HAZLE TWP. — A flash on a big TV screen signaled a pause in a video game. Read moreHazleton Area esports team starts competing 💬
State Rep. Mike Cabell has appealed the Luzerne County election board's rulings on two ballots from the April 23 Republican primary in the 117… Read moreCabell appeals election board's ballot decisions to Luzerne County Court 💬
HAZLETON — Luzerne County manager Romilda Crocamo and county department heads met with residents at the Hazleton Integration Project Monday in… Read moreLuzerne County officials visit Hazleton at town hall meeting 💬
Joan Hoggarth, Luzerne County’s longest-serving division head, will retire later this month, county Manager Romilda Crocamo announced Monday. Read moreHoggarth to retire as head of Luzerne County judicial services and records division 💬
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — The sixth edition of the annual Spartan Games at North Schuylkill Junior/Senior High School saw a record turnout Tuesday, d… Read more6th edition of Spartan Games in Fountain Springs draws record turnout 💬
Seniors at the Hazleton Area Arts and Humanities Academy rehearsed for Tuesday night’s annual senior recital at Hazleton Area High School, Haz… Read morePractice makes perfect 💬
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission judges recommend slashing by over 50% a big water rate increase sought by Pennsylvania American Water. Read morePUC judges recommend slashing water rate hike sought by Pennsylvania American Water 💬
Facing possible imminent closure and loss of accreditation, Keystone College must prepare by May 15 an updated plan for potentially closing an… Read moreKeystone College accreditor requires more information on continuing or closing 💬
The Scranton Housing Authority plans to use nearly $4 million in federal funding for improvements at its Valley View Terrace and Hilltop Manor… Read moreArea housing authorities will use federal HUD funds for capital improvements 💬
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 💬
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State News
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- One natural gas transport plan killed in New Jersey as another forges ahead
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- 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
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The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history. The Texas-based organization is announcing at its a… 💬
Over the past decade, Democrats’ registration advantage has shrunk. Still, experts say registration can't tell you exactly how a closely divid… 💬
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
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- Blinken says US targeting those 'preying' on migrants
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- Stormy Daniels details alleged sex with Trump at hush money trial
- Bump stock ban, electronic gun sale registry shot down
- Sideways day on Wall Street as London notches another record
Records obtained by Spotlight PA and WESA offer the most comprehensive public accounting to date of how counties across the state have used te… 💬
The inaugural Light the Night — Love in Lights suicide awareness and prevention event was held Friday at the Hazleton Area High School track a… 💬
TAMAQUA — Guests in the Tamaqua Station Restaurant are accustomed to dining in an atmosphere steeped in history. 💬
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… 💬
NOT REAL NEWS
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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The sophomore baseball star went 5 for 7 with three doubles, a home run, three runs scored and five RBI over three games. He also closed out a… 💬
Jonas Aponick tossed 6⅓ innings of three-hit ball and struck out nine to lead Hazleton Area over Wyoming Valley West, 5-0, in Wyoming Valley C… Read moreMONDAY ROUNDUP: Aponick, Cougars blank WVW 💬
HAZLE TWP. — With the inaugural Wyoming Valley Conference Track and Field Championships a mere four days from the District 2 meet in 2023, the… Read moreWVC GIRLS' TRACK & FIELD: Dallas runaway winner at conference meet 💬
HAZLE TWP. — For Dustin Hausherr and his Hazleton Area boys’ track and field team, it’s “championship season.” Read moreWVC BOYS' TRACK & FIELD: Cougars claim team title 💬
The sophomore baseball star went 5 for 7 with three doubles, a home run, three runs scored and five RBI over three games. He also closed out a… Read moreATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Dominic Marino, Hazleton Area 💬
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 💬
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Nation & World News
- Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn't the full invasion many fear
- Semi-automatic gun ban nixed in Colorado’s Democratic-controlled statehouse after historic progress
- Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes
- TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform
- Some colleges that had been permissive of pro-Palestinian protests begin taking a tougher stance
- Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial
- Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort
Strange News
- Australian woman denies murdering her former husband's relatives with poisonous mushroom lunch
- 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