HAZLE TWP. — When receiving a good citizenship award from the state Senate, Wyatt Koch said, “I tried to be myself, the best person I could be,” while Jason Singley told about being a volunteer firefighter. “I’m very passionate about it,” Singley said. Read moreTwo Hazleton Area Cyber students win citizenship awards 💬
After detecting disease-causing bacteria in meat packed at its plant near Hazleton, Cargill recalled the meat and contacted Walmart to stop sa… Read moreCargill detected contaminated meat in Hazleton area plant 💬
WILKES-BARRE — A panel of three Luzerne County judges is expected to rule Wednesday whether to toss out six mail-in ballots from the April 23 … Read moreRuling expected Wednesday in Walsh petition to toss out 6 ballots in the 117th District race 💬
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 💬
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 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 💬
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 💬
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 💬
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Greenways receives $1.5M for trail building in Schuylkill County
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Hamas accepts cease-fire proposal for Gaza, but Israel's stance still uncertain
State News
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SCRANTON — An “Office”-themed 5K held Saturday drew over 1,500 participants as a shout-out to a show that ended over a decade ago. 💬
Joan Hoggarth, Luzerne County's longest-serving division head, will leave county employment in two weeks, county Manager Romilda Crocamo told … 💬
WILKES-BARRE — A panel of three Luzerne County judges is expected to rule Wednesday whether to toss out six mail-in ballots from the April 23 … 💬
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- New York judge threatens Trump with jail for gag order violations
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- Vietnam marks 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory over France
- Hamas accepts Gaza truce proposal, Israel urges Rafah evacuation
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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
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- Pulitzer Prizes in journalism awarded to The New York Times, The Washington Post, AP and others
- Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as ex-employee recounts reimbursements
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Strange News
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- 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'