PLYMOUTH TWP. — Plymouth Twp. supervisors are seeking an exemption to allow Nanticoke City’s emergency vehicles to use the Nanticoke-West Nanticoke Bridge to respond to calls in the West Nanticoke section of the township. Read morePlymouth Twp. seeks emergency vehicle exemption over bridge weight restriction 💬
The 68th Fine Arts Fiesta on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre continued on Friday. The festival, which features art, live entertainment and food,… Read moreFine Arts Fiesta continues in Wilkes-Barre 💬
A woman pleaded no contest Friday to charges related to the dehydration death of her baby daughter in Newport Twp. in 2022. Read moreWoman pleads no contest in Glen Lyon baby's dehydration death 💬
WILKES-BARRE — A community service project that started with creating a new art room for adults with intellectual disabilities grew into somet… Read moreArt room project helps adults with intellectual disabilities in Wilkes-Barre 💬
A group of four haunted house actors are stepping onto a traditional stage Saturday for a weekend of performances to benefit the United Way of… Read moreGravestone Manor actors take traditional stage to benefit United Way 💬
The property tax rate for the Greater Nanticoke Area School District will not increase this year, according to the proposed budget for 2024-25. Read moreNo tax hike proposed in Greater Nanticoke Area 💬
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The Back Mountain Chamber’s Cultural Committee will hold its annual cultural event Friday, Aug. 9, at Irem Country Club Pavilion in Dallas. This year’s theme will be ‘DANCE DANCE DANCE.’ Doors open at 6 p.m. and hors d’oeuvres, dinner and dessert will be provided by Appletree Terrace. Live d… 💬
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Due to Saturday's projected inclement weather, the Dallas Regional of the NCAA Division III baseball tournament, hosted by Misericordia University, has seen its schedule for altered. Read moreNCAA BASEBALL: Projected weather alters Misericordia regional playoff schedule 💬
DALLAS— The fly balls to the outfield and the ground balls to the infield turned into pretty routine plays for St. John Fisher on Friday morning. Read moreNCAA BASEBALL: Misericordia rallies to win regional opener 💬
Four errors came back to bite Tunkhannock on Friday afternoon in a 7-4 loss to Williamsport in nonleague softball. Read moreFRIDAY'S HS ROUNDUP: Errors hurt Tunkhannock in the softball loss 💬
HUGHESTOWN — Rob Lemoncelli knows all he needs to about his team this year. Young at the beginning, but with some experience under their belts, Lemoncelli felt Wyoming Area would be a better t… Read moreHS BASEBALL: Wyoming Area wins WVC Division 2 title 💬
WILKES-BARRE — Watching Donato Strish serve at practice on Wednesday, Holy Redeemer coach Jack Kablick admitted his senior was off. Read moreD2 BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Holy Redeemer rolls into district semifinals 💬
Amelia Bell's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning enabled North Pocono to hand Pittston Area its first loss of the season, 2-1, in a nonleague softball game Thursday at Schautz Stadi… Read moreHS SOFTBALL: North Pocono edges Pittston Area in 8 innings 💬
Female high school athletes interested in playing football could soon have an opportunity. Read morePIAA moves ahead to sanction girls flag football 💬
Wilkes University athletics awarded four student-athletes with departmental awards for their performances in their respective sports and in the classroom during the 2023-24 season. Read moreLOCAL COLLEGE: Four Colonels honored with department awards 💬
Here’s the truth about easily — and I mean, easily — the most impressive run of success any college, high school, or professional team around here ever put together, in any type of athletic venue. Read moreStreak keeps a baseball season, and hope, alive at Keystone College 💬
NCAA DIVISION III BASEBALL REGIONAL Read moreNCAA BASEBALL: Misericordia, Keystone set for regional openers today 💬
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The passage last week of a bill that will ban motorists from handling cellphones on Pennsylvania roadways was a testament to the determination… Read moreOne mother's crusade to make Pennsylvania's roads safer 💬
Emergency dispatchers deserve to be recognized as “first responders,” a designation that opens up a broad new category of legal benefits for t… Read moreGive 911 operators the title, and the benefits, they deserve 💬
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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