WILKES-BARRE — The Citizens’ Voice honored 24 high-achieving high school students as members of the Scholastic Superstars Class of 2024 during a ceremony Thursday night at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts. Read moreScholastic Superstars Class of 2024 recognized 💬
NANTICOKE — The Wilkes-Barre Area School District plans to hire 47 education professionals if the state Legislature approves Gov. Josh Shapiro… Read moreWilkes-Barre Area looking to hire 47 professionals with budget boost 💬
In a letter Friday to faculty and staff, the president of Keystone College said negotiations are underway with an unspecified investment partn… Read moreKeystone College pursuing rescue plan to prevent closure 💬
With the razor-tight race in the 117th State House race still hanging in the balance, the Luzerne County Board of Elections spent Friday certi… Read moreElection board examines disputed ballots with all eyes on tight 117th state House race 💬
WILKES-BARRE — There was a new mayor in charge at City Hall on Friday … and a new fire chief and a new councilman. Read moreWilkes-Barre city officials for a day shine a blue light on autism 💬
WILKES-BARRE — On Dec. 21, 2019, the longest night of the year when overnight temperatures dipped into the teens, then mayor-elect George C. B… Read moreWilkes-Barre makes major headway in addressing homelessness 💬
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WILKES-BARRE — Ava Schmidt knew the situation at hand. There was no bigger pressure situation for the Holy Cross sophomore. Read moreHS SOFTBALL: Holy Cross outduels Holy Redeemer in extras 💬
Pittston Area's Gianna Adams shined against her local rivals. Read moreSATURDAY'S HS ROUNDUP: Adams strikes out 14 as Pittston Area stays perfect 💬
One day after being edged by Stevens, Misericordia baseball got back to its winning ways. Read moreLOCAL COLLEGE: Misericordia baseball sweeps Stevens 💬
A five-run outburst in the fifth inning Saturday night enabled the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders to defeat the Durham Bulls, 8-1, at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Read moreRailRiders win fourth straight in Durham on Saturday night 💬
Sometimes, it’s hard to gauge the pressure of having that bulls-eye squarely on your back. Read moreGIRLS SWIMMER OF YEAR: Gonzales handles pressure, expectations 💬
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Jason Jones was nearly untouchable Friday afternoon. Read moreFRIDAY'S HS ROUNDUP: Jones' gem lifts Black Knights in extras 💬
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms took care of business on Wednesday night, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the first game of the best-of-3 series at Mohegan Sun Arena. Read moreWBS Penguins swept out of Calder Cup Playoffs 💬
Admittedly, during all those offseason workouts, AAU tournaments and time spent alone working on her game, Daniella Ranieli thought about earning an all-state selection following her sophomore… Read moreGIRLS BASKETBALL: Ranieli makes third-team all-state in Class 5A 💬
The Misericordia baseball team saw their 10-game winning streak snapped Friday. Read moreLOCAL COLLEGE: Misericordia's long win streak snapped 💬
Defense became the focus of the NFL draft on Friday night after a record-setting 23 offensive players were selected in the first round. Read moreDefense becomes focus of NFL draft in Round 2 after Bills and Chargers get receivers early 💬
The RailRiders scored two runs in the sixth inning and two runs in the seventh to pull away from Durham in a 6-2 victory Friday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Read moreRailRiders dump Durham 💬
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In an election year shaping up to be one of the more consequential in recent memory, Tuesday’s primary features little drama for voters in Nor… Read moreTuesday's low-stakes primaries set the table for November 💬
The rush of news coverage following the death last week of O.J. Simpson brought back memories of the media frenzy that surrounded his arrest a… Read moreThe O.J. trial and the case for cameras in the courtroom 💬
The fall season once again is upon us, and as All Hallows Eve and All Saints Day approach, so does our fascination with the unexplained. Our area has two nationally known haunts that although they haven’t been in the news for a good while, have divided paranormalists for years. Read moreSeason of 'hauntings' is upon us 💬
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