27/14
West Side Career and Technology Center Joint Operating Committee, 6:30 p.m., library of the school, 75 Evans St., Pringle. Kingston Township supervisors, special meeting for budget work and general...
View ArticleNeighbors Remember Victim of Deadly Blaze
The victim is being remembered as a caring person who looked after her husband and her neighbors and the only one who lived in this double home who did not make it out of the building alive. The fire...
View ArticlePolice: Drunk man on Kingston porch had sword in pants
Quentin Lee Moore was arraigned Wednesday on charges of possession of a prohibited offensive weapon, possession of a controlled substance and public drunkenness. According to court records he's pleaded...
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UGI RETIREES TRIP: UGI Retirees are reminded the bus trip to Erhardts holiday festival at Lake Wallenpaupack will be held Wednesday, Nov. 12. Bus will leave the Sears parking lot, Wyoming Valley Mall,...
View ArticleKingston man sentenced to prison for allegedly dealing cocaine
A Kingston man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for dealing cocaine, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Thomas Ceprish, 32, pleaded guilty in June to distributing cocaine on...
View ArticleWoman killed in Forty Fort fire
Fire tore through a Yates Street double-block home early Monday, killing the former owner of a landmark Kingston restaurant who neighbors remember as a pinnacle of the community. Rosalie McGough, 73,...
View ArticleTraffic report for October 28
Free-flowing traffic is reported on Interstates 81, 476 and 380 this morning. There is some traffic congestion on Route 115 near East Mountain Boulevard, but traffic on Route 315 and the North Cross...
View Article15 Year Old Accused of Stabbing Woman
According to investigators, the 15-year-old boy from Kingston forced his way into a home on Stanley Street just after 9 p.m. Police said he stabbed the woman inside and then ran away. Officers arrested...
View ArticleMr. and Mrs. Mayerski
Mr. and Mrs. John Mayerski of Swoyersville will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary Nov. 3, 2014. They were married Nov. 3, 1984, at St. Hedwig's Church, Kingston, by the late Rev.
View ArticleStreet extension project in Wilkes-Barre finally reaching completion after...
Mark Realty is funding construction to connect South Main Street and Pennsylvania Boulevard by extending Wood Street, said city spokeswoman Liza Prokop. Construction workers have been preparing the...
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