2 injured in Kingston fire
Firefighters and a good Samaritan acted quickly to help rescue the women and a child from the burning home, according to witnesses. The fire started at about 10:10 p.m. at 42-44 W. Dorrance St., said...
View ArticlePa. teacher who drew national headlines in student sex case is out of jail
Former Pa. English teacher Lauren Harrington-Cooper, whose case of student sex made national headlines for her alleged flirtatious ways at a Luzerne County high school, has been released from prison...
View ArticleWilkes-Barre pipe repairs will begin after crews fix Kingston main
Pennsylvania American Water on Thursday issued a boil advisory affecting some 10,000 West Side residents as a result of a major water main break that left faucets dry for two days. Repairs on the break...
View ArticleNightlife for Aug. 20-23
BARRE: DIAMOND CITY ART WALK, Aug. 21, 5 to 8 p.m. The list of venues participating in this downtown Wilkes-Barre and Kingston art walk changes from month to month. See the latest schedule online.
View ArticleLife Without Water in the Wyoming Valley
People have been coming to water tanker sites in Luzerne County for hours, some filling up water for several households as thousands try to deal with a widespread water outage . The 30-inch water main...
View ArticlePolice: Drunk man tried to bite W-B officers' legs
A drunk man stumbling around Public Square begging for money had to be stunned twice after sticking out his tongue at officers and trying to bite policemen's legs, according to Wilkes-Barre police....
View ArticleKingston fire victim remains hospitalized in burn unit
Three days after a fierce fire at a double-block home in Kingston, one woman remains in a burn unit in critical condition Friday while her 2-year-old son and neighbor have been treated and released...
View ArticleThree-alarm blaze damages Kingston residence
A firefighter on the roof communicates with another firefighter inside a badly burned house on West Dorrance Street in Kingston on Tuesday. Andrew Krech / The Citizens' Voice A firefighter recovers...
View ArticleWater boil advisory lifted after Kingston main break
The water boil advisory affecting residents on the West Side and in parts of Wilkes-Barre was lifted this morning after acceptable water samples were collected on Friday and Saturday. According to...
View ArticleCommunity digest
CITIZENS AGAINST PROPERTY TAXES: The CAPTAXES group of Luzerne County will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, in the back room of Grotto Pizza, Edwardsville. The latest information...
View ArticleCrews Hope to Restore Water by Thursday
Repairs to a broken water main in Kingston are now expected to be finished sometime Thursday morning with water restored to everyone by Thursday. Pennsylvania American Water says malfunctions to...
View ArticleWater Main Repaired, Water Boil Advisory Remains
Crews fixed the break at the intersection of West Walnut Street and Mercer Avenue in Kingston late Thursday night after working around the clock since it burst Tuesday morning.
View ArticleMinority leaders express outrage at coverage of KKK recruitment effort
Local minority leaders met with staff members of The Citizens' Voice on Wednesday to express their outrage at the prominence given to a front-page news story about the Ku Klux Klan distributing fliers...
View ArticleParry-Perillo
Erin Marie Parry and Steven John Perillo, together with their families, announced their engagement in December of last year and will be united in marriage at the end of the month. The bride-to-be is...
View ArticleVideo Shows Computer Store Employees Attempting to Stop Alleged Thieves
Police are looking for two men they say stole items from a computer store. Employees tried to stop the alleged thieves, and it was all caught on surveillance cameras.
View ArticleCourt Notes 8/31/15
Sylvia Lane and Abby Cameron Greene and Sylvia Lane Living Trust and Sylvia Living Trust Lane to Asst. Holdings LLC for $250,000; 88 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre.
View ArticleNew school year set to begin as students move-in at area colleges
New students and family members walk about the campus at King's College during moving in day Thursday.Mark Morancv28kingsmovinginp2 MARK MORAN / THE CITIZENS' VOICE New freshmen begin moving into...
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Alex Ryncavage 14 a student at Wyoming Valley West High School is giving the school district foundation more than one thousand dollars for new computers.
View ArticleLevee repaired, ready to hold next flood
The Citizens' Voice fileWater pours from the joints of the Market Street Bridge flood gates in Wilkes-Barre onto River Street on Sept. 8, 2011, during the Tropical Storm Lee flood.
View ArticleWalter Mitchell and James Haggerty with Little Theater of Wilkes Barre
The day I went up to the little theater. A book Sperry. To check out there work on the production of westside story which will.
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