Wilkes-Barre News

Sunday was National Cancer Survivors' Day, a celebration of life for the millions who have won their battle with the horrible disease.

Warren Ruda / The Citizens' Voice Mike Chmiola of the Plymouth Historical Society is in the window of the former Ashley Post Office customer counter.

Paulette Bielawa, employment vocational coordinator, State Correctional Institution at Retreat, has been named "Employee of the Quarter." For being selected, Bielawa will be eligible to be nominated for the Department of Corrections' Outstanding Performance Award.

The detention last week of a key witness in the Tyler Winstead shooting only added to the mystery and uncertainty surrounding the death of the 14-year-old found lying on a sidewalk near his Wilkes-Barre home two months ago.

Tony Bennett doesn't need a time machine - just give him a microphone, stage and band and watch the years roll back.

SuperLuchas.net reports Cody Rhodes recently tested positive on a drug test for a banned substance but was cleared after providing a valid prescription from a licensed and treating physician.

Two More WWE Wrestlers Tested Positive For Banned Substances Posted by Joseph Lee on 06.02.2012 One hasn't been revealed... - Super Luchas reports that Cody Rhodes tested positive for a banned substance on a drug test but was cleared after showing a valid prescription from a licensed and practicing physician.

Here is what's happening June 2- Rummage Sale at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Dallas.

Jun 02, 2012 -- 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.

Fashion designer Jay McCarroll, winner of the first season of reality television show "Project Runway," hosts a trunk sale at Outrageous from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The boutique is located in Midtown Village at 41 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. An exhibit by Nanticoke artist John Clark opens today with an artist's reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at Something ... (more)

The companies were three of 26 East Coast bus operations that the department shut down for being "imminent hazards to public safety" in an operation that was the largest safety enforcement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's history.

A 31-year-old Oklahoma woman helped make medical history and started a chain of "paying it forward" when she decided to donate her kidney to a stranger halfway around the world, a man in Athens, Greece, officials announced Friday.

Officers used a key to enter the apartment at 5 Ross St. after there was no answer at the door.

Larry Holeva, managing editor of The Citizens' Voice in Wilkes-Barre and Standard-Speaker in Hazleton, has been named president of the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors at the organization's annual convention.

Hazleton, Luzerne County- Hazleton Area High School Commencement scheduled for tonight at 6pm, has been postponed due to the weather.

State and city police and agents from the state Attorney General's Office raided an alleged methamphetamine lab in a home at 72 Beekman St.

The job market can be tough, especially for military veterans. Today, a first of its kind career conference was held, aimed at helping servicemen and women looking for jobs.

Kristen Mullen / The Citizens' Voice Wyoming Mayor Bob Boyer, the Luzerne County Democratic Party chairman, speaks during the grand opening of Organizing for America Obama reelection office on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. At right, are state Reps.

In Lemmond's five terms in the state Senate, he had a hand in plenty of legislation, committees and work.

He enlists in the U.S. Army and serves in Italy. 1955: After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania's law school, Lemmond begins his career in law as a clerk at the firm Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald in Wilkes-Barre. 1957: Lemmond holds his first public service job when he works as the first assistant clerk of the Orphans' Court of Luzerne ... (more)