Wilkes-Barre Township News

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life held here Saturday was much more than an opportunity for area residents to raise money for cancer research.

Happy Father's Day! Any man can be a Father but it takes someone special to be a dad."

"We'll help out any way we can," said Barnes & Noble Arena Hub Assistant Store Manager Lynne Ziegelbauer.

Hi It's Jayne Ann Bugda from the "Producer Pod" Here's what we are working on for Eyewitness News for June 14, 2013.

I had just emailed my Wilkes-Barre Township Talk column for May 30 to The Citizens' Voice when the screen on my computer stated I was blocked access to my computer because of either one of two illegal reasons.

If you're dying to know, it's a purple type of cabbage with a texture and taste similar to broccoli stalks.

Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County- Three cars are destroyed by fire. The cars were parked in the Walmart parking lot in Wilkes-Barre Township.

A popular bookstore is doing what it can to help a Catholic school in Luzerne County replace all the books lost when its library burned.

Scranton Zine Fest, the third annual gathering of writers and zine creators along with letterpress demonstrations and discussions on independent- and self-publishing.

The 14th annual Jonathan Grula golf tournament will be held on Sunday, July 28 at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club.

Warren Ruda / The Citizens' Voice Luzerne County Board of Elections Chairman H. Jeremy Packard has not returned repeated messages seeking comment.

The 12th annual Kids Fishing Derby was held May 18 at the Wilkes-Barre Township Settlement Camp in Thornhurst.

Dave Scherbenco / For The Citizens' Voice The church hall at St. Benedict's Church in Wilkes-Barre is not accessible to voters with disabilities.

At Monday's meeting of Luzerne County's board of elections, a county councilman, Hazleton Area School Board member and others asked the board to fix the flawed primary elections for Hazleton Area School Board.

Mark Moran / The Citizens' Voice H. Jeremy Packard is chairman of the county board of elections.

Kenneth G. Jacoby III, Laura J. Fedorick and Jonathan G. Jacoby to Jonathan G. Torbik for $74,000; Wilkes-Barre Township.

Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County- Police are looking for Sabrina Rivera. Investigators say she and her husband, Farouk Rivera, who was taken into custody and charged, stole Lord and Taylor customers' credit card numbers.

Several Luzerne County residents urged county council Tuesday to do something about problems encountered in last week's primary election.

Warren Ruda / The Citizens' Voice Anna Glassic, 6, of Mountain Top, enjoys a cup of Sweet Frog yogurt in Wilkes-Barre Township.

Fire crews were called out at 5:20 p.m. on reports of a detached garage fully engulfed in flames.