SCRANTON — Chants of “four more years” greeted President Joe Biden as he took the stage Tuesday in his boyhood hometown, where he blasted former President Donald Trump as the embodiment of trickle-down economic policies that failed the middle class. Read moreBiden: "Donald Trump looks at the world differently than you and me" 💬
SCRANTON — More than 80 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at intersection of North Washington Avenue and Mulberry Street Tuesday ahead of Pr… Read morePro-Palestinian protesters gather ahead of Biden's visit 💬
What’s the graduation rate at Hazleton Area High School? Read moreWhat's the graduation rate for Hazleton Area High School? The answer isn't simple 💬
SHENANDOAH — After more than a century, the hulking steel-and-brick building at 39 White St. will be torn down. Read moreJ.W. Cooper building in Shenandoah to be demolished 💬
WARRIOR RUN — A public hearing about a proposed Sugar Notch housing development drew dozens of concerned residents Monday night, but after the… Read moreSugar Notch approves 'high-end' housing project modeled after Sand Springs development 💬
HAZLE TWP. — A line of shoppers formed along the front steps and onto the parking lot on Monday while waiting for the ribbon-cutting and openi… Read moreGoodwill doubles size of Hazle Twp. store 💬
MAHANOY CITY — Mahanoy Area Elementary School students were introduced to hockey by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the Lehigh Valley P… Read moreMahanoy Area Elementary introduced to hockey by Penguins and Phantoms 💬
PINE GROVE — On a path along Sweet Arrow Lake, Patrick M. McKinney pauses to examine a mighty oak towering over the shoreline. Read more'Porcupine Pat' reflects on decades of environmental education 💬
A federal grand jury last week indicted four Luzerne County men — including one of Hugo Selenski’s co-defendants in a 2003 double-homicide cas… Read moreProsecutors: Selenski homicide co-defendant snared in federal drug, gun case six months after parole expires 💬
POTTSVILLE — A Hazleton man convicted of sexually assaulting an underage girl will spend up to seven years behind bars. Read moreHazleton man convicted of assaulting 13-year-old girl gets 3 to 7 years in state prison 💬
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The freshman baseball pitcher made his first high school start a memorable one with a two-hitter in a 12-0 win over Tunkhannock. He struck out… 💬
Every Hazleton Area starter contributed at least one base hit as the Lady Cougars pulled away from Crestwood for a 14-3 victory in Wyoming Val… Read moreLOCAL ROUNDUP: Lady Cougars softball team pulls away from Crestwood 💬
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The debut of Penn State’s new offensive and defensive systems took a backseat Saturday to another set of realities. Read moreAllar, newcomers shine as White team claims Blue-White Game 💬
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