Newsmaker Interviews

Today is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day! Kenicki brought his human Ashley Wolo to visit WILK's Jason Barsky to talk about adopting and the upcoming Fundraiser for Griffin Pond Animal Shelter.

The inaugural Lackawanna County Heritage Fair is quickly approaching, with organizers working hard to lay the foundation for what hopefully becomes a proud annual tradition.

The fair will take place May 29-June 2 at Montage Mountain Resorts, and will feature a sprawling midway packed with rides, live entertainment, crafters, exhibitors, heritage and civic organizations, and local churches serving up classic Northeast Pennsylvania ethnic foods.

Admission to the fair is $10. For advance tickets or more information, visit lackawannacountyheritagefairs.com.  Armand Olivetti Chair of the Fair Board with WILK's Jason Barsky

MOM-n-PA  is an annual two-day free dental clinic for underserved Pennsylvanians in which dental treatment is provided at NO COST to individuals who cannot afford dental care.   Treatment is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. It is expected that hundreds of individuals will be attending this year's event, so please come early! Patients do not pre-register.   OUR NEXT MISSION IS ON JUNE 7th AND 8th 2019! at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes Barre Township.  In the studio with WILK's Jason Barsky, Dr. Richard Grossman DDS and Dr Chris Kotchick DMD, local co-chairs of the event .

Kyle Pelkey is a person who stutters and a Speech Language Pathologist. He shares the details of the upcoming screening of a free documentary "When I Stutter". It's at Misericordia University in Dallas, Tuesday April 16 at 7pm.

Lines in the water this Saturday morning! WILK's Jason Barsky gets all the details from Mike Parker, Communications Director with the PA Fish and Boat Commission. 

PA Auditor General Eugene DePasquale laid it on the line with the funding of the PA Turnpike in his recent audit.Toll rates are expected to triple in under 30 years, which may lead more drivers to avoid the highway and use winding and steep alternate routes instead. DePasquale has previously warned that the Turnpike’s toll increases and rising debt load, the result of legally required payments to PennDOT, are unsustainable and creating a hardship for motorists.

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The Renal Race 8 is this Sunday before the Wilkes Barre St. Patrick's Parade. Erin Rebo Pikul and her son Jaxon have all the details and there is still time to register!   #skkc