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After detecting disease-causing bacteria in meat packed at its plant near Hazleton, Cargill recalled the meat and contacted Walmart to stop sales nationwide, a spokesperson for the food company said. Read moreCargill detected contaminated meat in Hazleton area plant 💬
The next step in deciding the winner of the Republican nomination for the 117th state House District seat will take place Monday morning in Lu… Read moreWalsh asks court to reject 6 ballots with incomplete date in 117th District race; hearing set for Monday 💬
Pennsylvania taxpayers paid $410,000 for state flights last year, the most since 2011. Shapiro took most of those flights. Read moreShapiro uses Pennsylvania’s state plane much more than his predecessor 💬
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 💬
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 💬
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Records obtained by Spotlight PA and WESA reveal how Pa. counties used tens of millions in opioid settlement dollars
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Walsh asks court to reject 6 ballots with incomplete date in 117th District race; hearing set for Monday
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Greenways receives $1.5M for trail building in Schuylkill County
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Dairy cows get turned into major league baseballs at a Pa. meat processing plant
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Former owners return to Tom's Kitchen in Sugarloaf Twp.
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New sycamore tables enhance decor of Tamaqua Station Restaurant, owner and customers say
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State News
- A man tried to shoot a pastor during a church service but his gun wouldn't fire, state police say
- Money isn't enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate
- Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens
- Runaway steel drum from Pittsburgh construction site kills woman
- Nippon Steel delays closing of acquisition of US Steel until late this year after US DOJ request
- Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
- Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison
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POTTSVILLE — Volunteer firefighters filed beneath an American flag on Mahantongo Street on the way to a memorial service Sunday evening in St.… 💬
The Hamas militant group says it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal to halt seven-month war with Israel. It issued a statemen… 💬
For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer's disease. Most cases of the mind-robbing disease occ… 💬
Viral News
- North Carolina transfer Deja Kelly commits to Oregon
- Raiders sign free agent WR Jalen Guyton
- Notre Dame lands Pitt transfer Liatu King
- Report: Panthers to sign RB Rashaad Penny
- Centre County recycling & refuse authority reports nearly 48,000 pounds of household waste
- ‘Young Sheldon’: Jim Parsons & Mayim Bialik Return in Finale First Look (PHOTOS)
- Columbia axes graduation ceremony as US colleges counter Gaza protests
- Israel's Rafah evacuation order heightens global alarm
- Russia announces nuclear drills, threatens UK targets beyond Ukraine
- Former White House hopeful Sanders seeks reelection at 82
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 … 💬
LAVELLE — When Arnie Harner was 5 years old, he got an American Flyer model railroad set for Christmas. 💬
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Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: A video clip of actor Robert De Niro yelling in a crowd shows… 💬
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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 💬
Little League Hazleton Elks 7, Cusat’s 2 Read moreLITTLE LEAGUE ROUNDUP 💬
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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Nation & World News
- Hamas accepts a Gaza cease-fire proposal, but Israel hasn't commented
- Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time
- Heavy rains ease around Houston but flooding remains after hundreds of rescues and evacuations
- Columbia University cancels main commencement after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests
- Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AI
- Brad Parscale helped Trump win in 2016 using Facebook ads. Now he’s back, and an AI evangelist
- A subset of Alzheimer's cases may be caused by two copies of a single gene, new research shows
Strange News
- Escaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days
- Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger's pants
- The Twins and their lucky home run sausage are home safely with the winning streak still intact
- Utah cat with a fondness for cardboard takes surprise trip to California in an Amazon box
- To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji
- Zebras get loose near highway exit, gallop into Washington community before most are corralled
- British Army says horses that bolted and ran loose in central London continue 'to be cared for'