Mahanoy Area School District announced that schools are closed today due to the impact of the severe weather on district buildings. Also, the district is trying to determine what will happen with graduation, which had been scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the educational complex. Read moreTHE LATEST: Official says damage extensive behind Mahanoy Area High School; possible tornado seems to have followed Mahanoy Creek 💬
Tuesday Edition | May 28, 2024
BUTLER TWP. — Four parents, two children and three faculty members walked onto the lawn of Drums Elementary/Middle School, looking south acros… Read moreFamily's gift helps pay for outdoor classroom at Drums Elementary/Middle School 💬
McAdoo Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6708 held a ceremony to honor fallen veterans in the borough on Monday. The post’s honor guard fired a sa… Read moreMcAdoo honors fallen veterans 💬
Nearly 800 breweries and distilleries call Pennsylvania home, and state lawmakers noticed. Read moreExpanded craft brewers and distillers caucus on tap in Pennsylvania Legislature 💬
BARNESVILLE — It’s not unusual for Polka Joe Manjack to get 75 or 80 email requests for his Sunday morning show on Magic 105.5 radio. Read morePolka Joe kept playing the memories at his 50th anniversary celbration in Lakeside ballroom 💬
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic’s summer schedule kicks off next weekend, with a concert Saturday, June 1, and a fundraising docume… Read morePhilharmonic summer schedule begins June 1 💬
HARRISBURG — A bill that would give tax credits to employers for helping employees with child care expenses passed in the House with bipartisa… Read morePa. House passes bill to give tax credits to companies that help pay for employees' child care 💬
Monday is Memorial Day. Here is a list of what’s closed in observance of the holiday: Read moreWhat's closed in observance of Memorial Day 💬
MAHANOY CITY — In a solemn ceremony, John “Jack” Deesing and Susan Kester laid a wreath at a memorial to veterans on Sunday. Read moreThose who gave the most precious gift of life honored at Memorial Day service in Mahanoy City 💬
A federal judge has denied motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the father of a 30-year-old woman alleging personnel at the Luzerne County Co… Read moreJudge denies motions to dismiss LCCF inmate death lawsuit 💬
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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.… 💬
Gardening has seen significant growth these past handful of years. There are people who strictly garden with outdoor plants and there are othe… 💬
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. 💬
Does "The Fall Guy" deliver an explosive start to the summer movie season? Joe Baress and Rebecca Kivak review the new action blockbuster star… 💬
One of the greatest frustrations in modern medicine occurs when a safe, tried and proven treatment exists to prevent deadly disease, but it is… 💬
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