Drums News

Hazleton Standard Speaker File Aerial shot of the Luzerne County Industrial School for Boys in Drums.

Andrea Frederick's job at a local school district was eliminated because of funding cuts in 2011, the same time that Lisa Bittenbender was looking for a new challenge after two decades in the retail industry.

A Drums man injured after his motorcycle collided with a Hazleton police vehicle driven by Chief Frank DeAndrea on Friday morning was still being treated at a trauma center Sunday afternoon.

Jim Fichter displays some of the Angela Park memorabilia, including decorative plates, pennants and food and ride tickets, that he is selling online.

Amid the sounds of bagpipes and a rifle salute, two fallen Western Pennsylvania police officers were honored this afternoon here during a Fraternal Order of Police ceremony.

A Luzerne County attorney accused of coercing two teenage girls to a Wilkes-Barre motel for sex waived formal arraignment in Luzerne County Court on Thursday and entered a not guilty plea to corruption of minors charges.

"I understand that it's just because of people driving less and there's a lot more in the reserves right now," said George Sharnoff of Drums.