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Font size: [A] [A] [A] Courtesy of LIM College Nicole Clonan, 19, of Shavertown, recently completed an internship in the beauty department at OK! Magazine in New York City.

What started 14 years ago as a way to get rid of extra Christmas cookies Maureen Albrecht baked for her son's elementary-school class has turned into a much-anticipated tradition for her Shavertown family.

One more person has applied for the Luzerne County Commissioner seat vacated by Greg Skrepenak 's resignation, bringing the total number of applicants to 68.

Holiday shopping can be stressful, sure, but it also can be playful. Just remember: One size doesn't fit all, so food is usually a safe bet.

A man accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed his friend pleaded no contest Wednesday in court.

BARNEY Josephine, memorial Mass 10 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Family Catholic Church, Luzerne.

'Less is more' as far as the streamlined designs of Tracey Selingo's greeting cards.

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BARRE City police reported a 29-year-old woman from Parkview Circle said her husband punched her rear view mirror on her 1997 Honda breaking the mirror and smashing the windshield in the area of Coal Street on Thursday.

Kristen Mullen / The Sunday Voice Nancy Wunderlich, left, and Louise Stout, both of Shavertown, peruse the nativity scenes Saturday at Huntsville Christian Church in Dallas.

President Barack Obama returned to the Keystone State Friday to talk jobs. The administration billed it as the first stop on the president's White House to Main Street tour.

The Royal Sisterhood of "WOW," an official chapter of the Red Hat Society, in conjunction with Catholic Social Services and Cook's Store in Lehman, will collect personal care items for homeless Veterans of the Middle East Wars.

Shavertown man awarded damages after becoming disabled from a fall. WILKES-BARRE In a case in which a Luzerne County jury awarded a Shavertown man $2.5 million in damages after he became disabled due to a fall, attorneys for the realty company that was sued are asking for a new trial.

The annual company holiday party has become an event many employees anticipate, but with a recovering economy, some small businesses have cut holiday celebrations from their budgets.

Looking a bit dazed, John Pacovsky got off the phone in his downtown Wilkes-Barre studio last week and said he couldn't believe how lucky he is.

A Luzerne County man was arrested outside of a middle school today. He's accused of committing a lewd act.

The jury awarded Robert Smith $1,687,000 for past and future medical expenses and past and future lost earnings, plus another $803,000 for pain and suffering.

Lisa Macierowski lines the Children's Service Center's float with red and green tissue paper.

With more than 400 acres, The Lands At Hillside Farms is the last remaining processing dairy farm in Luzerne County, according to the new land owners.

Shavertown United Methodist Church invites the community to its Thanksgiving dinner that will be served family-style and free to anyone who does not want to be alone or cook this holiday.