Wilkes U SHINE STEM Olympiad Excites Area Youth
Wilkes University hosted the SHINE program STEM Olympiad at the McHale Athletic Center drawing 100 plus elementary and middle school students from six local districts. Teams tackled egg drop, mini race cars, catapult and rain gutter regatta while egg drop proved the toughest challenge.
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Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes University
SHINE
University
McHale Athletic Center
Nicholas
Amanda Hrycyna
Jayly Ventura Lucas
Natasha Nunez
Maple Manor
Alberth Perguero Burgos
Matt Nicholas
Courtdale
Court cases wrap in local magisterial districts
Cases closed by local magisterial courts include insurance fraud charges against Wailyn Toribio 21 of Bronx dismissed on May 15 related to a January 29 incident. Michael P. Welsh 34 of Hazleton had terroristic threats simple assault harassment and disorderly conduct charges dismissed May 15 after victim did not testify. Filith A. Roque 22 of police related to an October 12 incident had indecent assault without consent withdrawn.
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Wailyn Toribio
Bronx
New York
Pennsylvania
Michael P. Welsh
Hazleton
Joseph Zola
Filith A. Roque
Buter Township Crash Leaves Driver Seriously Injured
A Monday night crash on North Hunter Highway Route 309 in Butler Township left one driver seriously hurt after a T bone collision with a Ford Ranger. A medical helicopter transported the injured driver to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. a 5 year old and the other driver were evaluated. Route 309 was shut for about two hours during the response and investigation.
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Butler
North Hunter Highway
Luzerne County
St. Johns Road
Valley Regional Fire
Willy Chapela
Michael Kissolovege
Avalanche Lane
Drums
Hunter Highway
Joshua Peltz
Sophia Coxe
Freeland
Kissolovege
Chapela
Hazle Two
Angela Park
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Plains Two
Peltz
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Fearnets Fire Company
Foster Two
Valley Regional Ems
Hazleton
Lehigh Valley Ems
Med Star Ems
Police catch Freeland man after Hazleton chase
Hazleton police arrested Matthew R. Talavera 22 of Freeland after a pursuit began when officers responded to screaming in a Hazleton Motor Inn lot. An officer was injured in the chase and a Taser was used. Talavera faced multiple charges including flight to avoid apprehension and resisting arrest.
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Hazleton
Matthew R. Talavera
Freeland
Talavera
Brian Tupper
Trucksville
Hazleton Motor Inn
E. Broad St
James Shaw
Cpl
Chris Zubris
Luzerne
Hazleton police seize unpermitted concealed gun from city man
Police and state troopers stopped a vehicle near South Wyoming and East Juniper streets just before 10 p.m. They found a .40 Glock 22 with 15 rounds in Jose A. Fernandez-Cabrera’s waistband. He lacked a concealed carry permit and was jailed for overnight arraignment before a Saturday preliminary hearing. Kimberly A. Adamchick, 39, faces possession of controlled substances, drug paraphernalia and DUI after a Dec 15 I-81 stop. She waived a preliminary hearing May 23 and was released on her own recognizance. A trooper stopped a silver Jeep Liberty at mile marker 149.9 in Butler Two. she showed impairment, refused a blood test, and a bag of methamphetamine was found during a consent search.
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Hazleton
Pennsylvania
Jose A. Fernandez-Cabrera
Wyoming
East Juniper
Fernandez-Cabrera
Luzerne County
Wilkes-Barre
Brian Tupper
Trucksville
Interstate
Kimberly A. Adamchick
Daniel O’donnell
Butler Two
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Wilkes U
Carol Nicholas
Wilkes
Hazleton Area High School
Maglolan Anla
Colleen Krone
Itagrapher
Brooke Harmonoshky
Tori Drennan
Jalitza Torre
Jaylamaris Saldana
Andrely Tejeda
Madison Lizbinski
Skylin Estrella
Julia Bobrowski
Emily Babula
Yassa Valera Cruz
Sage Bacher
Freeland Man
Achristman
Standardspeaker
Police Butler Twp
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