The City of Wilkes-Barre received a $400,000 state grant to help fund a levee project needed to reduce flooding risk for Brookside residents, which could affect flood insurance premiums. Read moreWilkes-Barre gets grant for levee work to prevent flood insurance hikes 💬
More than 140 children participated in a STEM Olympiad on Saturday morning at Wilkes University's Simms Center. Read moreSHINE hosts STEM Olympiad at Wilkes University 💬
PLAINS TWP. — The place where people used to do their grocery shopping will now be a location to practice golf, eat dinner, or play arcade gam… Read moreGolf simulator opens at former Sunshine Market in Plains Twp. 💬
Fewer mail ballots were rejected for voter errors overall in this year’s primary election, a Votebeat and Spotlight PA analysis shows, an achi… Read moreRedesigned envelope leads to fewer rejected mail ballots, but a new type of error sticks out 💬
HAZLETON — After serving 269,574 meals during the past year, Hazleton Integration Project put students in charge of doubling the fight against hunger. Read moreStudents lead Hazleton Integration Project's next attack on hunger 💬
WILKES-BARRE — On a recent Sunday afternoon, three men sat on a picnic table near Kirby Park and discussed food, football and work. Read moreHomelessness addressed in Lackawanna, Luzerne counties 💬
Dallas High School celebrated the Class of 2024 with commencement ceremonies at Mountaineer Stadium on Friday night. Read moreDallas holds commencement ceremonies for Class of 2024 💬
Crestwood High School celebrated the Class of 2024 with commencement ceremonies Saturday afternoon at Mohegan Arena. Read moreCrestwood celebrates Class of 2024 💬
The Dallas Rotary Club held its annual wine and beer festival Saturday at the Luzerne County Fairgrounds. Read moreWine, beer and fun at Back Mountain festival 💬
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WEST PITTSTON — When the 2023 high school football season ended, Zack Fox left the field at Nanticoke Area as the school's all-time leading rusher. Read moreHIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Fox, Miners roll in UNICO game 💬
The Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a class that features two of the top football players in local history, along with a pair of former U.S. Olympians. Read moreIsmails highlight Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame class 💬
There's a lot left to accomplish for the New York Yankees in 2024. The American League East crown is within reach. A deep playoff run is expected. Maybe, they ultimately will be the favorite t… Read moreBASEBALL: Is Yankees' second base future playing out at SWB? 💬
The Misericordia University baseball team dropped into the loser’s bracket in the Division III College Baseball World Series after falling to defending national champion Lynchburg, 6-2, on Sat… Read moreCOLLEGE BASEBALL: Misericordia falls into loser's bracket at World Series 💬
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders lost, 3-2, after a walk-off hit by the Toledo Mud Hens on Saturday night. Read moreRAILRIDERS: Toledo walks off against RailRiders 💬
I remember as a youngster shopping with my mom and gradually gravitating away from her to the aisle in the store that had the outdoor magazines. The action photo of a bass breaking through the… Read moreState Outdoor Writers Association holds annual conference in Wilkes-Barre 💬
DUNKIRK, New York — Lake Erie is the premier walleye fishery of New York and Pennsylvania. Read moreWalleye action is heating up, and most anglers target these fish for tablefare 💬
Hike: Susquehanna Trailers will do a difficult 10-mile hike Saturday at Pine State Park. Meet at 9:15 a.m. at the Dallas Shopping Center. Bring lunch and water. For more information, call Rick… Read moreWildlife Notebook: 6-2-24 💬
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Amazon sells its premier membership program with the slogan: “There’s more to Prime. A truckload more.” Read moreElected officials, regulators must protect the public interest in Amazon deal 💬
The resegregation of America’s public schools has led to the same inequitable public education funding that prompted the 1954 U.S. Supreme Cou… Read more70 years after ‘Brown v. Board of Education,’ fair school funding is the only way to counter ongoing segregation 💬
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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