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The 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. Local veterans are hoping the recent agreement between

WILKES-BARRE — Jim Walsh loves the American flag and he wants other people to love it, too. To that end, Walsh distributed three dozen U.S. flags that he purchased at Wednesday’s city council meeting, the day before Flag Day. “It stands for everything tha

WILKES-BARRE — In observance of Flag Day today, City Hall will be closed and there will be no Department of Public Works services. Residents in the South Wilkes-Barre 2 section who have a Thursday collection day will have their garbage and yard waste pick

A Wilkes University student is just one of 60 in the country to be selected for a scholarship in honor of former National Football League player Pat Tillman, who left his sports career to join the Army after Sept. 11 and was killed in Afghanistan. The Pat

WILKES-BARRE — The Irem Temple restoration project is getting an $80,000 boost. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has awarded $1.28 million in Keystone Historic Preservation grants to help 28 historical and heritage organizations, museums

WILKES-BARRE — The Berwick man bitten by a Wilkes-Barre police dog during his arrest last summer was acquitted at trial on Wednesday, paving the way for a civil lawsuit to move forward against the city. A jury found Joshua Fought, 44, not guilty of a coun

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will visit with local assistant U.S. attorneys on Friday before speaking about immigration and law enforcement at Lackawanna College, U.S. Attorney David Freed said Wednesday. Freed, the chief federal prosecutor for the

The Wilkes-Barre Area School Board voted 8-1 today for a five-year agreement with the teachers union.

The union representing Dallas School District teachers announced teachers will go on strike Tuesday if the school board doesn't approve a union contract proposal at Monday's board meeting.

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS n Sheree Pearce-Shane et al. to Shelly A. Ultichney, $76,596; Wilkes-Barre. n Jason T. Zoshak et al. to Scott R. Polly, $103,000; Hemlock Street, Foster Twp. n R&T Real Estate holdings LLC to Brooke E. Morris, $159,900; Pittston. n B