West Pittston News

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.

Mark Ciavarella explains his deeds in corruption case on witness stand. ALLENTOWN He was called to testify about decisions he made in a $3.5 million defamation case, but former Judge Mark Ciavarella spent far more time Thursday defending himself against allegations lodged in his own corruption case.

While a petition circulating in West Pittston asks residents to support an "effort to block any zoning requests that would allow establishing commercial businesses on our riverbank" and to "urge our leaders to act to preserve the Conservation-I status of all property along the banks of the Susquehanna River" doesn't mention any specific property, ...

Michael D'Andree Wilson, 16, of Plymouth, was 15 at time of alleged gunpoint robbery.

Where is Johnny Paycheck when you need him? You remember Johnny. "Take this job and.

Six-day Northeast Fair has food and rides, and also showcases agriculture. PITTSTON TWP.

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

An Exeter Township man who allegedly led police on a vehicle pursuit on both sides of the Susquehanna River last week is facing more charges.

The West Pittston Library will be holding their annual Book and Bake Sale this Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. A variety of baked goods will be available.

Many people who paid their respects to Trooper Joshua Miller at Pittston Area High School Thursday didn't even know the man who was killed in the line of duty.

Just days after another chase ended with the death of a state trooper and a suspect, officers found themselves in pursuit of a driver in the Wilkes-Barre area.

A pursuit involving a stolen vehicle led police on a chase through several municipalities on both sides of Susquehanna River that ended in the area of East Linden Street, Wilkes-Barre, on Tuesday, according to scanner reports.

A four day search for a man suspected in a shooting at a city tavern has surrendered.

Bill Hastie was 8 days old when an explosion at the Baltimore No. 5 shaft killed 92 men.

YATESVILLE Council members on Wednesday approved a sewer enforcement ordinance that they hope will serve as a model for neighboring Laflin and Jenkins Township.

Noting that efforts to strictly enforce the current dress code failed, Wilkes-Barre Area School Board Member Maryanne Toole announced at tonight's meeting that the board will review stricter policies enacted by four other districts and devise a new one for this fall.

Lt. Cmdr. Susan K. Allen , was the featured speaker at the Memorial Day ceremonies conducted by the Exeter and West Pittston American Legion Posts on May 25 after the parade.

The annual Memorial Day Parade will take place tomorrow morning beginning at 11:30 a.m. in West Pittston.

This past Saturday, Austin Shission cleaned up all the flowerbeds, mowing the grass and edging the sidewalks at the West Wyoming Veterans Monument.

WEST PITTSTON On Saturday morning about 30 volunteers, most of them students from the Wyoming Area School District, gathered to plant 16 trees in Morris Park as part of a greenway project next to borough headquarters.