Pittston News

The story about the election of a white supremacist from Pittston to a four-year term on the Luzerne County Republican Committee has gone viral on the Internet.

Mickey Tierney, right, congratulates Ned Clarke, third place finalist in the "Males 50 and Over" category at the Waverly Waddle while Waddle Chair, Danielle Carpenter, background center, looks on.

Bob Ames recalls the impact after Allied Services landed a custodial contract in October 2010 to clean about 100 buildings at Tobyhanna Army Depot.

John J. Moriarty, retiring chairman of the English department and a fixture on campus since 1972, was the principal speaker.

Mark Moran / The Citizens' VOice From left, Luzerne County Community College graduates Allison Reeder, her mother Alice and brother Robert are all smiles at the 44th annual commencement ceremony Thursday at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township.

Greensboro's Good Health Natural Products has developed a new process that gives their flagship Veggie Stix vegetable snacks a bigger nutritional boost.

U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-11, has announced that his bill to name the post office in Pittston after fallen Pennsylvania state Trooper Joshua D. Miller was passed by the U.S. Senate and now awaits the president's signature.

With schools hurting due to the tough economy and state education cuts, a reckoning may be fast approaching for the Northeast Pennsylvania School Districts Health Trust, the group of area public school entities pooled together to increase health care bargaining power.

World War II U.S. Army Air Corps veteran Bill Bernavage, 91, of Madison Township, flew 23 bombing missions over Munich, Germany during the early 1940's. " I'm very proud to be an American" he said on Saturday during the 13th Annual Armed Forces Parade held in dowtown Scranton.

U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-11, is proud to announce that his bill to name the post office in Pittston after fallen Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Joshua D. Miller was passed by the U.S. Senate and now awaits the president's signature.

Ron Stinson, of Carlisle, arranges artwork on a wall at his stand at the Fine Arts Fiesta on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday.

One day after heavy rains flooded a section of South Main Street in Jenkins Township, people who live in that community near Pittston want the problem fixed.

Senior Judge Chester B. Muroski, presiding over Domestic Relations Contempt Court on Tuesday, ordered four defendants jailed for failure to pay child support: Joshua Bevan, 283 Cameron St., Plymouth, jailed for 90 days for failure to pay $3,283 in support of one child.

The Pittston Area School Board unanimously passed a $42 million preliminary budget Tuesday that included a tax raise to increase the average Pittston homeowner's tax bill by about $35. The board will vote on the final budget at their next meeting June 5. The 2.3 percent millage increase is the largest a school district can make without applying to ... (more)

Pittston, Luzerne County-- 44 year old Shelva Rafte of Pittston vanished on May 28, 2006 and despite police and family efforts she remains missing.

Hi It's Jayne Ann Bugda from the "Producer Pod" Here's what we are working for Eyewitness News for Friday May 11, 2012 May 11th is National Eat What You Want Day.

After serving three years in Iraq with the Army National Guard, Phil Losito lost his job when he returned home after his company fell on hard times.

The family of the teenage passenger killed in a Pittston Township wreck 16 months ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against the teen driver and the two government agencies in charge of maintaining the road.

A couple from Pittston has filed a federal lawsuit against a Moosic police officer alleging he used excessive force against them on a traffic stop and then intimidated them on several occasions.

RALPH FRANCELLO / THE CITIZENS' VOICE 2011 Little Miss Cherry Blossom Princess Alana Aufiere, 8, crowns the winner for the 2012 Little Miss Cherry Blossom Contest, Morgan Hosier, 8. RALPH FRANCELLO / THE CITIZENS' VOICE Two year-old Hailee Topolosky, of Pittston, enjoys her pony ride at the 41st annual West Pittston Cherry Blossom Festival.