1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (68+ words) citizensvoice.com The 3rd annual Forty Fort Cemetery Run Through History was held Sept. 12 on cemetery grounds to raise money for the operation and upkeep of the historic cemetery and Forty Fort Meeting House. The event featued a 5K run, 10K run, 5K walk…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (681+ words) WILKES-BARRE – The diversity of the Diamond City was on display Saturday, as the community gathered for the ninth annual Wilkes-Barre Multicultural Parade & Festival. Parade co-chair Erica Acosta, who has been involved in the event since its inception and has been…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (767+ words) A Wilkes-Barre man who inadvertently killed a toddler by throwing the child against a wall because the boy wouldn’t fall asleep after his first birthday party was sentenced Thursday to serve up to two years in jail after the defense…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (415+ words) SALEM TWP. — Township supervisors approved the hire of an assistant township manager and promised to take action to address flooding on Sunset Drive this week. Supervisors John Fogg and Steven Fraind and Chairman Richard Talanca voted unanimously on all actions…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (317+ words) A Wyoming Borough man was charged Wednesday with cursing at and spitting on the recently appointed sheriff during an outburst last month at the Luzerne County Courthouse. Devin Verrez Thomas, 30, of 384 Tripp St., is charged with simple assault, harassment and…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (277+ words) A Wilkes-Barre man drained his mother’s bank account to feed an online gambling habit, leaving her without the money needed to pay for her care at a Kingston nursing home, according to police. Orlando S. Blackwell, 41, is facing felony theft…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (445+ words) Plymouth Borough police have charged eight men in connection with a fight and shooting that injured two people, including an innocent bystander, during last month’s 22nd Annual Plymouth Kielbasa Festival. Laron Lee Pearsall, 18, of Edwardsville, and Nehemiah Joseph Samuel, 21, of Wilkes-Barre,…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (130+ words) The Citizens' Voice King’s College commemorated the 80th anniversary of its founding with a special Mass Sept. 8 in the Chapel of Christ the King. The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton, presided. Developer wants to demolish Sonic…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (160+ words) A Kingston man was jailed Tuesday with bail set at $1 million on felony child endangerment charges alleging he severely injured his 5-week-old baby. Vincent Marino, 31, of 230 Wyoming Ave., is facing three felony charges of endangering the welfare of a minor…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (166+ words) Three men were charged after a police investigation into an assault on July 25 allegedly involving race participants at Evergreen Raceway in Butler Twp. An unnamed victim, who was participating in a race, was having his vehicle inspected following the race…...