The next step in deciding the winner of the Republican nomination for the 117th state House District seat will take place Monday morning in Luzerne County Court. Read moreWalsh asks court to reject 6 ballots with incomplete date in 117th District race; hearing set for Monday 💬
The inaugural Light the Night — Love in Lights suicide awareness and prevention event was held Friday at the Hazleton Area High School track a… Read moreHazleton Area High School holds Light the Night event 💬
TAMAQUA — Guests in the Tamaqua Station Restaurant are accustomed to dining in an atmosphere steeped in history. Read moreNew sycamore tables enhance decor of Tamaqua Station Restaurant, owner and customers say 💬
Records obtained by Spotlight PA and WESA offer the most comprehensive public accounting to date of how counties across the state have used te… Read moreRecords obtained by Spotlight PA and WESA reveal how Pa. counties used tens of millions in opioid settlement dollars 💬
Schuylkill River Greenways National Heritage Area has received a $1.5 million federal grant through PennDOT to help build 4.6 miles of trail p… Read moreGreenways receives $1.5M for trail building in Schuylkill County 💬
POTTSVILLE — The Schuylkill County commissioners could decide to give more time to a Mechanicsburg-based company to produce a site option anal… Read moreSchuylkill County could give company more time for intermediate punishment center site option analysis 💬
The Reading and Northern Railroad crossing on Kirby Avenue near Route 437, which has been torn up for over a month, is set for permanent resto… Read moreRailroad crossing set for restoration 💬
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Hazleton celebrates Cinco de Mayo at CAN DO Community Park with music, food, entertainment and vendors. Read moreHazleton celebrates Cinco de Mayo at CAN DO Community Park 💬
As unrest on college campuses rocked by pro-Palestinian protests continued last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan … Read moreBill targeting campus antisemitism passes House despite censorship and other concerns 💬
LAVELLE — When Arnie Harner was 5 years old, he got an American Flyer model railroad set for Christmas. Read moreRomancing the rails: 200 fans ride a former Reading Railroad branch to the end of the line 💬
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POTTSVILLE — The Schuylkill County commissioners could decide to give more time to a Mechanicsburg-based company to produce a site option anal… 💬
The Reading and Northern Railroad crossing on Kirby Avenue near Route 437, which has been torn up for over a month, is set for permanent resto… 💬
As unrest on college campuses rocked by pro-Palestinian protests continued last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan … 💬
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Hazleton Area got all the offense it needed over the first two innings in a 7-4 victory over Crestwood in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division… Read moreFRIDAY ROUNDUP: Fast-starting Lady Cougars hold off Crestwood 💬
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I was vacationing in, of all places, London in the later stages of August 2022 when I got the text message from a colleague. Read moreCOLLEGE FOOTBALL: Timing lends to end of Montgomery's PSU run 💬
PLAINS TWP. — Hazleton Area brought its hitting shoes to Hilldale Park on Thursday. Read moreWVC BASEBALL: Cougars pummel Wilkes-Barre Area 💬
There’s a familiar team atop the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 baseball standings: Hazleton Area. Read moreWEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Cougars move into WVC Division 1 top spot 💬
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has a new executive director. Read morePGC has new executive director 💬
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