SCRANTON — Chants of "four more years" greeted President Joe Biden as he took the stage Tuesday in his boyhood hometown, where he blasted former President Donald Trump as the embodiment of trickle-down economic policies that failed the middle class. Read moreBiden: "Donald Trump looks at the world differently than you and me" 💬
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SCRANTON — More than 80 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at the intersection of North Washington Avenue and Mulberry Street Tuesday during … Read morePro-Palestinian protesters gather during Biden's visit in downtown Scranton 💬
FORTY FORT — The Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority unanimously approved a policy that regulates but does not ban the use of electric b… Read moreFlood protection authority approves policies for levee path; e-bikes regulated but not banned 💬
LUZERNE — Water flow was almost entirely restored to Toby Creek on Monday after a mine subsidence Sunday morning sent its waters into undergro… Read moreWater flow restored to Toby Creek in Luzerne after mine subsidence 💬
WARRIOR RUN — A public hearing about a proposed Sugar Notch housing development drew dozens of concerned residents Monday night, but after the… Read moreSugar Notch approves "high-end" housing project modeled after Sand Springs development 💬
Luzerne County officials will need to find a funding source to pay for remediation of mold found in the chambers of Judge Lesa Gelb at the cou… Read moreLuzerne County will pay for mold remediation in judge's chambers at courthouse 💬
LEHMAN TWP. — Jean Sayre, an occupational therapist from Ross Twp., is the newest member of the Lake-Lehman School Board. Read moreLake-Lehman appoints new member to vacant board seat 💬
A federal grand jury last week indicted four Luzerne County residents — including one of Hugo Selenski’s co-defendants in a 2003 double-homici… Read moreProsecutors: Selenski homicide co-defendant snared in federal drug, gun case six months after parole expires 💬
A Hunlock Twp. man has been charged with fondling a young girl on two occasions while watching her roughly eight years ago. Read moreHunlock Twp. man charged with molesting young girl 💬
Wilkes-Barre public works employees were busy sprucing up Public Square last week in anticipation of numerous events slated for the prominent … Read moreWilkes-Barre DPW preps Public Square for year full of events 💬
Two holes that opened up on the West Side due to mine subsidence, including one that drained Toby Creek in Luzerne Borough over the weekend, h… Read moreDEP: West Side mine subsidence holes fully plugged 💬
The Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority is set to vote Tuesday on a policy that would regulate the use of electric bicycles on the path … Read moreFlood protection authority to vote on e-bike policy Tuesday; stops short of outright ban 💬
The trial for two men accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Luzerne Borough is on hold until one of the defendants le… Read moreKidnapping case delayed by defendant's federal conviction 💬
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The trial for two men accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Luzerne Borough is on hold until one of the defendants le… 💬
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