Pringle man sentenced on fourth DUI charge
Joseph Smith, 55, was in court Monday to learn his fate for an Oct. 2013 drunken driving crash in Kingston. Police said he crashed, led officers on a foot pursuit, resisted arrest and then refused to...
View ArticleCounty's proposed budget questioned
Luzerne County's proposed budget for 2015 is full of discrepancies and questionable spending while failing to account for any potential pay raises, members of the public told Luzerne County Council...
View ArticleArts at Hayfield draws crafty crowd
The mother-daughter shopping team of Nancy Mazzillio and Melissa Stevens, both from Kingston, had much fun Christmas shopping at the Arts at Hayfield Homespun Holiday Craft Fair at Penn State Campus,...
View Article120th: Kaufer leads Cipriani
Republican Aaron Kaufer is leading Democrat Eileen Cipriani in the race to win the 120th state House District seat currently held by Phyllis Mundy. Kaufer, 26, ran a campaign about his reform ideas,...
View ArticleSkateboarder in Kingston crash dies
Moore had been taken to the hospital by ambulance after the crash at about 9:25 p.m. Wednesday near Market Street and Maple Avenue. Investigators said she was taken to the hospital for a blood test...
View ArticleKingston police looking into possible scam
Police responded to a call from a home on the 400 block of Warren Avenue at about 4:20 p.m. Tuesday. The resident told them that a man claiming to be from "the water company" told her he needed to...
View ArticleLast Minute Push by Candidates in Luzerne County
That could have an impact on a hotly contested battle for a seat in the state house of representatives in Luzerne County. On the eve of Election Day, campaign signs are few and far in between in many...
View ArticleNanticoke man sniffs out phone scam from phony cop
A Nanticoke resident told police that he received a phone call at about 11:15 a.m. on Monday from a man who said he was a Kingston police officer. The caller said he had arrested the resident's...
View ArticleNAACP leader looks back on tenure
Courtesy of Ron FeltonRon Felton, Wilkes-Barre NAACP chapter president, hugging David Lee at a banquet honoring the NAACP's 100th anniversary. Lee, then the United Way of Wyoming Valley executive...
View ArticleKingston police warn of 'water company' scam
At approximately 4:19 p.m., borough police were dispatched to the 400 block of Warren Avenue for a report of suspicious people inside the neighbor's residence, claiming to be from the water company....
View ArticleTraffic report for November 6
Free-flowing traffic is reported on Interstates 81, 476 and 380 this morning. Routes 115 and 315 are also free of traffic, but the on-ramps to the North Cross Valley Expressway are experiencing light...
View ArticleHunting club ex-treasurer pleads guilty to theft of funds
A Dallas man who was treasurer of a Wyoming County hunting club pleaded guilty Monday to stealing from the organization. Kingston police accused Robert Lee Morgan Jr., 48, of stealing nearly $39,000...
View ArticleCommunity digest
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS: Making A Difference Ministries will present a Christmas concert with local Christian singer/songwriter Sue Yurkanin from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, at the Church of Christ...
View ArticleCitizens propose greater civilian oversight of police
ANDREW KRECH / THE CITIZENS' VOICE A boy leans against a tree as he watches police investigate a shooting at the Sherman Hills Apartment Complex last year. Sighting concerns about racial profiling,...
View ArticleClass Reunions 11/16/2014
Newport Township High School, Class of 1965, recently met to discuss plans for the 2015 reunion. Anyone with information on the following classmates may contact Linda Trzeciak at 570-822-0494.
View ArticleExhibits Listings: Nov. 7 to 13, 2014
Here and There: Paintings by Nina Davidowitz, contemporary landscapes infused with color and light. Gallery Lecture 5 p.m. Nov. 7 in Room 228 of Brennan Hall, reception at 6p.m. Linden Street and...
View ArticleWyoming Valley West students thank veterans by serving them breakfast
Jerry Gurnari, right, of the AMVETS Honor Guard of Dupont and 16 other veterans were served breakfast Monday morning at the Wyoming Valley West Middle School in Kingston before a Veterans Day program...
View ArticleBonus season is here. Will the payouts continue their climb?
It's that time of the year when bankers and other financial industry executives begin awarding themselves and their colleagues for the year's performance. The season plays out through spring.
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Hughes will replace Thomas F. Burke Jr., who will complete his five-year term as president judge in January and relinquish his leadership post on the court. Burke has guided the county court since the...
View ArticleUsing DNA to help trace your roots
MARK MORAN / THE CITIZENS' VOICE John Henry Stevenson, left, and James McAndrew work on digitizing records and newspapers at the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Family History Research...
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