Dupont News

Dupont's churches will hold back-to-back local holiday festivals this month beginning with the Holy Mother of Sorrows celebrating the sensational summer season with their 32nd annual open-pit chicken barbeque dinner held on the parish grounds on Wyoming Ave.

State police have released the name of a woman killed in a crash Monday night in Luzerne County.

During the days of King Coal, Luzerne County benefited from its proximity to New York and Philadelphia.

DUPONT A man was charged by police on Tuesday with allegedly assaulting a woman in close proximity of an 8-month-old child.

Nestled in a lush mountain range along a roaring river is the small town of Duryea, Pennsylvania.

A procession for the slain Pennsylvania State Trooper Joshua Miller started this afternoon at Lehigh Valley Hospital and is continuing through the Poconos now to his home town of Pittston.

Travel along Interstate 81 south is at a crawl in part of Luzerne County. The right lane of I-81 south is closed between the Pittston/Dupont exit and the Bear Creek/Wilkes-Barre exit for bridge repairs.

A Pittston man was arrested by police on Saturday for allegedly kicking a police canine and officers.

The time is almost here. Tuesday, May 19 is Primary Election Day. This year's race is a crowded field of local interest and here is your choose of candidates seeking your vote in this primary election: Dan Lello, incumbent, Democratic candidate for Mayor and Robert G. Kolankoski, Republican candidate for Mayor.

BARRE A city man was arrested in connection with an early-morning assault inside of a men's bathroom at Hardware Bar.

Teacher named ambassador By Bonnie Swinehart "I was very excited and feel truly blessed to be selected for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Clark said, who always is ready to make learning more fun and challenging for his students.

Dupont man allegedly took cigarettes from stores due to addiction, say authorities.

PennDOT is advising drivers to avoid Interstate 81 Northbound near Exit 175 at Dupont / Pittston.

The northbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike closed Friday afternoon after a truck crashed into an overhead sign at the Wyoming Valley Interchange near Dupont.

The Avoca Ambulance annual subscription fund drive is currently under way. The subscription rate is $20 per household and insures you will not be responsible to pay any out of pocket costs to insurance and Medicare providers that may be incurred in the event services are rendered.

BARRE A man remains in critical condition after officials say he was assaulted in front of Schiels' Family Market on Thursday night.

I don't know about you, but the warmer outdoor temperatures have already made me start looking forward to sitting on my porch, as well as the porches of family and friends, enjoying cookouts.

The Dupont Lions Club will be sprucing up the Community Park on Saturday, April 4 starting at 9:00 a.m. in preparation of the Lions Club annual Easter Egg Hunt.

ASHLEY: The Ashley Neighborly Senior Citizens will meet at 1 p.m. today at Old Country Buffet, Wilkes-Barre Township.

The Dupont Volunteer Hose Company members will be traveling throughout the community today going door to door promoting sales for their annual April fundraiser.