Anthracite coal converted this region from agrarian to industrial. The discovery of hard coal — and the discovery by Jesse Fell of how to burn the stuff — spurred booms in the economy and population.

The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History's 200th anniversary event will also feature shoes from the 1700s and a butter ...

Zack Albert profiles the long and colorful history Bowman Gray's history, hot dogs and the home of the hot modifieds.

No GOP strongholds are projected to lose seats. Florida and Texas are projected to pick up four seats each. Arizona, Idaho, ...

The idea of Canada or parts of Canada joining the United States has been a recurring theme in Canada’s history. This was especially ... Military Commander C.H. Wilkes created a map in 1841 which ...

It would be challenging to find a gas station or corner store in North Carolina that doesn’t sell lottery tickets. (But if you need help, there exists an interactive map ...

Members of the Wilkes University community gathered in the Jean and Paul Adams Commons on Tuesday, Jan. 21, to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The theme of this year's celebration was "It Takes ...

The two being honored together for their induction's into the Mid Atlantic Conference (MAC) Hall of Fame seemed very fitting.

At Tuesday’s Martin Luther King Jr., event at Wilkes University, Edweana Alexis, co-president of the speech and debate, performed slam poetry, sharing, ‘It takes a village, and I have one of ...

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A Landmark conference matchup... Susquehanna University at Wilkes. Colonels with the ball, Lucas Lesko ...