POTTSVILLE — The family of the former Hillside SPCA director and the community got a look Sunday at extensive improvements made to the shelter. Read moreHillside SPCA gives public a look at improvements; dedicates monument to former director 💬
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The Crayola art company is searching for Marlene, a girl who grew up in Luzerne County. Read moreCrayola seeks help in finding 1990s child artist from Shickshinny school 💬
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State Health will discontinue its troubled liver and kidney transplant programs amid scrutiny from federal regulators. Th… Read morePenn State Health discontinues kidney and liver transplant programs, citing ‘ongoing challenges’ and federal scrutiny 💬
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 💬
SHENANDOAH — The 80 graduating seniors from Shenandoah Valley High School’s Class of 2024 received their diplomas Friday at the school’s first… Read more80 graduate from Shenandoah Valley 💬
ORWIGSBURG — Call it the long blue line — 220 students in blue caps and gowns with white cuffs — making its way from Blue Mountain High School… Read moreBlue Mountain graduates told to pour their hearts into life at commencement 💬
Seventy-four students left the gymnasium at Marian Catholic High School on Friday night as graduates “prepared for our missions” and grounded … Read more74 Marian Catholic graduates 'prepared for our missions' 💬
Tri-Valley Junior/High School graduated 75 seniors at Friday’s commencement exercises at the Bulldog Stadium in Hegins. Read moreTri-Valley graduates 75 from senior class 💬
According to the World Health Organization, about half of the world’s adult population has had a headache at least once in the past year. Prol… 💬
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How does "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" measure up to its acclaimed predecessor? Rebecca Kivak and Joe Baress review the long-awaited prequel to "M… 💬
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At this time of year it's not an uncommon scene: Little League baseball players wheeze as they cross home plate and try to catch their breath.… 💬
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary celebrated its 90th anniversary last weekend with a reunion of wildlife conservationists from around the world — all g… 💬
Gardening has seen significant growth these past handful of years. There are people who strictly garden with outdoor plants and there are othe… 💬
When people think about Italian sparkling wine, their first thought may be the flirtatious and fun prosecco or the sweet, delectable Asti or moscatos. 💬
Is "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" a strong extension of the great trilogy of the 2010s? Rebecca Kivak and Joe Baress review the latest fi… 💬
Most would agree that this spring has been a little cloudy, rainy and cool in Northeast Pennsylvania. But warm, sunny days are soon to come. 💬
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Prospective jurors in the federal firearms case against Hunter Biden are being questioned on their thoughts about gun rights and addiction. Th… 💬
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MINERSVILLE — A speaker at the Minersville Area commencement services talked about the importance of first impressions and of meeting a young … Read moreMinersville Area graduates advised to make good first impression 💬
PINE GROVE — While addressing her fellow graduating seniors from Pine Grove Area’s Class of 2024, Keily Chavez-Zunun took a moment to acknowle… Read moreLate Pine Grove Area student remembered during commencement exercises 💬
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FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — The 168 graduating seniors at North Schuylkill were told Thursday to continue to work toward surmounting the obstacles they… Read moreNorth Schuylkill students told to keep striving 💬
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DUNKIRK, New York — Meeting a fellow angler for the first time, I assumed he was making a joke when he asked if the fish I had boated would be… Read moreOUTDOORS: Walleye action is heating up, and most anglers target these fish for tablefare 💬
WILKES-BARRE — Growing at a rate of one inch per day, whitetail deer antlers represent the fastest growing tissue known to man. Right now, buc… Read moreOUTDOORS: Amazing Antlers – Differences in deer décor depends on does, diets and DNA 💬
FORESTVILLE — Brett Kressley has spent the start to the 2024 season trying to figure out how to return to Victory Lane at Big Diamond Speedway. Read moreLOCAL RACING: Change of cars boosts Kressley to Big Diamond victory 💬
FORESTVILLE — When York County driver Coleby Frye finally gets to Victory Lane at Big Diamond Speedway, it will not be a new experience. Read moreDIRT TRACK RACING: Late model ace adjusts to nights in a 358 modified 💬
ALLENTOWN — Massimo Rizzo walked into the empty locker room just behind the Phantoms bench at the PPL Center in Allentown earlier this month. Read moreRizzo aims to show he can make the jump from NCAA champion to the Flyers 💬
PINE GROVE — Blue Mountain’s late spark on offense was enough for the Eagles to prevail over Northwestern Lehigh, winning their second-consecu… Read moreD-11 SOFTBALL: Blue Mountain secures second straight 4A title 💬
Pundits keep chirping about how voters want President Joe Biden to do something to bring prices down, particularly at the grocery store. Read moreEditorial: When it comes to taming inflation, the consumer — not the president — is king
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
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, is done with his state Senate’s GOP shenanigans when it comes to this year’s presidential ballot. The gov… Read moreEditorial: GOP ballot games: Republican officials plot voter disenfranchisement
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