HAZLETON — In the kitchen incubator at Hazleton Art League, Andrew Baranko was explaining cold pizza to the state deputy secretary for technology and entrepreneurship. Read moreKitchen cabinet: Food tour leads to conversation about Hazleton's economy 💬
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The U.S. Justice Department sided with two mothers who are suing to end at-large elections for Hazleton Area School Board. Read moreJustice Department sides with moms in case against Hazleton Area School District 💬
Notable speakers and honorees are scheduled to appear at upcoming commencements for area colleges and universities across Luzerne County. Read moreNotable speakers scheduled at college commencements 💬
Companion legislation to a bill sponsored by state Rep. Dane Watro, R-116, Kline Twp. that would allow delayed school enrollment in Pennsylvan… Read moreRoman’s Law passes state Senate committee 💬
When a shoulder injury sidelined Damian Cartagena from driving an oil delivery truck, his employer paid him to do volunteer work at the Hazlet… Read moreInjured worker still helps at Hazleton Art League 💬
POTTSVILLE — Richard “Dick” Yuengling Jr., fifth-generation scion to D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc., has been named grand marshal of the 70th S… Read moreRichard Yuengling Jr. named grand marshal of 70th Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters Convention's parade in Pottsville 💬
James Spagnola has announced his retirement as Luzerne County's director of veterans affairs, county Manager Romilda Crocamo said Wednesday in… Read moreLuzerne County veterans affairs director to retire 💬
WILKES-BARRE — The rock band Starship, featuring Mickey Thomas, will be landing downtown in August to perform a free concert on Public Square. Read moreStarship to perform free concert on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre 💬
“The Office 5K” weekend, which features the run/walk event Saturday downtown, will kick off Friday night with a world premiere, sneak-peek scr… Read more"Fan Level Midnight": Docuseries on NBC sitcom "The Office" gets Friday screening in Scranton before 5K run/walk Saturday 💬
Fresh off the weekend's NFL Draft, Penn Stated hosts Donnie Collins and Sam Fremin took some time this week to discuss the landing spots for e… 💬
Pet overpopulation became problematic in the 1930s, and by the 1970s over 20 million pets were being euthanized every year. 💬
Wearing a blood-stained tutu, what does "Abigail" contribute to the vampire film genre? Joe Baress and Rebecca Kivak review the new horror flick. 💬
Several years ago, while hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon with my family, my wife, Esther, developed “canyon knee,” also known as “hik… 💬
What does director Guy Ritchie's new World War II film "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" bring to the genre? Rebecca Kivak and Joe Bares… 💬
It has been four months since many people made their health and fitness resolutions, and hopefully some have stayed the course. But if you're … 💬
Well, the changes in the wide receiver room that most expected to see in the Blue-White Game last week started to take shape a few days before… 💬
The actual saying hails from way back in 1886 and goes like this: “March winds and April showers bring May flowers and June bugs.” But April i… 💬
If you’ve never had a dog that behaves in a way that embarrasses you or tests your patience, give thanks to the dog gods for your good fortune. 💬
Did Alex Garland keep his film grounded with a bigger scope and budget for an A24 movie? Rebecca Kivak and Joe Baress review the writer/direct… 💬
What if there was a gentle form of exercise that could lower your blood pressure and help maintain strength, balance, flexibility and mental h… 💬
Sam Fremin will be on the desk on Saturday, but Penn Stated co-host Donnie Collins will be at Beaver Stadium for his "favorite" day of the yea… 💬
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Former owners return to Tom's Kitchen in Sugarloaf Twp.
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Hazleton Area schools will dismiss early on Monday to clear traffic from the campus before the start of the Wyoming Valley Conference track an… 💬
A Carbon County man who in 2016 invaded a Reading home along with another man and shot a brother and sister, killing the brother and leading t… 💬
A York man charged with shooting someone dead during a drug deal gone bad in Hazleton two years ago waived his right to a preliminary hearing … 💬
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First came a beer trail, then a pizza trail. Now, just in time for summer, ice cream lovers have their own sweet and official trail to follow … 💬
Five Luzerne County residents interviewed with a county council committee on Tuesday for the citizen seat on the county's newly formed Commiss… 💬
WILKES-BARRE — Standing next to a Scranton woman who survived being shot 12 times in 1972, Gov. Josh Shapiro rallied support at the Luzerne Co… 💬
Cargill Meat Solutions, which has a plant in the Humboldt Industrial Park in East Union Twp., is recalling approximately 16,243 pounds of raw … 💬
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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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The senior softball standout hit for the cycle with a single, two doubles, a triple and home run and eight RBIs in the Lady Cougars’ 20-13 win… 💬
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 💬
Marco Gil Pena homered and drove in two runs, and Hazleton Area finished with seven extra base hits in a 10-0 win over visiting Berwick in a W… Read moreTUESDAY ROUNDUP: Cougars stay hot, zip Bulldogs 💬
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Nation & World News
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- United Methodist delegates repeal their church’s ban on its clergy celebrating same-sex marriages
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