Wyoming News

Word was received recently that two former West Wyoming residents and graduates of West Wyoming High School passed away within the last year.

Needs assessment says most workers would be general laborers with basic skills. As the natural-gas drilling industry ramps up in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale, it could employ perhaps 13,000 workers by 2012, the vast majority of them general laborers with basic skill sets, according to a needs assessment released last week by the Marcellus Shale ...

Daughter of Eberhard Faber loved the arts and volunteering. BILL O ' BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com Theo Faber Lumia's life was filled with family, volunteering, the arts, nature and church, recalled friends who knew her.

PLYMOUTH TWP. A state police trooper used a Taser on a West Nanticoke man who allegedly refused orders to drop a gun on Thursday night.

Six-year-old Isabelle Polgar of Kingston brought her purple bicycle to a stop and looked at her mother expectantly.

I once lived in a town known for great hamburgers. Sounds like the culinary opening to my own "Out of Africa" story, doesn't it? This tale, too, ends tragically.

Thirty-seven years later, there are still memories of Agnes. Memories of mud, stink, devastation, loss and struggle.

A borough police officer fired two shots that flattened the tires of a vehicle in which the driver sped away nearly striking two officers Tuesday night, according to arrest records filed by state police at Wyoming.

Members of various motorcycle clubs in the Northeast came to Laceyville to honor State Trooper Joshua Miller in a tribute along Main Street organized by Warrior Watch Riders, a group that offers tributes to combat soldiers and police officers.

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.

WILKES BARRE The Susquehanna River can be an inspiring place for artists with all its natural beauty and hundreds of years of deep history.

Alliance will offer referrals, conduct seminars and assist vets in housing and education.

The Abrahams Creek Watershed Association has been awarded a grant from the PA American Water Company.

WYOMING Borough Council passed a motion Tuesday night to request that Exeter Borough conduct an impartial impact study on the likely effects of a proposed Wal-Mart on Wyoming Avenue.

Ferretti Drive residents Tom and Linda Ciampi, Charles Umphred and Cynthia Kennelly protested a proposed water mitigation project at Monday's council meeting.

Don Farrell, who had been on run for four days, surrenders on allegations he shot and injured man outside Wilkes-Barre bar.

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

The RiverCommon is featuring a free two-day festival and sojourn on June 19, 20 and 21 to celebrate its dedication and grand reopening.

One of the big three car makers, General Motors, is filing for bankruptcy protection Monday.

Toddler is being treated for 'life-threatening injuries' at trauma center in Danville.