Frank Sinatra’s rendition of “Theme From New York, New York” still raises spirits through challenging times and marks joyous ...

Or was it 1974? By Laurie Gwen Shapiro One morning in the mid-1970s, a solemn announcement came over the intercom at Friends Seminary: “Noted person John Lennon is now in the meetinghouse.

Friendly’s, the casual restaurant chain known for its ice cream, closed its location on Kidder Street in Wilkes-Barre recently. The closing, following the shuttering of a location on North ...

From Julius Caesar’s death plunging Rome into civil war to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, which left India in shock, these tragic events have not only marked the end of great lives but ...

With Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2024-25, Blomqvist has played in 12 contests and posted a 6-4-2 record, a 2.93 goals against average, a .912 save percentage and one shutout.

LeBeau in his letter said the swearing in ceremony was “merely desperate acts of performance art” and quoted Shakespere’s Julius Caesar. “If this was an authentic attempt to swear in members of the ...

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It’s the end of an era Sunday for one of the oldest houses of worship in northeastern Pennsylvania. Hundreds of people gathered Sunday afternoon for ...

A field goal’s worth of sports media thoughts kicking while heading into my post-Patriots bye week (some call it vacation) . . . · NESN appears to be getting its Red Sox broadcast booth right ...

A fourth person was charged Thursday with murdering a man in a drug-related robbery that took place in South Wilkes-Barre last year, according to court records. Jary “G” Javier Fortuna ...

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Wilkes and adjoining counties for Friday, Jan. 10, through 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, with hazardous travel conditions expected due to ...

John Mahama has been sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s president at a ceremony in the capital Accra, with around 20 African leaders in attendance. Mahama won 56 percent of the vote in the ...

DALLAS, Pa. — Arena One Football has returned to Wilkes-Barre. The team recently announced the name will be the Mavericks, and they are looking to add members to their roster ahead of February's ...