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Olympic swimmer with Luzerne County ties wins bronze in Paris
Jul. 30—Swimmer Emma Weyant, whose mother grew up in Plains Township, won a bronze medal in the women's 400-meter individual medley at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Weyant, 22, who won a silver medal in Tokyo in 2021, closed fast to nip Great Britain's Freya Constance Colbert...
Woman rescued from fire in Dunmore
DUNMORE, Pa. — One person was rescued from a fire in Lackawanna County. Flames broke out at a building along Drinker Street around 10 p.m. Monday night. Officials say the fire started in an apartment above a business in the building. A woman was rescued from the apartment; she...
New art unveiled in Pittston
PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — There's new art in Luzerne County - after new pieces were unveiled last Friday. These three pieces can now be seen around Pittston. The first is a 20 to 30-foot mural called "Balancing the Past and Future" on the side of the AH Baby and Co. Building.
MedEvac, drone tech shown at Luzerne Co. night out event
CONYNGHAM – Community members in the Conyngham Valley northeast of Nuremberg and northwest of Hazleton got a close look at an air medical helicopter and the latest in law enforcement technology. It was part of National Night Out in Conyngham, held at Whispering Willows Park. First responders from the...
Lackawanna College Offers Many Ways to Save on Tuition
Lackawanna College continues to lead the way in making higher education more accessible and affordable for students through groundbreaking corporate partnerships and a robust Dual Enrollment program. Corporate Partnerships: A Pathway to Affordable Education. Lackawanna College has created strategic partnerships with several prominent local employers, including McDonald’s, Sheetz and Allied...
Irem Temple Restoration Receives Crucial Grant Funding
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — In 1907 construction began on what would become one of the “crown jewels” of downtown Wilkes-Barre, the Irem Temple. Fast forward to the 1980s and the building became inactive. However, in 2019, a group of people aimed at revitalizing the space took control.
Priest found guilty under canon law of sexual abuse of two minors
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — A priest of the Diocese of Scranton has been found guilty under canon law of the sexual abuse of two minors. According to a media release from the Diocese of Scranton, Monsignor Joseph P. Kelly was found guilty at the conclusion of a disciplinary process.
Diocese of Scranton finds Msgr. Kelly guilty of child sexual abuse under canon law
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Diocese of Scranton announced Monsignor Joseph P. Kelly, a former priest in the Diocese of Scranton, has been found guilty under canon law of the sexual abuse of two children. According to a statement issued Tuesday by the Diocese of Scranton, Monsignor Joseph P. Kelly was found guilty under […]
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