Candya s Place, a like a big family,a offers camaraderie, support to survivors
Instructor Joan Murphy used to lead separate sessions of the Beat Explosion! exercise program at The Center for Cancer Wellness, Candy's Place.
View ArticleTrial over bar slashing postponed after plaintiff misses court
The trial over a notorious New Year's Day box-cutter slashing in Nanticoke began Monday with a no-show by plaintiff Jennifer Mieczkowski, prompting Luzerne County Judge Lesa Gelb to dismiss the civil...
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A gunman was shot by police Saturday afternoon after he turned his sights on them in the parking lot of Walmart in Wilkes-Barre Township Marketplace. Police from five agencies converged on a pocket of...
View ArticleCheers and Jeers
Cheers to the candidates for Luzerne County District Attorney for agreeing, after the usual squabbling, to a debate to be held Oct. 29 at the Buckingham Performing Arts Center at Wyoming Seminary in...
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Tony Brooks for Wilkes-Barre City Council District B will host a meet-and-greet from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Margarita Azul at 91 Parrish St. The event is free, with complimentary refreshments. All are...
View ArticleMisericordia
Noelle Mondulick, Rachel McCormick, Jessica Yezefski, Alexandra Wagner, Sabrina Figueroa, Amanda Salak, Danielle Eastgate, Corinne breymeier, Kelsey Glavich second row standing: Elizabeth Korbich, Cody...
View ArticleKingston man pleads no contest to porn charges
A Kingston man accused of possessing child pornography pleaded no contest Monday to 34 counts, with prosecutors withdrawing another 20 related offenses. Bobby Joe Izzo, 42, of 48 Pierce St., Apt.
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Police are asking for the public's help in locating Helen Sterner, whose house caught fire Tuesday afternoon on North Gates Avenue. Investigators said they searched the home at 549 N. Gates Ave. while...
View ArticleKingston business hosts open house
Sight Solutions will host an open house Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its new low vision optometry center at 390 Pierce St., Kingston. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. The public...
View ArticleWVW homecoming could snarl traffic in Kingston
Kingston police officers will escort the parade from Wyoming Avenue and Price Street in Kingston to the Wyoming Valley West stadium. The following streets will be closed to all traffic between 5:30 and...
View ArticlePolice: Man used replica gun in newsstand robbery
A man was nabbed in an armed robbery of a newsstand in which he used a replica handgun to make off with the cash, police said. Michael Losito, 31, of 36 Moosic St., Wyoming, was charged Wednesday with...
View ArticleW-B man charged with robbery
Kingston police have charged a Wilkes-Barre man they say admitted to his role in an August robbery at a computer store. Bradley Avery, 26, was charged with felony counts of robbery and conspiracy to...
View ArticlePlymouth Knights of Columbus organize community food drive
Knights of Columbus, Plymouth Council 984, is collecting groceries in parts of Larksville, Edwardsville, Iona Place, Lyndwood, and Breslau in Hanover Township for the upcoming holidays. Items will be...
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Campaign finance reports submitted Friday show incumbent District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis edged out challenger Vito DeLuca in fundraising since June, despite a major loan by the Kingston-based...
View ArticleW-B mayoral candidates take different approaches to campaigns
Democratic nominee Tony George, 63, a current city councilman, former police chief and retiring school resource officer at the Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center, dominated the battle to...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in Kingston convenience store robbery
Police arrested a 19-year-old man Sunday morning after he allegedly robbed a Turkey Hill in Kingston at gunpoint. Michael Davis of Plains Township was arraigned on charges of robbery, possessing an...
View ArticleDobash directs more criticism at Lawton
County manager Robert Lawton came under fire from council members and the public during a testy county council meeting on Tuesday night. Councilwoman Kathy Dobash attempted to place two resolutions on...
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The Wilkes-Barre Area League of Women Voters is sponsoring a forum for the Luzerne County district attorney race from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Wyoming Seminary's Buckingham Performing Arts Center, North...
View ArticleDistrict attorney race turns negative as election nears
The race to become Luzerne County's next district attorney will end in a little more than two weeks when voters hit the polls to decide who they feel is best suited for the office. Stefanie Salavantis,...
View ArticlePolling problem in Kingston day's only glitch
MARK MORAN Stephen Salavantis places a sign for his sister Stefanie at the Jackson Township Fire Department early Tuesday morning. Things were going "very smoothly.
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