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 💬
Luzerne County officials will need to find a funding source to pay for remediation of mold found in the chambers of Judge Lesa Gelb at the cou… Read moreLuzerne County will pay for mold remediation in judge's chambers at courthouse 💬
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 💬
Luzerne County Community College's AllOne Recovery Educational Institute (AERI) hosted a Collegiate Recovery Day event Monday at the college's… Read morePHOTOS: LCCC holds Collegiate Recovery Day 💬
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 💬
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 💬
SHENANDOAH — For the Greater Shenandoah Area Historical Society, this likely is the most important time of the year. In a Facebook announcemen… Read moreHistorical society seeks to preserve Shenandoah’s unique history 💬
Tuesday is the deadline to apply for a mail-in or absentee ballot for the April 23 primary election in Pennsylvania. Read moreTuesday is deadline to request mail ballot for April 23 primary 💬
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Ahead of the April 23 primary, Pennsylvania’s top election official answered your questions about misinformation, voting machine security, and… 💬
Los republicanos Mike Cabell y Jamie Walsh están a favor de la identificación de votantes, el derecho a portar armas y los vales escolares. Am… 💬
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President Joe Biden will return to his hometown next week. 💬
SHENANDOAH — For the Greater Shenandoah Area Historical Society, this likely is the most important time of the year. In a Facebook announcemen… 💬
Since an immigration decision kept him in Mexico, away from his family and food business in Hazleton, Ricardo Santos has sold burritos, given … 💬
HAZLETON — Desiree Natt loves going to her jobs at Avenues Vocational Program, 600 S. Poplar St. 💬
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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… 💬
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 💬
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 💬
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… Read moreATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Jack Esposito, Hazleton Area 💬
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 💬
For its third straight win, the Hazleton Area baseball team needed two rallies, including a decisive late-inning rally, on Saturday. Read moreLOCAL ROUNDUP: Surging Cougars notch third straight win 💬
HAZLE TWP. — After workers removed old bleachers, they found another repair to make in the gymnasium at Hazleton Area High School. Read moreWet wall: Leaks found behind bleachers in HAHS gym 💬
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Editor: Not being the expert on the Bible that some folks purport to be, I will, nonetheless, attempt a limited exegesis of Trump’s “God Bless the U.S.A. Bible.” 💬
Editor: A few recent letters have compared Trump to Hitler in a negative way. If Trump resembles anybody, it’s President Teddy Roosevelt. Comparisons of TR and Trump are all over the Internet. Both being from New York and becoming president. Both lost their second election and both have smal… 💬
Editor: I read your April 12 report about measles outbreaks in the U.S. while laughing out loud. How can the Associated Press posit, guided by the CDC’s recent report, that "most of the recent importations involved unvaccinated Americans who got infected in the Middle East and Africa and bro… 💬
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