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A portrait of fallen Pennsylvania State Trooper Joshua Miller is displayed in the rotunda of the Pittston Area High School during his viewing in Yatesville, Pa., in June.
Fire Chases Double Block Residents Into the Cold
An early morning fire leaves 6-people out of their Pittston Area homes. State police fire marshal is investigating the fire that nearly ended in tragedy.
Daycare Worker Facing Sex Charges
Police in Luzerne County arrested a woman they believe had sex with a boy. Janelle Olisewski, 25, was arraigned in Pittston Wednesday night.
Citizen watchdog now on the inside
Font size: [A] [A] [A] Walter L. Griffith Jr. After years of being a citizen watchdog and critic of local government spending, Walter L. Griffith Jr.
Mayors in Kingston, West Pittston re-elected; council races determined
Here's a look at the unofficial results of some of the contested municipal races throughout the Wyoming Valley: West Side In Kingston, Mayor Jim Haggerty trounced his Democratic challenger, Stephen P. Radzinski, 2,118 to 776.
Reading, math good for eighth graders
State test results show he's better at reading and math than pretty much any eighth-grade student in the last nine years.
Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails seeking help with trees
Group also looking for donations of topsoil, mulch and other items. HAZLE TWP. The Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails Committee is seeking donations of topsoil, mulch and other items as well as volunteers to help plant and care for 20 trees the committee will receive next month.
PennDOT: "Go Yankees" Sign Inappropriate for Interstate
A message sign was flashing "Go Yankees" along Interstate 81 Wednesday near Pittston.
Woman Gets Probation for False Reports
A woman who tried to help hide a car used in a hit and run has escaped jail time.
Liquor license cash set for area towns
Money generated by license fees helps municipalities cover law enforcement costs.
Purse-snatching suspects charged in theft of charity money container
The donations were meant to help the family of slain Trooper Joshua Miller. PLAINS TWP.
PA considers switch in energy providers
YATESVILLE Pittston Area school officials agreed Tuesday to look into a pre-emptive move into the open electricity market, after hearing a presentation from an energy buyer.
Sewer questions raised in Pittston
PITTSTON Questions were raised at Wednesday's city council meeting about whether a business that had been using a septic tank system would need to become part of the city sewer system.
In Pittston Twp., development irks Suscon residents
PITTSTON TWP. Supervisors on Monday were accused of abandoning Suscon residents and not preventing a development from ruining their neighborhood.
Diocese of Scranton priest faces child pornography charges
Timchak A Diocese of Scranton priest who once served in the Hazleton area was charged Monday with 17 counts of sexual child abuse for allegedly having files of naked, underage boys on his computer.
Cleaner charged with stealing from client
West Wyoming police say suspect pawned stolen jewelry to support drug habit. WEST WYOMING A house cleaner admitted she stole $13,000 worth of jewelry from a borough home to support her heroin habit, police said.
Pittston downtown improvement in phase two
PITTSTON Work on the second phase of the streetscape project in downtown Pittston is slated to begin in a few days, city officials said.
LCRA head agrees to guilty plea
Allen Bellas, arrested for accepting kickback from construction contractor, will cooperate with investigators.
Biz owner charged with bribing
Harveys Lake resident Richard Emanski has agreed to plead guilty to supplying and installing free carpeting in the home of a Wilkes-Barre Area School Board member in exchange for a contract benefiting his business, federal authorities announced Thursday.
Arrest Over the Shooting Death of Trooper Joshua Miller
Swiftwater State Police, in Monroe County, arrested the girlfriend of the man who shot and killed Trooper Joseph Miller of Pittston Township, Luzerne County, last June.