Jake Lang, an all-star wrestler from Delaware Valley High School, faces criminal charges in Minnesota and Washington, D.C. He led an anti-Muslim rally Saturday in New York City.
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After a preliminary hearing for accused killer Michael Woods, Theresa Fagerlin talked about losing her best friend, Linda Fortuna, in a brutal December machete attack.
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Coffee Inclusive opened almost three years ago, providing training and skills to adult employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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State Sen. Rosemary Brown, and state Reps. Kyle Mullins and Kyle Donahue have either supported or sponsored legislation to regulate the data center industry in Pennsylvania.
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In a memo, Lackawanna County's solicitor says Commissioner Bill Gaughan's proposed law limiting cooperation with ICE carries potential criminal penalties.
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St. Patrick's Day celebrations will happen all month long throughout Northeast Pennsylvania.
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The Lackawanna County commissioners are reviewing a legal memo that raises doubts about Commissioner Bill Gaughan's proposed Protect Our Neighbors Act.
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Gaughan asked county solicitor Paul James Walker to research whether the county can adopt an air quality ordinance that is more protective than current state and federal minimum standards.
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Wilkes-Barre police did not seek an Amber Alert in their search for deaf teen La’Niyah Clark. This has raised questions about other advisories and calls for new options.
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NextGen Counseling received its state licensure in October 2025. The organization now welcomes children aged 12-19 for addiction counseling at its location on Dickson City’s Main Street.
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Supervisors added an amendment to the township's zoning ordinance during a regular meeting Monday.
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The widow of Gary Updike contends the beating her husband suffered at the hands of borough police in September 2020 contributed to his death in June 2024.
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Prosecutors dropped charges against Pittston Area Superintendent Kevin Booth after his wife did not want to testify against him in an assault case.
News Briefs
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- Viewmont Mall evacuated for natural gas leak
- Wilkes-Barre residents encouraged to report potholes
- Lackawanna College names new football coach
- Wilkes-Barre's Horton Street reopens to traffic after months of closure
- Red Cross assisting residents displaced by West Side Hotel fire in Scranton
- Police say remains of two people were removed from crypts in Plains Twp. mausoleum burglary
- Lackawanna County issues Code Blue frigid weather alert
- UPDATED: Nanticoke police identify young man who was located near bridge
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