Citizens Voice

The Citizens' Voice is a small daily newspaper based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. As of 2005, it had a circulation of 32,862, primarily serving the residents of Luzerne County.

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Wilkes-Barre man charged in online child sex sting

1 day ago | citizensvoice.com | James Halpin

A Wilkes-Barre man is facing child sex charges after messaging an undercover cop online and trying to arrange a sexual meeting with a minor, according to police. Thomas Clayton Clark, 62, of 54 Mill St., was arrested Monday after police say they learned he had plans to molest what appeared to be a real child. According to the complaint, Clark began emailing a Kingston Twp. police detective who was posing online as an adult with access to a child under the age of 16.
Witness intimidation accusations fly in Hazleton murder case

1 day ago | citizensvoice.com | James Halpin

A Freeland man accused of opening fire during an underage drinking party in Hazleton, killing one person and injuring four others, was charged Wednesday with intimidating witnesses in the case, while his attorney alleges a city police detective has engaged in some intimidation of his own. Frangel Garcia Andujar, 23, of Freeland, is charged with murdering 17-year-old Hazleton resident Stanley B. Jimson Jr. and injuring four others during a party at 182 S. Wyoming St., Hazleton, on March 6, 2022.
Orders to leave the country — some for US citizen — sow confusion among immigrants

1 day ago | citizensvoice.com | Valerie Gonzalez |Gisela Salomon

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and GISELA SALOMON, Associated PressMcALLEN, Texas (AP) — Hubert Montoya burst out laughing when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security emailed to say he should leave the country immediately or risk consequences of being deported. He is a U.S. citizen. “I just thought it was absurd,” the Austin, Texas, immigration attorney said.
DA: Exeter family restrained child to bed, fed her dog food

1 day ago | citizensvoice.com | Bob Kalinowski

EXETER — Luzerne County’s top prosecutor vows to seek the maximum sentence allowed by law against a mother and grandmother accused of abusing a severely malnourished girl by restraining her to a bed overnight and feeding her cat food. The child’s weight dropped to 50 pounds, or in the .01 percentile of what a healthy child that age should weigh, prosecutors said.
Local K-9 featured in Luzerne Foundation children’s book

2 days ago | citizensvoice.com | James Halpin

Former Luzerne County Detective Charles Balogh and his electronics-detection K-9, Spike, are being featured in a new children’s book offered by the Luzerne Foundation. The book, “Detective Spike,” discusses Spike’s duties, cyberbullying and the police dog’s everyday life. “Spike has made a difference in our community and we are so proud that through this book he will continue to help the kids who need it the most,” Balogh said in a statement.
2 sought in Walmart jewelry theft

2 days ago | citizensvoice.com | James Halpin

Two people broke into a display case at the Walmart at the Wilkes-Barre Twp. Marketplace earlier this month and stole nearly $1,000 worth of jewelry, according to police. A man and a woman entered the store around 11:35 a.m. April 9 and made off with $961.60 in jewelry before fleeing the store, police said. The man has been identified but investigators said they are still trying to learn the man’s name. They released surveillance photos of the pair in an effort to identify them.
Pope Francis recalled fondly in NEPA

3 days ago | citizensvoice.com | Jim Lockwood |Bob Kalinowski

Having met with Pope Francis about five times in close or small group settings over the years, the Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, bishop of Scranton, said the pontiff’s humility and “down-to-earth” demeanor were genuine. Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88, was the first Latin American pontiff. His legacy includes concern for the poor and marginalized, as well as climate change.
Dignitaries attend groundbreaking of new IBEW facility

3 days ago | citizensvoice.com | James Halpin

PRINGLE — Local dignitaries joined members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers on Monday afternoon to present $1.5 million in grant funding and attend a groundbreaking for a new state-of-the-art training facility. The OSHE Training Center, which is being built adjacent to the IBEW Local 1319 facility at 225 Division St., will be a 15,000 square foot indoor facility designed to train linemen who must endure harsh weather conditions while restoring power during outages.
Luzerne County charter drafters propose temporary division heads serve longer

4 days ago | citizensvoice.com | Michael P. Buffer

WILKES-BARRE — The drafters of a revised Luzerne County Home Rule Charter meet again Monday night following a productive meeting on Thursday. Seven drafters serve on the county government study commission, which is preparing a revised charter to go on the November general election ballot for voters to approve or reject.
In NEPA, only Hazleton fluoridates its drinking water

4 days ago | citizensvoice.com | Jim Lockwood

Of 345 water systems in eight Northeast Pennsylvania counties, only one – Hazleton’s – fluoridates its drinking water, according to state data supplied to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No other water system in the rest of Luzerne County, as well as in Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties, adds fluoride to drinking water supplies.