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WILKES-BARRE — Fran Douaihy takes photos wherever she travels, but some of her latest work is from her Dunmore neighborhood. Two of her photographs, “The Light & Dark” and “Winter Bird,” were selected for the adult juried exhibit at the Fine Arts Fiesta.

WILKES-BARRE - Any babies born or adopted in Luzerne County this year or next are eligible for a free $100 grant they’ll be able to use toward higher education when they turn age 18.

WILKES-BARRE - City Mayor Tony George has decided to eliminate the position of a police commander whose leadership was criticized in a report recently authored by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association.

The northbound lanes of the Northeastern extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed Sunday night to Monday morning between the Wyoming Valley and Clarks Summit.

Members of the NAACP Wilkes-Barre Youth Council 28AM will host a joint barbecue fundraiser with the members of Tyre Square Club, Inc. on Saturday and Sunday. The event will run noon to 6 p.m. both days and will be held at the corner of Wilkes-Barre Boulev

WILKES-BARRE — Kathy and Michael Lasher have been visiting the Fine Arts Fiesta in downtown Wilkes-Barre for years. They enjoy the variety of artwork, and sometimes they even get to see Michael’s own work on the festival’s temporary walls. This was one of

A story published Thursday about a school bus driver charged with driving under the influence misidentified the magistrate who arraigned the driver. It was Magisterial District Judge Rick Cronauer. It is our policy to correct errors promptly in the sectio

Natural gas prices will hold steady this summer for UGI Penn Natural Gas customers and likely drop by almost 3 percent just in time for the home heating season. The utility company announced Thursday that the purchased gas cost rates won’t change June 1,

Wilkes-Barre police Commander Ron Foy became a cop after one of his best friends was killed 32 years ago in the line of duty in Avoca. Foy was on hand earlier this week in Washington, D.C., as that friend, Richard Janczewski, and other slain law enforceme

Gypsy moth caterpillars are coming back this spring, and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is spraying an insecticide from helicopters and planes to kill them. The caterpillars eat the leaves from trees, and in previous years they have