If Neil Patel knew four years ago that he and his wife, Stephanie, would be faced with the enormous expense of installing a new sewer line lateral for their Glen Summit home, they wouldn’t have bought the property. Read moreSome Fairview Twp. residents facing expense of replacing sewer laterals 💬
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NANTICOKE — The Wilkes-Barre Area School District plans to hire 47 education professionals if the state Legislature approves Gov. Josh Shapiro… Read moreWilkes-Barre Area looking to hire 47 professionals with budget boost 💬
Tribute bands to U2 and the Eagles, along with an emerging national country star from Nashville, will headline the 6th annual “Rockin’ the Riv… Read moreOfficials announce dates, performers for 'Rockin the River' summer concerts 💬
In a letter Friday to faculty and staff, the president of Keystone College said negotiations are underway with an unspecified investment partn… Read moreKeystone College pursuing rescue plan to prevent closure 💬
The Crestwood School Board voted 6-3 Wednesday on a resolution that would allow furloughs of six teachers to reduce a budget deficit projected… Read moreCrestwood authorizes furloughs for 6 teachers 💬
PPL Electric utilities will place an extra $1 million in its hardship fund to help poor customers from its billing errors more than a year ago… Read moreRevised PPL Electric billing settlement could help poor, older consumers 💬
With the razor-tight race in the 117th State House race still hanging in the balance, the Luzerne County Board of Elections spent Friday certi… Read moreElection board examines disputed ballots with all eyes on tight 117th state House race 💬
An Avoca woman was arraigned Thursday on charges alleging she gave a 15-year-old girl alcohol and marijuana before sexually molesting her last… Read moreAvoca woman charged with molesting girl, 15 💬
The Luzerne County Board of Elections will start the days-long process of adjudicating ballots from the April 23 primary on Friday. Read moreElection board to start adjudication of primary ballots on Friday 💬
WILKES-BARRE — On Dec. 21, 2019, the longest night of the year when overnight temperatures dipped into the teens, then mayor-elect George C. B… Read moreWilkes-Barre makes major headway in addressing homelessness 💬
The City of Wilkes-Barre’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival will take place this weekend at Kirby Park on Market Street, Mayor George C. Brown’s… Read moreCherry Blossom Festival kicks off Saturday 💬
WILKES-BARRE — It was a wellness fair on Public Square. Read moreNAACP hosts wellness fair on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre 💬
NANTICOKE — Clean energy sources and economic development can be allies rather than enemies, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright and other officials sai… Read moreGreen power in more ways than one: clean energy and economic development 💬
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Admittedly, during all those offseason workouts, AAU tournaments and time spent alone working on her game, Daniella Ranieli thought about earning an all-state selection following her sophomore… Read moreGIRLS BASKETBALL: Ranieli makes third-team all-state in Class 5A 💬
HUGHESTOWN — Julianna Cocco walked up to Gabby Gorzkowski before her at-bat in the eighth inning, and muttered a few words of advice. Read moreTHURSDAY'S HS SOFTBALL: Gorzkowski's HR lifts Pittston Area 💬
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Hazleton Area scored 10 runs in the top of the first inning and closed it with 11 more in the fifth in a 23-0, five-inning win over Wyoming Valley West. Read moreTHURSDAY'S HS ROUNDUP: Hazleton Area baseball rolls to WVC D1 win 💬
Eight of nine hitters in the lineup had at least one hit as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders routed the Durham Bulls, 14-2, on Thursday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Read moreRailRiders offense erupts in win over Durham 💬
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In an election year shaping up to be one of the more consequential in recent memory, Tuesday’s primary features little drama for voters in Nor… Read moreTuesday's low-stakes primaries set the table for November 💬
The rush of news coverage following the death last week of O.J. Simpson brought back memories of the media frenzy that surrounded his arrest a… Read moreThe O.J. trial and the case for cameras in the courtroom 💬
The fall season once again is upon us, and as All Hallows Eve and All Saints Day approach, so does our fascination with the unexplained. Our area has two nationally known haunts that although they haven’t been in the news for a good while, have divided paranormalists for years. Read moreSeason of 'hauntings' is upon us 💬
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