![Weather events, political headwinds and an unstable coffee market have pushed coffee prices to new records globally and are soon expected to mean an increase in the cost of your morning joe. But local coffee roasters and coffee shop owners are hopeful that customers will find their product and the “coffee experience” worth any extra expense. Dan Shission of Abide Coffeehouse in Wilkes-Barre said he’s confident that should coffee prices rise up to 20 cents, customers will be more than happy to pay it. He pointed out that to many of his customers, visiting his shop isn’t just about purchasing […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STT-L-COFFEE-0222.jpg?w=132 "Weather events, political headwinds and an unstable coffee market have pushed coffee prices to new records globally and are soon expected to mean an increase in the cost of your morning joe. But local coffee roasters and coffee shop owners are hopeful that customers will find their product and the “coffee experience” worth any extra expense. Dan Shission of Abide Coffeehouse in Wilkes-Barre said he’s confident that should coffee prices rise up to 20 cents, customers will be more than happy to pay it. He pointed out that to many of his customers, visiting his shop isn’t just about purchasing […]")
Local coffee shop owners brace for rising costs, confident in customer loyalty
Weather events, political headwinds and an unstable coffee market have pushed coffee prices to new records globally and are soon expected to mean an increase in the cost of your...
![TUNKHANNOCK — At least two area district attorneys say they will cooperate with federal law enforcement officials when it comes to deporting criminals. Wyoming County District Attorney Joe Peters feels so strongly about that cooperation that he has arranged for a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agent to work out of his office. “The assignment of an HSI undercover agent to my office ensures immediate access to federal personnel, specialized equipment and financial resources, which has resulted over the past two years in a number of drug, human trafficking and related investigations,” Peters said. “This keeps criminals out of Wyoming […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WGN-L-JOEPETERS-0000.jpg?w=132 "TUNKHANNOCK — At least two area district attorneys say they will cooperate with federal law enforcement officials when it comes to deporting criminals. Wyoming County District Attorney Joe Peters feels so strongly about that cooperation that he has arranged for a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agent to work out of his office. “The assignment of an HSI undercover agent to my office ensures immediate access to federal personnel, specialized equipment and financial resources, which has resulted over the past two years in a number of drug, human trafficking and related investigations,” Peters said. “This keeps criminals out of Wyoming […]")
![SCRANTON — When is answering your phone risky business? When a scammer is on the other end of the call waiting to record your voice. A Pittston area woman learned her lesson after answering her cell phone during a treadmill session, hoping to get back to listening to her hip hop music and keep her heart rate up. Instead, she heard a scammer telling her she needed to pay $350 for charges she owed to the Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department. Aware of such scams, she told the caller she’d call him back at the courthouse and hung up. A quick call […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STT-L-SCAM-0213-01.jpg?w=132 "SCRANTON — When is answering your phone risky business? When a scammer is on the other end of the call waiting to record your voice. A Pittston area woman learned her lesson after answering her cell phone during a treadmill session, hoping to get back to listening to her hip hop music and keep her heart rate up. Instead, she heard a scammer telling her she needed to pay $350 for charges she owed to the Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department. Aware of such scams, she told the caller she’d call him back at the courthouse and hung up. A quick call […]")
![Anthony Clyde Hoffman, 29, of Scranton, was indicted for production and possession of child sexual abuse material Feb. 4, according to acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus. Hoffman was in possession of over 800 images and videos of child exploitation material when investigators searched his home in November, officials said. Examination of Hoffman’s cellphone showed he had produced child exploitation images of a toddler, according to investigators. The maximum penalty under federal law for the offense is 50 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment and a fine. The investigation was conducted by the Homeland Security Investigations […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CourtsGavelWebstock2024.jpg?w=140 "Anthony Clyde Hoffman, 29, of Scranton, was indicted for production and possession of child sexual abuse material Feb. 4, according to acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus. Hoffman was in possession of over 800 images and videos of child exploitation material when investigators searched his home in November, officials said. Examination of Hoffman’s cellphone showed he had produced child exploitation images of a toddler, according to investigators. The maximum penalty under federal law for the offense is 50 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment and a fine. The investigation was conducted by the Homeland Security Investigations […]")
