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SCRANTON — 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. Brandy Carey Malinosky, 42, will serve 28 months in federal prison fol

WILKES-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. Attorney Neil O’Donnell said the city on Friday provi

A 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

U.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. Sounding publicly more animated and an

HANOVER 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

Dallas 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

PLAINS 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. when the vehicle was struck by the

Joseph 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

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

The state Department of Education obtained a court order Tuesday that requires Dallas School District teachers end their strike and go back to work Wednesday.