UGI Utilities Inc. announced its purchased gas cost rates will rise June 1 with a bigger increase projected for December. Read moreUGI announces planned gas rate hikes 💬
Friday Edition | May 17, 2024
The Luzerne County Board of Elections voted unanimously on Thursday to certify the results of the April 23 primary, excluding the still-contes… Read moreBoard certifies primary election results, aside from 117th 💬
POTTSVILLE — Schuylkill County Recorder of Deeds Ann Dudish violated the state Ethics Act when she appointed her brother as first deputy recor… Read moreState: Schuylkill County recorder of deeds violated ethics act with hiring of brother 💬
Family dinners at the home of Bob and Denise Wolfe in Hazle Twp. often end up in the backyard with everybody tossing bean bags. Read moreBags for Bob: Fundraiser helps man with cancer 💬
Frank Persico graduated from Hazleton High School in 1970 and went to Catholic University in Washington, D.C., where he became such a fixture … Read moreCatholic University mourns Hazleton native Frank Persico 💬
BUTLER TWP. — When commenting about a proposal to ticket owners for garbage, high weeds and junked vehicles on their property, Wayne Berger sa… Read moreButler Twp. supervisors drop quality of life ordinance 💬
SAINT CLAIR — A break in a high-pressure natural gas line Tuesday morning, which prompted the closure a stretch of Route 61 for more than a da… Read moreGas line break had Route 61 closed 33 hours 💬
HAZLETON — City council learned about a new tool to help enforce parking violations Tuesday and passed the first reading of several parking or… Read moreHazleton City Council learns about parking enforcement tool 💬
The man called himself George Burgos, but the credit cards he used had been stolen when he paid for more than $34,000 of meat at Hazle Twp. Qu… Read moreHazle Park Quality Meats victim of $34,000 theft 💬
WILKES-BARRE — A panel of three Luzerne County judges on Wednesday denied a petition from state Rep. Mike Cabell to count write-in votes cast … Read moreLuzerne County judges deny Cabell's petitions over write-in, provisional votes 💬
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… 💬
Fresh off the weekend's NFL Draft, Penn Stated hosts Donnie Collins and Sam Fremin took some time this week to discuss the landing spots for e… 💬
Pet overpopulation became problematic in the 1930s, and by the 1970s over 20 million pets were being euthanized every year. 💬
Wearing a blood-stained tutu, what does "Abigail" contribute to the vampire film genre? Joe Baress and Rebecca Kivak review the new horror flick. 💬
Several years ago, while hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon with my family, my wife, Esther, developed “canyon knee,” also known as “hik… 💬
What does director Guy Ritchie's new World War II film "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" bring to the genre? Rebecca Kivak and Joe Bares… 💬
It has been four months since many people made their health and fitness resolutions, and hopefully some have stayed the course. But if you're … 💬
Well, the changes in the wide receiver room that most expected to see in the Blue-White Game last week started to take shape a few days before… 💬
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HAZLETON —The Hazleton Area girls’ lacrosse team showed that it isn't ready to give up its District 2 Class 3A title. Read moreH.S. GIRLS' LACROSSE: Lady Cougars returning to District 2 final 💬
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Hazleton Area's boys' volleyball team passed its first District 2 test on Wednesday. Read moreDISTRICT 2 VOLLEYBALL: Cougars sweep WVW, advance to semifinals 💬
ORWIGSBURG – Schuylkill County continued their dominant run from the first day of the District 11 track and field meet and sent a wide spread … Read moreDISTRICT 11 TRACK & FIELD: Schuylkill League athletes punch ticket to state meet 💬
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — It will be an all-Division I battle for the Schuylkill League baseball championship today at Walter Stump Stadium in Pine Grove. Read moreLOCAL ROUNDUP: Blue Raiders reach title game 💬
Blue Mountain scored all of its runs in the fifth and sixth innings to rally past Panther Valley, 4-2, in a Schuylkill League baseball semifin… Read moreSCHUYLKILL LEAGUE BASEBALL: Blue Mountain scores late to beat PV in league semifinals 💬
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Editor: Well, that did not take too long. The recent euphoria of a minuscule "end of heating season" rate reduction has evaporated. UGI's proposed 11.8% rate increase is problematic. 💬
Editor: The headline "Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs" (May 15) means Biden denies access to cheaper cars for Americans. In a time when Biden’s spending hiked inflation on everything in America, we need a break. We need these cheaper, great-quality Chinese cars. Think high-speed, safe tra… 💬
Editor: What kind of country you want to live in after the next election? 💬
Editor: May is such a welcome time of year. A time of celebration, usually. First we celebrate Mother’s Day. We pay homage to mothers, wives, daughters and granddaughters, the very ones who “let you do it” because you’re rich. I wonder how many husbands, fathers and sons think about that whe… 💬
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- Social divisions and hostile rhetoric in Slovakia provide fertile ground for political violence
- Some in Houston facing no power for weeks after storms cause widespread damage, killing at least 4
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- Scammer who claimed to be an Irish heiress should be extradited to UK, judge rules
