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Field day for students with disabilities in Luzerne County
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — More than 1,000 students from Luzerne and Wyoming counties attended the 17th annual field day event at Wilkes-Barre Area High School. Hosted by Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18. The field day is similar to the Special Olympics. It allows students to gather with friends and other community...
Sale of Luzerne’s Lamplight
Forty years ago, Gene and Linda Merlino took a leap, bought a building dating from 1890 in Lake Luzerne and turned it into the Lamplight Inn Bed & Breakfast. “It was a total whim,” says Linda. “We were talking about making a change in our lives. We were going to bed & breakfasts and said ‘this looks like fun.’ Then we found the building. Neither one of us had a background” in hospitality.
Kitten rescue leads to adoption in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A kitten was rescued and then adopted in Luzerne County on Wednesday. The Wilkes-Barre city firefighters on East Ross Street said a vehicle pulled up to the fire department's headquarters, hoping to get help for an unexpected visitor in the engine compartment. When firefighters went to...
Judge denies request to change no contest plea in Harveys Lake stabbing
WILKES-BARRE — A Luzerne County judge denied a request by a Laflin woman who wanted to withdraw her no-contest plea on a felony assault charge stemming from a stabbing in Harveys Lake in 2020. Isabella Rosa Sobejano, 24, of Peachwood Drive, claimed she was pressured into signing the no-contest...
Educator named School Counselor of the Year
HUNLOCK CREEK, Pa. — As children filled the gymnasium at Ross Elementary in Luzerne County, Allison Everett, the school counselor, thought it was going to be a typical assembly. "I thought it was a PTO assembly about a book fair, and I was asked to take some pictures, so...
District 2 Baseball: Seedings don’t always determine success in the playoffs
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Dallas was the District 2 Class 4A second seed in last year’ District 2 baseball playoffs. The Mountaineers went to the PIAA championship game. Back in 2021, Wyoming Area was the D2-4A third seed. The Warriors played for a state...
Latinos have transformed Hazleton — except politically, lawsuit says
HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) — Latinos seeking jobs and affordable housing have transformed Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in recent decades, but a federal lawsuit argues the way representatives are elected to their local school board is unfairly shutting them out of power. Nearly two-thirds of students in the Hazleton Area School District...
King’s celebrates 75th Commencement; More than 430 degrees awarded to the Class of 2024
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Wilkes-Barre — Graduates of the King’s College Class of 2024 received their bachelor’s and master’s degrees before a crowd of more than 3,000 family, friends and faculty during the 75th annual Commencement on Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
Luzerne County small businesses receive $3.3 million in ARPA grants
WILKES-BARRE — In its first round of awards, more than 650 small businesses based in Luzerne County received $3.3 million through the Luzerne County Small Business Sustainability Grant program. This program is made possible through Luzerne County’s share of American Rescue Plan Act funding. Administered for Luzerne County by...
Luzerne County election board partially certifies primary election results
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Luzerne County Election Board partially certified the results of the April primary election Thursday morning. The republican race for state representative in the 117th district was excluded. County officials say partial certification was necessary so the approval of other vote tallies was not held up due to ballots that […]
1 dead, 1 facing charges after deadly Hazleton crash
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A driver is facing charges and one person is dead after a motorcycle crash in Luzerne County. Police say the crash happened May 8 just before 12:00 p.m. involving a motorcycle on North Church Street and 17th Street in Hazleton. Officials say the motorcycle was stopped in traffic when it […]
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