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WYOMING — A borough man hit his wife in the head with a biker helmet and tried to set fire to a mattress during a domestic dispute early Monday, according to police. Police said Jason Shawn Facciponti, 43, of 87 E. Seventh St., had to be subdued with a Ta

Wilkes-Barre Area School District teachers would not advance salary steps this year and next year, according to a tentative deal on a new union agreement. Union members approved the deal Tuesday, and the school board now plans to vote on the proposed five

WILKES-BARRE — Two men charged with opening fire during a drug robbery, killing one, pleaded not guilty to murder charges Tuesday. Robert Rodriguez, 23, of Plymouth, and Isaiah “Glizzy” Jennings, 20, of Wilkes-Barre, are charged with one count each of cri

WILKES-BARRE — Two men charged with opening fire during a drug robbery, killing one, pleaded not guilty to murder charges Tuesday. Robert Rodriguez, 23, of Plymouth, and Isaiah “Glizzy” Jennings, 20, of Wilkes-Barre, are charged with one count each of cri

The rain stayed away in honor of fallen warriors this Memorial Day, and people came out in droves to support the West Pittston/Exeter Memorial Day parade. For the Pribula family, the parade acts as an annual gathering to bring together ones they love whil

Christine Roberts does not own a gun, and never will as far as the federal government is concerned as long as she continues to use medical marijuana. The 53-year-old Dickson City woman has taken the drug to ease pain from a serious neck injury since the f

WILKES-BARRE — Wilkes-Barre police are attempting to identify a group of men they said were driving ATVs erratically, threw bottles at a police car and struck the police’s vehicle before fleeing the scene. On Saturday, May 26, around 6:30 p.m., police wer

BARNESVILLE — Grace Morrison’s affinity for crawling creatures prompted her to go to the Locust Lake State Park amphitheater in Schuylkill County on Saturday with her mother. The 4-year-old from Montgomery County, who donned a butterfly-inspired dress, wa

HANOVER TWP. Man arrested during traffic stop Police arrested a wanted man during a routine traffic stop early Monday morning. After being pulled over on South Main Street for a speeding violation, Plymouth resident Shawn Reilly admitted to police he was

Events were held across Northeast Pennsylvania on Monday to commemorate Memorial Day.