White Haven News

While there has been a lot of grumbling about all the rain we've had, it's been great for some businesses along the Lehigh River.

The love of animals brought hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts together Sunday to help raise money for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Luzerne County.

I'll admit it. I like hummus. There I said it. I mean I don't walk around expressing my affinity for the smashed chickpea spread on a T-shirt, but now, thanks to one brand, I could.

Truck knocks down wires: A truck carrying an oversize load knocked down utility wires Wednesday night in Quakertown, creating a traffic mess on Route 313.

Summer weather has arrived, which means outdoor fun. But what can you do that is affordable, something the whole family will love and environmentally friendly? Become one with nature with the help of Pocono Whitewater Biking on the Rail-Trail. It can make for a day of fun with family or friends, and give you a great workout in the process.

A deadly weekend crash is raising some serious safety questions. It was supposed to be a Sunday spent at classic car show.

AL ZAGOFSKY/TIMES NEWS Jack Sterling, president of the Mauch Chunk Historical Society, estimates the depth of a masonry-lined well near Lock 5 on the Upper Division of the Lehigh Navigation System.

FOSTER TWP. Firefighters from the Fearnots Volunteer Fire Co. of Foster Township and other regional companies saved a woman's home early Sunday morning.

Cops: Luis Eduardo Fernandez accused of stabbing Timothy Jones of White Haven. The third stabbing in two days in Luzerne County took place in West Hazleton on Sunday night.

The Ancient Order of Hibernians, St. John Neumann Division of Wilkes-Barre, was recently presented a 160-year-old chair that belonged to St.

A $3.6 million cocaine ring, which operated in the region by members of the Outlaw Motorcyle Club, was broken up by agents from the state Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Narcotic Investigations, Attorney General Tom Corbett said today.

Luzerne County and corruption seem to go hand in hand, especially after two judges pleaded guilty to accepting millions in kickback money.

A northeastern Pennsylvania man is trying to withdraw his guilty plea to third-degree murder for his girlfriend's stabbing death.

Winter's not going quietly as the first week of March arrives. A storm that surprised the south before heading northeast is causing travel headaches in parts of our region.

A PennDOT snowplow reportedly struck five cars in Lehighton on the same day that four of those vehicles had tires slashed by vandals.

The Wright Township Fire Police Department was recently enhanced by the addition of three new members to its ranks.

"Wonderful" and "amazing" were the words audience members used over and over to describe how the Duquesne University Tamburitzans dazzled a packed auditorium at Hazleton Area High School on Sunday with their ...

An accused killer pleaded guilty to murder charges in Luzerne County. Bobby Lee Komrowski of White Haven was immediately sentenced to serve 20 to 40 years in prison.

For years, the juvenile court system in Wilkes-Barre operated like a conveyor belt: Youngsters were brought before judges without a lawyer, given hearings that lasted only a minute or two, and then sent off to ...

Gov. Edward G. Rendell announced that 45 men and women joined the ranks of the Pennsylvania State Police today following their graduation from the State Police Academy in Hershey.