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Luzerne County Manager presents annual report
For an hour nonstop on Wednesday, Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo presented a lengthy compilation of statistics and updates to demonstrate what the staff has achieved in 2025.
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Luzerne County unable to retrieve voter photographs from mail ballot drop box
Luzerne County has been unable to retrieve Nov. 4 general election voter photographs from a mail ballot drop box that was purchased largely for that enhanced security feature, county Election Director Emily Cook said Wednesday.
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Luzerne County Manager forum will be held online due to weather
In the interest of public safety due to the inclement weather, Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo said she is holding Wednesday evening’s annual forum virtually instead of in person at the county courthouse in Wilkes-Barre.
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Luzerne County Council majority approves 2026 budget with 1.5% tax increase
Luzerne County real taxes will increase 1.5% next year, which equates to $9.53 more on a property assessed at $100,000, a council majority decided Tuesday.
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PPL Electric Utilities right-of-way request before Luzerne County Council
Luzerne County Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a PPL Electric Utilities right-of-way request on three county-owned parcels along Blue Ridge Trail in Dorrance Township, according to the agenda.
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Two citizens have applied for Republican Luzerne County Election Board seat
Two citizens — Roxanne Arreguin and Mark Robinson — have applied for the Republican seat on Luzerne County’s Election Board that will be vacant, according to the agenda for Monday’s public applicant interview session.
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Luzerne County Council may reconsider process to seek purchase offers for Hazleton property
Luzerne County Council may reconsider a process already underway to seek purchase offers for the county-owned Broad Street Business Exchange in downtown Hazleton, according to Tuesday’s voting meeting agenda.
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Luzerne County prison head cites inmate medical needs as pressing budgetary challenge
Luzerne County Correctional Services Division Head James Wilbur recently presented statistics on outside medical care for inmates to convey the magnitude of the situation to County Council.
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DUI bench trial continued
A bench trial was continued Thursday on drunken driving charges against Jose Adames, a past chair of the Luzerne County Election Board, according to the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas docket.
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Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Hylee executes first on-duty find
Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Hylee recently executed her first on-duty find — a gun buried under a stack of clothes inside a dresser, officials said.