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WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A Wilkes-Barre woman was arraigned Tuesday on charges alleging she lied on an application to buy a firearm. Denise A. Jopling, 46, of 64 Blackman St., is charged with a felony count of making a materially false statement and a misdemea

Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd brings its final tour to Wilkes-Barre Twp. this fall. On Friday, Nov. 30, the band takes the stage at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, 255 Highland Park Blvd., as a part of its “Last of the Street Survivors Farewell

State dog wardens will check for dog licenses and rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats in Luzerne County this June. The review is intended to raise awareness of the importance of up-to-date dog licenses and of rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats. Dogs

Two former websites run by the Luzerne County Democratic Party now direct people to a big photo of Republican President Donald Trump and some mocking words. “HAHAHAHAA, County Democratic Party don’t know how to renew domains,” screams the headline of the

The settlement in a lawsuit over the Edwardsville Pierogi Festival is final. Local lawyers representing the festival recently obtained official settlement documents signed by representatives of the Whiting-Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce in Indiana, which

WILKES-BARRE — A city man convicted of repeatedly forcing a teenage girl to have sex over a decade was sentenced Tuesday to serve up to 34 years in prison. Jorge Claudio Huapaya Jr., 38, of 473 N. Pennsylvania Ave., was convicted at trial earlier this yea

WILKES-BARRE — A Glen Lyon woman who pleaded guilty to two robberies committed earlier this year was sentenced Tuesday to serve up to five years in prison. Janice Mackey, 34, of 68 Rear Newport St., was charged in two robberies that took place Feb. 15 — o

WILKES-BARRE — The Riverfront Parks Committee is inviting children 3 and older to help paint a community mural titled “A trip down the river without getting your feet wet.” The event will take place from 10 to 2 Saturday at the Barnes & Noble Wilkes-King’

EXETER TWP. — The backers of a proposed addiction treatment facility at a former school are claiming victory on a technicality. Attorneys for a doctor seeking to open the facility at the former Sarah J. Dymond Elementary School claim they have won “deemed

WILKES-BARRE — A city man who took powerful sedatives while caring for his 14-month-old son was found slumped over on his couch while the baby cried alone on the front porch, according to police. Michael A. Barberio, 37, of 174 S. Meade St., is facing chi