Wilkes-Barre policeman William T. Rhoads had an interesting assignment while walking the beat around Public Square and the first block of North Main Street the week of Jan. 4, 1883.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a lightning military strike, the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia ...

The White House says the project’s cost, and when work will start, hasn’t been determined — nor has who will pay for it.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a criminal case against a popular Los Angeles TikTok streamer, citing ...

Work continues on several buildings, including 130 Wyoming Ave., which will include a Building Blocks Learning Center and 13 ...

During the first 11 months of 2025, total downtown foot traffic in Wilkes-Barre was up by 2.1% compared to the same period in 2024, and up by 6.5% compared to the same period in 2022, according to ...

Another 52 weeks in the books, it’s time to take a look back through 2025 editions of the Sunday Dispatch to recap the year.

Downtown Wilkes-Barre has been one hoppin’ place this year. More than 75,000 people visited Downtown for special events in ...

Hundreds of families may be forced to pack up and leave the town of 11,000, heading east to Omaha or Iowa, or south to the meatpacking towns of Kansas or beyond, causing spinoff layoffs in Lexington’s ...

Keeping downtowns alive and vibrant was the focus of this edition of Newsmakers. Jayne Ann Bugda was joined by Larry Newman, the Executive Director of the Diamond City Partnership. A group that works ...

WILKES-BARRE — And the winner is …123 S. Franklin St. in downtown Wilkes-Barre. The Wilkes-Barre Preservation Society on Wednesday will honor those who restored the historic property during the ...