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Wilkes-Barre City to clean up expanding homeless camps in Kirby Park citing safety issues
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co. — A growing homeless encampment in Wilkes Barre’s Kirby Park is being cleaned up after an announcement by the city Monday. Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown cites safety concerns as the reason for the clean up. The city left multiple notices where the homeless encampments are...
Dunmore high rise hosts Community Connections fair, offering resources and hot meals
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA CO. — Earlier today the Lackawanna County Housing Authority hosted Community Connections at The Robert E. Dougherty High Rise in Dunmore. This resource fair highlighted local organizations with a focus on helping their community. Residents of the high rise leaving their apartment were greeted with resource tables,...
Cows and croquet: A look at Honesdale's Central Park in the 1800s
Editor's note: This is part one in a series looking at the history of Honesdale's park system. There was a time in Honesdale when residents brought their cows to graze in Central Park. It wasn't long, however, before the wishes prevailed of people who wanted the public square to be for children to toss a ball, build leaf forts, or make a snowman, or for adults to stroll, play croquet, listen to a brass band or just sit under leafy maple shade on a bright vermillion park bench.
VIDEO: Hit and run victim searches for tractor-trailer driver
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — "I had a split second. I looked at my mirror, and there was a truck coming right at me. I had a feeling I wasn't going to make it." Patrick Ryder can't remember much of what happened Friday night when he was driving to the Pocono Mountain Carnival.
Camp Cadet turns teens into Troopers
DUNMORE, Pa. — It's not everyday you see a helicopter land in Dunmore. But, this week a group of 68 teenagers are turning into state troopers. "Every aspect of law enforcement we bring in because we want a well-rounded experience," says Pennsylvania State Trooper Bob Urban. When they say...
Misericordia University athletes celebrated at White House event
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — From a baseball field in Dallas Township to the White House in Washington, D.C., members of the Misericordia University Men's Baseball Team were recognized at the nation's capitol on Monday for winning the NCAA Division III World Series. "Just like talking to everyone and hanging...
Tommy Dunne was just 15 when he led the Honesdale Ramblers to an unlikely championship
HONESDALE — When looking back at Wayne County's storied baseball history, the 1947 season stands out as one of the most memorable for several reasons. At the top of that list is the fact that the Honesdale Ramblers powered their way to an unlikely championship with a line-up comprised largely of high schoolers.
Orlowski Returns as Assistant Athletic Director
With our student-athletes making final preparations to return to campus in three short weeks, the King's College Athletic Department and Associate Vice President and Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation Cheryl Ish released the newest addition to the department's staff. On Tuesday afternoon, Ish announced Andy Orlowski's return to King's College as the next Assistant Athletic Director.
Wilkes-Barre unveils benches, trash receptacles painted by W-B Area art students
WILKES-BARRE — Thanks to some talented art students from Wilkes-Barre Area High School, visitors to downtown Wilkes-Barre can now get their picture taken sitting next to the iconic Mr. Peanut and other city landmarks. On Tuesday, Mayor George Brown and members of City Council welcomed students and their teacher...