Avoca News

Traffic in parts of Lackawanna and Luzerne counties was a mess most of Tuesday after a tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 81 south.

AVOCA Fire crews from Avoca, Pittston Township and Duryea responded to a report of a fire at a single-family house at 225 Grove St.

AVOCA Fire crews from Avoca, Pittston Township and Duryea responded to a report of a fire at a house at 225 Grove St.

Avoca Rescue 112 and Avoca Engine 112 With the holidays right around the corner, many people are gearing up for the hussle and bustle of preparing a Thanksgiving meal for the family and starting their Christmas shopping at the local malls.

The last meeting to complete plans for the Pittston Area Class of 1974 35th reunion will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 7 p.m. at Tony's Pizzeria, City Line Plaza, Pittston.

AVOCA A man required more than 250 stitches and lost vision in his left eye after being struck in the head as he slept inside a home on Sept.

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Colarusso's on 725 Main St., in Avoca Pa.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 If Luzerne County Register of Wills Dottie Stankovik was flustered when I called this morning to see if she was working, she didn't show it.

An Old Forge man wanted for assaulting a man with a lamp during a residential burglary was captured Monday night.

PITTSTON TWP. Citing significant revenue gains over the previous tax collection agency, supervisors on Monday awarded a two-year extension to the Don Wilkinson Agency as the township tax collector.

PLYMOUTH A man was charged by borough police for allegedly slamming a pregnant woman onto a couch several times during a domestic dispute around 1:30 a.m. Friday.

Fire Chief Chris VanLuvender's memories of Sept. 11, 2001, haven't dimmed in eight years' time.

AVOCA Borough officials are vowing to fight the permanent shuttering of the Avoca Post Office, which closed abruptly last month.

AVOCA An Avoca councilman has been charged by borough police with driving under the influence of alcohol stemming from an accident in August.

An Avoca borough councilman faces charges of driving under the influence in Luzerne County.

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Font size: [A] [A] [A] More than 2,500 PPL Electric customers are without power in northern Luzerne County early Wednesday afternoon after a utility pole fell over in Duryea.

Attorney General Corbett names John Soprano Northeast Regional Director of the Bureau of Narcotics Investigation HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today appointed John Soprano of Edwardsville, as Regional Director for the Bureau of Narcotics Investigation, Northeast Region, with a headquarters in Wilkes-Barre. Soprano, 47, began his career ...

Two days after we learned that state Sen. Robert "Bobbie B" Mellow used tax money to rent office space from his wife, I got a press release announcing grants to help Luzerne County manage raw sewage.

Why is somebody trying to do-in Luzerne County Sheriff Michael Savokinas politically? Pot was found in a sheriff's vehicle yesterday and the top cop believes it was planted.