![SCRANTON — Jurors found three men guilty of conspiracy to commit theft of major artwork and other charges related to a two-decade long crime spree from museums and other entities. In addition to the conspiracy charge, Nicholas Dombek, Damien Boland and Joseph Atsus faced 12 counts related to the thefts, which included locally included the Everhart Museum,, Scranton Historical Society and Keystone College. Each was found guilty on several of those counts. In addition Nicholas Dombek was also found guilty of interstate transportation of stolen property. The jury found Alfred Atsus not guilty on all counts and judge U.S. District […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SC_TIMES_TRIB-20240407-A-PG5-TT062423HEIST_WARHOL-06EEFA24.jpg?w=90 "SCRANTON — Jurors found three men guilty of conspiracy to commit theft of major artwork and other charges related to a two-decade long crime spree from museums and other entities. In addition to the conspiracy charge, Nicholas Dombek, Damien Boland and Joseph Atsus faced 12 counts related to the thefts, which included locally included the Everhart Museum,, Scranton Historical Society and Keystone College. Each was found guilty on several of those counts. In addition Nicholas Dombek was also found guilty of interstate transportation of stolen property. The jury found Alfred Atsus not guilty on all counts and judge U.S. District […]")
![The Keystone Mission has been having a rough time. The nonprofit, which provides services to homeless individuals in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, dismissed Executive Director Danielle Keith-Alexandre on Jan. 29 and appointed former Director Justin Behrens as its interim director beginning Feb. 1. On his first day, Behrens faced a major challenge, when the organization didn’t have enough staff to open its Code Blue Shelter at Weston Field in Scranton. Behrens said he went right to work and found staffing for the site, which enabled it to open, albeit several hours late. He pointed out that the emergency shelter now […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/STT-L-KEYSTONE-0208-01_92378a.jpg?w=132 "The Keystone Mission has been having a rough time. The nonprofit, which provides services to homeless individuals in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, dismissed Executive Director Danielle Keith-Alexandre on Jan. 29 and appointed former Director Justin Behrens as its interim director beginning Feb. 1. On his first day, Behrens faced a major challenge, when the organization didn’t have enough staff to open its Code Blue Shelter at Weston Field in Scranton. Behrens said he went right to work and found staffing for the site, which enabled it to open, albeit several hours late. He pointed out that the emergency shelter now […]")
![SCRANTON — A federal prosecutor in his closing argument Tuesday told jurors the government’s primary witness was telling the truth. Assistant U.S. Attorney James Buchanan admitted Thomas Trotta, who testified against four codefendants being tried for their part in a theft ring that spanned two decades, was a liar who lived a lifestyle of crime. But, Buchanan told the jurors that Trotta’s testimony during the trial, marked by specific details of thefts from major museums and their aftermath, was the truth. The truth is easy; lies are hard, he said. On trial are Nicholas Dombek, Damien Boland, Alfred Atsus and […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/STT-L-HEIST-11014-01.jpg?w=130 "SCRANTON — A federal prosecutor in his closing argument Tuesday told jurors the government’s primary witness was telling the truth. Assistant U.S. Attorney James Buchanan admitted Thomas Trotta, who testified against four codefendants being tried for their part in a theft ring that spanned two decades, was a liar who lived a lifestyle of crime. But, Buchanan told the jurors that Trotta’s testimony during the trial, marked by specific details of thefts from major museums and their aftermath, was the truth. The truth is easy; lies are hard, he said. On trial are Nicholas Dombek, Damien Boland, Alfred Atsus and […]")
![SCRANTON — Lyndsay Berra nearly missed the testimony she had come to hear Tuesday about how thieves stole nine of her grandfather’s World Series rings in 2014 as they sat in the museum bearing his name. Berra is still angry that her “Grandpa Yogi’s” rings were stolen in 2014, shortly before his death in 2015, but in some way, she’s moved past it. As she sat in the courtroom Tuesday, she had questions about how Tommy Trotta and his gang of thieves got into the secure museum. Trotta, speaking clearly and calmly, detailed how he broke into the Yogi Berra […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/STT-L-HEIST-0129-01.jpg?w=132 "SCRANTON — Lyndsay Berra nearly missed the testimony she had come to hear Tuesday about how thieves stole nine of her grandfather’s World Series rings in 2014 as they sat in the museum bearing his name. Berra is still angry that her “Grandpa Yogi’s” rings were stolen in 2014, shortly before his death in 2015, but in some way, she’s moved past it. As she sat in the courtroom Tuesday, she had questions about how Tommy Trotta and his gang of thieves got into the secure museum. Trotta, speaking clearly and calmly, detailed how he broke into the Yogi Berra […]")
![HAZLETON — Franchesca Aquino has two words to describe illegal immigrants who have come to the area hoping for citizenship. “They’re scared,” the director of education services at the Hazleton Integration Project said. That fear and uncertainty follows President Donald Trump’s recently announced immigration policies regarding undocumented migrants, which includes deportation without a court hearing. […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/STT-L-immigration-0125-07.jpg?w=117 "HAZLETON — Franchesca Aquino has two words to describe illegal immigrants who have come to the area hoping for citizenship. “They’re scared,” the director of education services at the Hazleton Integration Project said. That fear and uncertainty follows President Donald Trump’s recently announced immigration policies regarding undocumented migrants, which includes deportation without a court hearing. […]")