The Citizens' Voice
- Traffic delays expected on I-81
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMHAZLETON — Traffic delays are expected along Interstate 81 on Thursday due to a lane closure, according to the state Department of Transportation. A single lane will be closed on I-81 northbound between Exit 143 Hazleton and Exit 145 West Hazleton, PennDO
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Plan for Sterling Annex receives zoning approval
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMWILKES-BARRE — A co-owner of The Vault restaurant got zoning approval Wednesday to turn the long-vacant Hotel Sterling Annex building into a 26-unit multi-family apartment building. Benito Albanesi, a principle in NEWCO LLC, attended a hearing on the comp
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Employers struggling to fill summer jobs
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMThere’s no shortage of opportunities for young people looking for summer jobs in Northeast Pennsylvania. Filling the jobs, however, has been difficult for some employers. Wilkes-Barre City, for example, received a low response for its initial posting for
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - First-ever strawberry festival kicks off today in Wilkes-Barre
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMWILKES-BARRE— Strawberries are the first fruit of the season to ripen and today is officially the first day of summer. Therefore, to honor both, the city of Wilkes-Barre kicks off its “Summer in the City,” with its first-ever Strawberry Festival from 10 a
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Students find benefits in unpaid internships
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMWhile part-time jobs guarantee paychecks, some area college students choose unpaid internships this summer that yield other benefits. King’s College student and mass communications major Christopher Wallenberg, 21, has two unpaid summer internships that p
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hearing on Exeter Twp. addiction clinic canceled after owner refuses to attend
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 02:28 PMEXETER TWP. - The doctor who plans to open an addiction clinic at a former elementary school has backed out of plans to attend a zoning hearing on his application.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Forty Fort native places second in gaming world championship
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 12:00 AMHe didn’t win the $50,000 grand prize, but Forty Fort native David Roebuck will still be leaving Las Vegas a lot richer. The 21-year-old finished second at the NHL Gaming World Championships on Tuesday, taking home a $15,000 consolation prize for his appe
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - W-B hands over police assessment report for injury case
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 12:00 AMWILKES-BARRE — City officials last week turned over a copy of a controversial police assessment report to an attorney representing a woman who suffered traumatic injuries as a result of a police chase.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Hanover Twp. police capture assault suspect
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 12:00 AMHANOVER TWP. — A man wanted on aggravated assault charges since September was captured following a traffic stop early Tuesday, according to police. Township police said they contacted Patrick Shanahan, 26, of Wilkes-Barre, during a traffic stop on South M
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tulsa storm response offers hope for local tornado recovery effort
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 12:00 AMJoseph Kralicek is familiar with the devastation thrust on the commercial district of Wilkes-Barre Twp. last week by an EF2 tornado. Kralicek helped lead the emergency response to a tornado that tore through a retail district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in August
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- LCCC launching English as Second Language program
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMNANTICOKE — Luzerne County Community College is launching an English as a Second Language program for the fall semester. Irena Mira, director of the new program, said in a presentation at Tuesday’s board of trustees meeting, that the classes will help stu
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police seek help to ID theft suspect
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMLuzerne police are asking the public for help in identifying a theft suspect. The suspect, an unidentified male captured in a surveillance image, allegedly used stolen credit card information throughout Luzerne and Lackawanna counties.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Trial delayed for hit-run suspect
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMWILKES-BARRE — The long-anticipated trial for hit-and-run suspect Daniel Loughnane has been delayed once more because of a scheduling conflict. Daniel Loughnane, 45, of Hanover Twp., has been awaiting trial on a felony hit-and-run charge ever since Rebecc
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Judge’s order prevents Dallas teachers from striking again
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMWILKES-BARRE — A Luzerne County judge issued a permanent order Wednesday to prevent Dallas School District teachers to from going back on strike this school year. Teacher strikes are limited because of a state requirement that students have 180 days of in
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Zoning hearing on addiction clinic canceled
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMEXETER TWP. — A public zoning hearing about an addiction clinic at a former elementary school is off after the doctor proposing the facility backed out of his plans to attend.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- EMA plans meeting for businesses hit by tornado
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 12:00 AMThe Luzerne County Emergency Management Agency is inviting businesses affected by last week’s tornado in Wilkes-Barre Twp. to an informational meeting with local, regional and state agencies that can help.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Woman sentenced for conspiracy
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 12:00 AMSCRANTON — A Pittston Twp. woman was recently sentenced to serve more than two years in prison for her role in a heroin-trafficking conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Judge orders Dallas teachers to class
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 12:00 AMA Luzerne County judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday requiring Dallas School District teachers to end their strike and go back to work today. Teachers went on strike Tuesday after the school board didn’t vote at Monday’s meeting on a new la
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police seeking driver who fled crash
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 12:00 AMPLAINS TWP. — Police are seeking an all-terrain vehicle rider who was involved in a hit-and-run crash Monday afternoon. Police said a motorist was backing a Ford Escape out of a driveway on Union Street around 4:35 p.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Summit could help bring veterans’ remains home
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 12:00 AMThe remains of at least 23 men from the Wyoming Valley never came home from the Korean War. The men were either taken prisoner of war, confirmed killed or declared missing in action and presumed dead.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Pittston Twp. faces lawsuit over roads
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMPITTSTON TWP. — A local homeowners association has filed suit over the quality of roads in a township subdivision. The Q.H. Homeowners Association filed suit Wednesday against Pittston Twp., as well as the boroughs of Dupont and Avoca, the Luzerne County
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - PPL payment error affects about 40K customers
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMAn error in a new PPL Electric payment processing system makes it appear as if some customers were billed twice this month, but a spokesman said they weren’t. PPL spokesman Kurt Blumenau said the error recently affected a small percentage of customers, ab
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kurlancheek’s eyes fresh start
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMWILKES-BARRE TWP. — The owner of a century-old family-owned business who saw her furniture store decimated by a tornado last week is looking forward to making a fresh start. Ronne Kurlancheek opened Kurlancheek Home Furnishings at 235 Mundy St.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- McAdoo man accused of threatening president
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMU.S. Marshals and other law enforcement authorities are searching for a McAdoo man who made threats against President Donald Trump, government officials and police. The search for Shawn Christy, 26, began at about 5 a.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Court halts release of report on Pa. priest abuse
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:00 AMThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court Wednesday blocked the expected release of a massive report examining sexual abuse and misconduct by priests in six Pennsylvania dioceses, including Allentown. The state’s high court issued an order barring Cambria County Jud
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Highland Park TIF funds will be released
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 12:00 AMA dispute regarding money left over from a 20-year-old tax deferment plan might finally be over. The Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority on Tuesday voted to release most of the remaining $3.1 million from the Highland Park Tax Increment Financing Distr
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - W-B police hoping K-9 trainer will return
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 12:00 AMWILKES-BARRE — Officials hope the man who initially trained the city’s police dogs will return as their trainer and recertify one of the dogs as recommended by a police K-9 training center.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Casey lashes out at child separation policy
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 12:00 AMU.S. Sen. Bob Casey accused President Donald Trump and his administration of gravely psychologically damaging thousands of children by separating them from their parents when they enter the United States from Mexico.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Teacher-supporting taxpayers take aim at Dallas solicitor
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 12:00 AMDallas School District Solicitor Vito DeLuca was on the hot seat at Monday’s school board meeting. Several speakers who were sympathetic to the teachers union blamed DeLuca for the ongoing contract dispute, suggesting he didn’t want a settlement because h
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Court order requires Dallas teachers to end strike
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 02:56 PMThe state Department of Education obtained a court order Tuesday that requires Dallas School District teachers end their strike and go back to work Wednesday.
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