Hazleton News

Police arrested four people and confiscated money, drugs and a gun in two drug raids Friday on Hazleton's south side.

Two men were charged by police Thursday morning in the kidnapping of a man they made to strip off his clothes at gunpoint.

ELLEN O'CONNELL/Staff Photographer A firefighter walks into J.V. Transportation & Multiservice LLC, 120 W. Broad St., Hazleton, at the height of a fire early this morning.

LUZERNE CO. THE FIRE BROKE OUT JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY MORNING, THE INTIAL SCENE WAS DESRIBED AS CHAOTIC.

Two men are behind bars in Luzerne County with stealing change and an all terrain vehicle.

Mayor accuses representative of getting bill that would help city stalled in state House.

One man was injured in an ATV accident near the Lofty reservoir in Kline Township on Wednesday evening, and rescue operations proved to be a challenge for emergency crews, according to McAdoo Fire Chief Bob Leshko.

A proposed road connecting routes 309 and 93 in Hazle Township may take another year or two to complete, Supervisor Bill Gallagher said.

It's an epic 12 years in the making, at a cost of millions, with a cast of thousands .

BARRE The sounds and smells of Latin America wafted through the neighborhood surrounding the Catholic Youth Center on Sunday afternoon during the third annual Fiesta Latina de San Juan.

BUTLER TWP. Law enforcement officials on Saturday arrested a 56-year-old Hazleton man on drug charges after a months-long investigation.

I'll admit it. I like hummus. There I said it. I mean I don't walk around expressing my affinity for the smashed chickpea spread on a T-shirt, but now, thanks to one brand, I could.

Luzerne County to collect rent from tenants at Broad Street Business Exchange. HAZLETON After nearly three years of dealing with red tape, Luzerne County on Thursday finally got the go-ahead to take possession of a landmark downtown Hazleton office building.

Federal investigators say it was likely pilot error that caused the August 2008 crash of a helicopter at an eastern Pennsylvania golf course.

HAZLETON After four years of reading, writing and extracurricular activities, members of the Hazleton Area High School Class of 2009 received their diplomas and left freshly minted graduates.

HAZLETON Authorities captured a man wanted in connection with last fall's home invasion and beating of a prominent older couple.

Two people were charged by police Thursday morning in connection to a shooting in the area of 17th and Locust streets.

A suspect in a home invasion that included a brutal beating of an elderly Hazleton couple has been arrested in eastern Europe and is to be arraigned today in Virginia.

A Hazleton lawyer faces more than five years in prison for allegedly trying to cover up an attempt by two corrupt Luzerne County judges to cheat on their federal income taxes.

A suspect in a home invasion that included a brutal beating of an elderly northeastern Pennsylvania couple has been arrested in eastern Europe.