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A significant number of people who overdose on drugs start their addiction with legal prescriptions for opioid painkillers. Oftentimes, the refill is what gets them hooked and craving more, experts say. “First exposure is when the risk of addiction starts

EXETER — U.S. Rep Matt Cartwright, D-17, Moosic will host an information session about applying to U.S. service academies. The event will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Wyoming Area Secondary School, 252 Memorial St., Exeter. It is open to all i

TUNKHANNOCK — For the first time, Wyoming County Historical Society’s West Wing will be open to the public as part of the group’s 27th open house event Sunday. For years after the historical society opened in the old Harrison Street School in 1986, the ro

DURYEA — A Scranton woman is facing drug-trafficking charges after police say she was caught with a mobile methamphetamine lab during a traffic stop Friday. Nicole Marie Salerno, 26, is accused of cooking meth in a pickup police pulled over in the 200 blo

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 mayor plans to shift Commander Ron Foy ba

HAZLE TWP — A 44-year-old West Hazleton man accused of shooting his daughter’s boyfriend Easter Sunday morning will face all charges against him, including a new offense, in Luzerne County Court. West Hazleton police say the April 1 shooting happened duri

JIM THORPE — A convicted murderer in Luzerne County was sentenced Friday in Carbon County Court for the robbery of a Banks Twp. business. The crime was one of several that law enforcement says Amir Edwards committed during a September 2014 spree of violen

WYOMING — State troopers raided the home of a former borough mayor Friday morning over allegations that he tried to skirt the state ethics act by pushing for a gaming grant to benefit his businesses, according to court documents. Troopers descended on the

PLAINS TWP. — The closure of the Cross Valley Expressway off-ramp for River Street scheduled for Monday has been postponed until next year in response to concerns of emergency services providers. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Fri

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. Luzerne County is one of six counties selected to take part in a test of