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The Peace and Justice Center of Wilkes-Barre announced Thursday that WVIA’s President and CEO Carla McCabe is one of the organization’s 2026 Peace Award recipients, along with The Lands at Hillside Farms and Lillyan Mahmoud.

An early morning house fire Wednesday in Shavertown, Kingston Twp., left one man dead and two other people hospitalized. It also marked the third fatal residential blaze in Luzerne County in less than a week.

A new Chili's, a cultural exchange with a town in Ireland, and a local filmmaker's cult following are highlighted in this year's top community engagement stories.

In Carbon County, there is a pride celebration, D&L Trailfest and the Summit Hill Hootenanny this weekend. In Luzerne County, a Polish picnic and garden tour are scheduled.

The Back Mountain Bloomers Garden Club will host a garden tour Saturday, Jun. 28, inviting the public to visit a handful of the most beautiful gardens in Luzerne County.