Firefighters were called to Conyngham Avenue on Wednesday afternoon to tend to a fire that broke out and the heavy smoke that ...

It took crews hours to get the fire under control. Officials with the Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department say careless smoking ...

The naming of Wilkes-Barre began with a King's error. In 1662 King Charles II of England gave a charter to the Connecticut colony to certain lands in North America ...

A principal with a new actuarial firm that monitors the City of Wilkes-Barre’s employee pension funds expects to make recommendations in August that could influence the city property tax ...

A home occupation florist business was the topic of much discussion at Wednesday's Zoning Hearing Board meeting, and the ...

The Wilkes-Barre zoning board continued a potentially controversial hearing on a planned bakery, warehouse and apartment project, and granted a florist zoning approval over objections from her ...

Edward Paul Bliss Jr. has been located. Wilkes-Barre Township Police are attempting to locate Edward Paul Bliss Jr., 80, who resides at Highland Park Senior Living. Police say they believe he left ...

There was a reported heavy police presence in Wilkes-Barre Monday night. Police could be seen on the 600 block of North Main ...

If you’re a student looking for exceptional opportunities to set yourself apart from the crowd and challenge yourself academically, explore Wilkes University’s prestigious Barre Scholars Program.

The Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association in partnership with the Luzerne County NAACP Branch 2306 recently held a program, “Martin Luther King Jr. and his presidents,” at the Luzerne County ...