The certification of results from Luzerne County's April 23 primary election — scheduled for Monday — will be delayed because of challenges filed in the 117th District state House race, county Manager Romilda Crocamo said Thursday. Read moreChallenges to ballots will delay certification of Luzerne County primary results 💬
As Penn State grapples with a budget crisis, it is offering some of its faculty and staff at commonwealth campuses a “voluntary separation inc… Read morePenn State to give 'voluntary separation' offers to eligible commonwealth campus employees 💬
A deer lives in the Vine Street Cemetery. Read moreDeer lives in Hazleton's Vine Street Cemetery 💬
WILKES-BARRE — Both sides made their case before a three-judge panel in Luzerne County Court at a Thursday hearing regarding disputed votes in… Read moreCabell ballot appeal hearing features testimony from voters who cast disputed ballots 💬
BARNESVILLE — West Penn Elementary School students spent a day outdoors Wednesday at Locust Lake State Park, learning about nature. Read moreStudents from West Penn Elementary School learn about nature at Locust Lake State Park 💬
SHENANDOAH — Fernando Chiglinsky has never allowed his hard of hearing condition to hold him back from accomplishing his goals, including to p… Read moreShenandoah Valley student will play football at college for deaf, hard of hearing 💬
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is trying to find who left dog treats embedded with fish hooks along the Appalachian Trail in Lehigh County o… Read more‘Disturbing’: Pennsylvania Game Commission investigating fish hooks embedded in dog treats along Appalachian Trail in Lehigh County 💬
After emergency responders wheeled away a young woman on a gurney and cut doors from a vehicle, a state trooper checked on the driver, who was… Read moreStudents, emergency responders stage DUI event at HAHS 💬
To prevent trash, animal droppings, weeds taller than 6 inches or junk cars from littering properties, the Butler Twp. supervisors have a prop… Read moreButler Twp. weighs quality of life ordinance 💬
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- Pennsylvania will make the animal sedative xylazine a controlled substance
- Pennsylvania House passes bill restricting how social media companies treat minors
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WILKES-BARRE — A motions hearing was continued Thursday for a Black Creek Twp. teen accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend in her Butler T… 💬
SCRANTON — Lackawanna County is shuttering its fledgling health department and redirecting resources to reinvent the way it serves vulnerable … 💬
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will sign legislation to criminalize the misuse of a powerful animal tranquilizer called xylazine that is showi… 💬
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Facing possible imminent closure and loss of accreditation, Keystone College must prepare by May 15 an updated plan for potentially closing an… 💬
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission judges recommend slashing by over 50% a big water rate increase sought by Pennsylvania American Water. 💬
HAZLETON — Luzerne County manager Romilda Crocamo and county department heads met with residents at the Hazleton Integration Project Monday in… 💬
Joan Hoggarth, Luzerne County’s longest-serving division head, will retire later this month, county Manager Romilda Crocamo announced Monday. 💬
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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… 💬
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is trying to find who left dog treats embedded with fish hooks along the Appalachian Trail in Lehigh County o… Read more‘Disturbing’: Pennsylvania Game Commission investigating fish hooks embedded in dog treats along Appalachian Trail in Lehigh County 💬
TAMAQUA — Blue Mountain's track and field teams came from behind and secured league championships during the second day of the Schuylkill Leag… Read moreH.S. TRACK & FIELD: Blue Mountain teams, Schaeffer, Flail big winners at Schuylkill League meet 💬
Marian scored three runs in the 10th inning to escape with a 4-1 victory over host Shenandoah Valley in a Schuylkill League Division II-III b… Read moreWEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Colts need extra innings to beat Blue Devils 💬
HAZLE TWP. — So much for Hazleton Area's "down" year. Read moreWVC BASEBALL: Cougars keep hold on Division 1 title 💬
SHENANDOAH — Fernando Chiglinsky has never allowed his hard of hearing condition to hold him back from accomplishing his goals, including to p… Read moreShenandoah Valley student will play football at college for deaf, hard of hearing 💬
TAMAQUA — The Minersville track team turned a number of heads during the first day of the Schuylkill League track meet. Read moreH.S. TRACK & FIELD: Miners excel on first day of Schuylkill League meet 💬
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Editor: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. When we acknowledge individuals struggling with a mental illness and their families, we erase the stigma that too often is associated with it. By bringing mental health awareness to our communities, we also bring attention to the ongoing need for… 💬
Editor: The dynamics of the current presidential race are starting to remind me of Germany in the 1920s and 1930s. Political dysfunction, inflation, and a sharply divided electorate bedeviled the Weimar Republic. 💬
Editor: Responding to the letter “Trump and his followers threaten democracy” (April 28), I agree that our country is in “democratic decline,” but not due to Trump and his followers. 💬
Editor: A recent letter asks, “Where is Biden’s outrage about Afghan withdrawal?” (April 20). Biden and his predecessor agreed for the most part that it was time for the U.S. to get out, so his feelings may have been tempered by that accomplishment. 💬
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