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KINGSTON — The Wyoming Valley West School Board voted Wednesday to adopt a budget that allocates $80 million and increases the property tax increase 4.75 percent. The tax rate will increase to 16.75 mills. A mill is $1 on every $1,000 in property assessme

The Dallas School District will issue an automated call/text Monday to notify parents and students if there will be a teachers strike on Tuesday. It’ll be similar to a snow cancellation, the district said Thursday on its website. The teachers union sent a

EDITOR’S NOTE: Patrick Abdalla of Wilkes-Barre is a former Citizens’ Voice editor. He was working at Barnes & Noble in Wilkes-Barre Twp. on Wednesday night when the tornado struck. This is his story. I crouched in front of the rack’s bottom shelf, searchi

The Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office expects to file charges against a Wyoming Area High School student for making a school shooting threat on social media. District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis issued a news release Thursday afternoon and didn’t

A candlelight vigil was held Thursday outside the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in memory of Shaheen Mackey, an inmate who died following an altercation in his cell at the prison. According to county officials, Mackey, 41, of Berwick, became aggres

Bishop Joseph C. Bambera condemned the separation of asylum-seeking immigrant children and parents, one day before U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session’s visit to Scranton. Sessions — who will deliver remarks at 11:15 a.m. today at Lackawanna College on the

Corporate savings following tax reform will zip through power lines and put a little money back in customers’ wallets. PPL Electric Utilities customers will see the distribution portion of their bills drop 7 percent next month because of the Republican-ch

Here are few interesting stories our reporters found while covering the aftermath of Wednesday night’s EF2 tornado that devastated businesses along Mundy Street in Wilkes-Barre Twp. Safe and sound Several cats the Luzerne County SPCA had up for adoption a

WILKES-BARRE TWP.— In the wake of a disastrous tornado that ripped down power lines, tossed vehicles around like feathers and tore through an entire strip mall, one thing that lives on is hope — hope to help one another and keep the heart of the community

WILKES-BARRE — In a controversial vote, a city council majority on Wednesday approved requests from King’s College to sponsor $6.5 million in state grant applications for three construction projects. Councilwoman Beth Gilbert cast the only votes against t