Pittston News

State Sen. Ray Musto has amended a bill to release land restrictions allowing the 13.7 million Coal Street Park renovation project in Wilkes-Barre to proceed.

PITTSTON TWP. The bridge carrying Bear Creek Road/Suscon Road over the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeast Extension is closed and a detour has been established for those wishing to connect with state Route 315.

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.

Many drivers are running into a detour for a Luzerne County bridge project. Crews are in the process of dismantling the PA Turnpike bridge along Suscon Road in Pittston Township.

In what has become and Independence Day tradition, the City of Pittston and Borough of West Pittston will present a fireworks display tonight beginning at dusk.

A man accused of driving drunk and critically injuring a woman confessed to some of the crimes Wednesday in Lackawanna County court.

Robert J. Powell, the attorney and power broker behind the Luzerne County kids-for-cash corruption scandal, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to charges of failing to report a felony and being an accessory to a conspiracy.

An attorney from Luzerne County embroiled in the federal corruption investigation at the Luzerne County courthouse pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court.

Policy loophole let charged official who quit collect for unused personal, sick time.

United Methodist Homes' Wesley Village Campus hosted students from Pittston Area High School for the campus' annual 'Senior Prom' during National Nursing Home Week.

It was a single line in a newspaper ad seeking to sell a Wilkes-Barre home, but to Alex Rogers it spoke volumes about the impact the newly completed River Common renovation will have on the region.

Jamie Miller and his cousin Josh had at least one thing in common: They both worked long hours to provide for their families.

A man from Luzerne County is now facing charges for a deadly crash last year. Nathan Daniels of Pittston was charged Wednesday with homicide by vehicle while DUI and other crimes.

Cops: Witness saw man enter home with blue latex gloves; partner entered home first.

Amy Lee will go to Macau to teach English, take courses in Cantonese and Hong Kong/China studies.

Child's autism, with its many challenges, opens windows of learning, hope for parents.

Ann Marie Brady was involved in a fight inside the courtroom at Central Court Friday morning.

The Pittston Area School District and its embattled superintendent Ross Scarantino have been named in a federal lawsuit filed Friday by a Pittston Area Support Staff Union President Thomas Rome.

A man faces animal cruelty charges after a dog's death in Luzerne County. Police believe Arthur Menichini of Pittston Township shot his neighbor's dog.

West Pittston police say they shot at suspect's vehicle Tuesday after he allegedly tried to run them down.