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Tobyhanna man faces drug charges WILKES-BARRE — A Tobyhanna man was arrested on firearm and other charges after a traffic stop Monday. Police said an officer on patrol observed a vehicle operated by Keith Jackson, 50, commit a traffic violation at 7:22 p.

Four generations of Gazeys came together for the 100th birthday of Anna Gazey on Wednesday at Little Flower Manor in Wilkes-Barre.

WILKES-BARRE — Two South Wilkes-Barre groups have teamed up again to host free movie nights this summer and want city council to relax some regulations.Representatives of the South Wilkes-Barre Residents’ Association and South Wilkes-Barre Skyhawks Soccer

PITTSTON TWP. — The second highest number of passengers on record boarded planes at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in April compared to the same month in previous years, according to airport executive director Carl Beardsley Jr. Beardsley

PLAINS TWP. — Police swarmed the Alternative Learning Center on Wednesday morning after getting a report of a “riot” involving more than two dozen people. State troopers joined local police and firefighters descending on the school at 33 W. Carey St. arou

WILKES-BARRE — City officials have chosen a contractor for the first phase of the Solomon Creek flood wall replacement project, and they expect construction will begin next month. Popple Construction, based in Laflin, was the lowest responsible bidder for

Editor’s note: This story ran in the Jan. 21, 2018 edition of The Citizens’ Voice. It details the athletic merger that took place last year within the Erie School District. The Erie School District was facing a financial crisis and was almost $12 million

Eventually, the school colors will fade, but the memories will live on. When news broke Tuesday night that the Wilkes-Barre Area school board voted to merge the Coughlin, Meyers and GAR athletic programs, the response on social media was far ranging. It w

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — The estranged boyfriend of Cindy Lou Ashton brutally stabbed her in the throat during a break-up and then fled the state before attempting suicide at his New Jersey apartment, according to court documents released Wednesday. The suspec

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