The Plains Township Police Department is attempting to locate a missing 15-year-old girl. According to the department, police are searching for Malea Winstead, who was last seen at her residence in ...

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A West Pittston man claimed innocence Tuesday when he was sentenced for molesting a girl multiple times in Hanover and Jackson townships for several years.

Luzerne County officials are actively working with federal agencies to “assess the implications and next steps” of a pause in ...

A Hanover Township man charged with vehicular homicide for the drunken driving crash that claimed the life of a 19-year-old Newport Township woman pleaded guilty in Luzerne County Court.

The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending, causing confusion and ...

Transfiguration of our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church welcomes everyone to its 16th annual Myasopusna, a pre-Lenten celebration to be held on Meatfare (Myasopusna) Sunday, Feb. 23.

A New York man said he did not intend to hurt anyone when he forced his way inside a Lehman Township residence and assaulted a sleeping man with a tire iron before turning a knife on his ex-girlfriend ...

Convicted violent sexual predator Jack Covert said he was “sorry for this whole mess” before he was sentenced to more than a century in state prison for committing “unspeakable” sexual crimes against ...

A Wilkes-Barre woman charged with spitting and kicking a police officer multiple times was sentenced to up to two years in prison but eligible for parole in two months.

Is there a health crisis in the USA or this region that we call home? Is the Pocono-Northeast different than other regions due to a higher senior population, baby boomers soon becoming seniors, or ...

TikTok went dark in the United States for a little while, but is now back, thanks to a stay of execution from President Donald Trump. The newly inaugurated president seems to be working toward a deal ...