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WILKES-BARRE — There were a lot of major announcements this year for Luzerne County — the biggest of which was made in Columbia County, but it was about a major company coming to town.

WILKES-BARRE — Ten local celebrities took to the dance floor Saturday to raise money for a local children’s theater, providing an exciting night out for those attending the special event.

PORT CLINTON — One of the largest operating steam locomotives on the East Coast will be hauling three special passenger excursions this summer, including trips to bring visitors up to the Pittston Tomato Fest and Tunkhannock Founder’s Day Festival.

LEVITTOWN — A man accused of beheading his father in suburban Philadelphia and posting a gruesome video on social media that shows him holding up the severed head has been charged with first-degree murder and abusing a corpse, authorities said Wednesday.

Seton Hall University’s student-run radio station, WSOU 89.5 FM, has been honored by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) with a Marconi Award, and the station’s Program Director is Joey Nardone, grandson of legendary local music icon Joe Nardone Sr.

PITTSTON — It was billed as “A Day to Care,” and hundreds of people showed that they do.

A last-minute campaign to save a historic 1954 diesel-electric locomotive in Northeastern Pennsylvania from the scrapper’s torch has surpassed its fundraising goal.

DUPONT — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey visited a local VFW post on Friday to raise awareness of expanded federal benefits for veterans who were exposed to toxins during their service.

Jasmine Jones’ rant at an Eagles game is what gained her fame to start the year, but the Nescopeck woman’s passion for her community is the true measure of this mother of three.

WILKES-BARRE — The year ended on a high note for one community organization here in the Wyoming Valley.