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WILKES-BARRE — Standing next to a Scranton woman who survived being shot 12 times in 1972, Gov. Josh Shapiro rallied support at the Luzerne County Courthouse for his proposal to increase budget funding for law enforcement to prosecute gun violence. Read moreShapiro touts funding proposal to prosecute gun crimes in Luzerne County with Scranton shooting survivor 💬
The Black Creek Twp. teen accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend in the bedroom of her Butler Twp. home is seeking dismissal of the murder… Read moreTeen seeks dismissal of murder charges in 'horrific accident' 💬
Hazleton Area Cyber Academy is ready to grow. Read moreHazleton Area Cyber Academy starts competing with private schools 💬
A multiday jazz festival returns this weekend to Wilkes-Barre, which lays claim to the first jazz festival in the country. The headliner Satur… Read moreCheck out the Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz this weekend 💬
“Jimmie” Howard was 8 years old when he began sharing his love of pencils with the world outside Scranton. Read moreChris Kelly Opinion: A boy, his pencils and history's keepers 💬
WILKES-BARRE — The Luzerne County Board of Elections scheduled a public hearing for 1 p.m. Friday regarding challenges to 13 provisional ballo… Read moreLuzerne County election board schedules Friday hearing on challenged ballots in117th District state House race 💬
The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency awarded $2.36 million to Luzerne County public schools in competitive school safety and s… Read moreLuzerne County public schools get $2.36M in safety grants 💬
Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo will host a town hall meeting with residents 5 p.m. May 6 at the Hazleton Integration Project, 225 E. 4… Read moreCrocamo schedules Hazleton town hall meeting 💬
There will be intermittent lane restrictions and ramp closures on the North Scranton Expressway starting May 6 for road resurfacing, the Penns… Read moreLane restrictions set on North Scranton Expressway beginning May 6 💬
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First came a beer trail, then a pizza trail. Now, just in time for summer, ice cream lovers have their own sweet and official trail to follow … 💬
Five Luzerne County residents interviewed with a county council committee on Tuesday for the citizen seat on the county's newly formed Commiss… 💬
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PLAINS TWP. — Iviah McNally of Scranton wasn’t planning to visit the Seven Tubs Recreation Area on Monday, but the beautiful weather lured he… 💬
Chris Huntzinger has been appointed temporary chairman of the Luzerne County Republican Party. 💬
Due to summer break, the last day of service for the Penn State Route 90 is May 3, Hazleton Public Transit announced. 💬
SUGARLOAF TWP. — A telephone call roused Terry Jankouskas out of retirement. 💬
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Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: New York Judge Juan M. Merchan did not tell former President… 💬
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The senior softball standout hit for the cycle with a single, two doubles, a triple and home run and eight RBIs in the Lady Cougars’ 20-13 win… 💬
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has a new executive director. Read morePGC has new executive director 💬
Marco Gil Pena homered and drove in two runs, and Hazleton Area finished with seven extra base hits in a 10-0 win over visiting Berwick in a W… Read moreTUESDAY ROUNDUP: Cougars stay hot, zip Bulldogs 💬
McKenzie Hannon tossed a complete game and struck out eight in Tunkhannock’s 3-0 win over Hazleton Area in Wyoming Valley Conference Division … Read moreMONDAY ROUNDUP: Tunkhannock blanks Lady Cougars in WVC softball 💬
The senior softball standout hit for the cycle with a single, two doubles, a triple and home run and eight RBIs in the Lady Cougars’ 20-13 win… Read moreATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Marissa Hoffman, Hazleton Area 💬
ASHLAND — Eight former athletes, including a posthumous selection, will be inducted into the Jerry Wolman/Northern Anthracite Hall of Fame on … Read moreEight set for induction into Jerry Wolman Northern Anthracite Hall of Fame 💬
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Editor: I want to commend our local colleges and universities for having taught their student bodies not to get involved in senseless demonstrations that have no reasonable resolution other than to create uneducated disturbances on campuses. It is a shame to watch the minds of our future lea… 💬
Editor: One of this election season’s hottest issues is immigration. The balance between humanity and law is often a difficult one to strike in this context. The rule of law is the solid foundation this country is built upon. It helps bring an ordered society and levels out the passions the … 💬
Editor: The disgusting anti-American protesters who have taken over colleges across the country need to be arrested and spend time in jail, especially the faculty who are also protesting with these terrible people. If you are against Israel, you are against America. These lost fools are the … 💬
Editor: Many Americans are wondering why our nation is declining. Surprisingly, our decline is linked to the irreligious tenets of the French Revolution. 💬
Nation & World News
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- United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy
Strange News
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- British Army says horses that bolted and ran loose in central London continue 'to be cared for'
- 2 military horses that broke free and ran loose across London are in serious condition
- When Danish police pulled a woman over, she locked herself in her car and refused to talk