Pittston News

Fires in Pittston and Ashley displaced seven people Saturday, the latest emergency in what has been a "hectic" winter, said Brian Wrightson, the director of emergency services for the Red Cross in Northeast Pennsylania.

The store was under water in September when the Susquehanna River crested at 42.66 feet and has been closed since the flooding.

Project manager Casey Cawley of Reilly Associates, an engineering firm based in Pittston, Pa., presented plans for a three-story, 85-room Comfort Inn and Suites to be built on a 2.39-acre parcel at Elmira and Westbrook streets, across from Lowe's home improvement store.

Police believe Brelyn Miller, 14, is with a 29-year-old man from Pittston, and the pair are in a white Ford van headed to Ohio.

Brelin Miller, 14, of Jenkins Township, was reported missing by her mother early Saturday morning.

BARRE A Nanticoke man will be issued a citation for driving with a suspended license after the vehicle he was driving Friday afternoon pulled into the path of another vehicle near Scott and Spring streets, police said.

The era of anthracite mining in Pennsylvania saw many new developments both within the industry itself as well as in the everyday culture of those people living in the areas where "coal was king." To celebrate those cultural developments throughout February, African American History Month, the Anthracite Heritage Museum exhibition "Anthracite ... (more)

Ah, love songs. They're sappy, sweet and heard in abundance this time of year, the month of love.

Video surveillance obtained from Wal-Mart, Pittston Township, revealed that she may be in the company of Clyde Tonkin, 29, Pittston.

Warren Ruda / The Citizens' Voice Lou Ciampi Sr., left, Independent Graphics founder and chairman of the board, discusses his company's recovery with his son, company President Lou Ciampi Jr.

Mark Moran / The Citizens' Voice Cara Asay and Bradley Everett are led from their arraignment Wednesday in Pittston.

Carbondale police say 30-year-old Erik Cain stabbed his older brother, Gene Cain, all over a brownie from McDonald's. The victim, Gene Cain, told police his brother, Erik, was arguing with their mother about that brownie from McDonald's. When Gene tried to calm Erik down, Erik allegedly punched him in the face-- before grabbing steak knives from ... (more)

Dunmore, Lackawanna County-- The political game is a very serious one, but the candidates are still finding time for some fun along the way.

Joel Skursky of Pittston has been collecting Giants memorabilia his entire life and he's got the perfect place to show it off as Super Bowl Sunday approaches.

The parent company of Marian Community Hospital announced Wednesday that it will not pursue an outpatient care facility in Carbondale.

Lupas said Bell will be sentenced on April 20 after undergoing an evaluation by the state Sexual Offenders Assessment Board.

SCRANTON A Luzerne County man who sued state police after he was denied employment for refusing to have a tattoo removed has appealed a federal judge's ruling that dismissed the case.

Approximately 50 students, alumni and staff members gathered in the auditorium of the science center Thursday afternoon to watch a live broadcast of Paterno's memorial service and celebrate the life of a man whose influence was felt by Penn Staters everywhere.

Greg Gulick, in the lawsuit filed by his attorney Barry Dyller, alleges Mayor Jason Klush replaced Gulick in 2010 because he supported former mayor Joseph Keating, Klush's opponent, during the primary, and to make room to hire current City Administrator Joe Moskovitz.

PITTSTON Veteran area journalist Richard B. Cosgrove was well known to readers of numerous area newspapers, and his memory proved enduring through memorial services Tuesday and Wednesday.