For people with diabetes and other chronic diseases, Hazleton Integration Project prescribes fresh fruits and vegetables. Read moreHazleton center offers fresh produce as prescription for diabetes and other conditions 💬
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STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s Board of Trustees deliberated Beaver Stadium renovation plans in private meetings, a potentially inappropriate di… Read morePenn State trustees deliberated on $700M Beaver Stadium renovations in private meetings, according to the board chair 💬
AVOCA — Airport security officers intercepted a loaded handgun Thursday at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport. Read moreHandgun intercepted at WB/Scranton airport 💬
The Luzerne County Correctional Facility inmate who was mistakenly released from custody when jail staff members misidentified him as his inca… Read moreMistakenly released prisoner pleads guilty to escape 💬
State police at Frackville are investigating a bank robbery that occurred at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First National Bank, 25 N. Kennedy Drive, McAdoo. Read morePolice: Man demands money at bank in McAdoo 💬
Two more legal briefs were filed in Commonwealth Court this week regarding the last of three appeals related to the race for the Republican no… Read moreBriefs filed in last of three appeals over 117th District state House race 💬
State police at Frackville are investigating a bank robbery that occurred at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First National Bank, 25 N. Kennedy Drive, McAdoo. Read morePolice: Man demands money at bank in McAdoo 💬
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Last week, former President Donald Trump spoke at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. In his speech, he encourag… Read moreVoices across the region respond to former President Donald Trump’s comments about the Second Amendment 💬
The beach at Tuscarora State Park is closed until further notice due to resampling requirements, according the Pennsylvania Department Conserv… Read moreTuscarora State Park beach closed 💬
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HAZLETON — After serving 269,574 meals during the past year, Hazleton Integration Project put students in charge of doubling the fight against… 💬
Last week, former President Donald Trump spoke at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. In his speech, he encourag… 💬
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MOOSIC— The motivational speeches following the last practice before the district championship game were getting tougher and tougher for Hazle… Read moreDISTRICT 2/4 BASEBALL: Big first inning lifts Hazleton Area to another Class 6A baseball 💬
EDWARDSVILLE — Despite taking an early five-run lead and mounting an impressive late rally, Hazleton Area fell to Williamsport, 16-14, in the … Read moreDISTRICT 2/4 SOFTBALL: Williamsport outlasts Lady Cougars in Class 6A final 💬
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Editor: In his own words, "Nobody has ever seen anything like this before." Yes, for sure, never have we seen any former U.S. president convicted of multiple felonies. How embarrassing for America, that a former president was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related … 💬
Editor: Over 90% of Pennsylvania students are educated in public schools and most of them become successful members of society. But, our schools could actually do better for all students if the quality of the education they received did not depend on where they lived or how rich their commun… 💬
Editor: With the announcement of Trump’s guilty verdict in the early evening of May 30, 34 joyful clangs of my pot rang out from my front porch. No man is above the law. Freedom rings. My heart sings … for now. 💬
Editor: I used to be a Trump fan and even voted for him once. I even recently felt he was the man for the office of president. I now find out that I was a fool for thinking such. Trump is a common liar, a person who loves himself and nobody else. He is a criminal as has just been proven. Gui… 💬
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