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McCarthy voted out
WASHINGTON Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the Hou
Wilkes-Barre Township man sentenced for child sex offenses
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre Township man convicted by a Luzerne County jury of sexually assaulting a boy was sentenced to more than three decades in state prison.
Attorney believes judge ‘lost his temper’ in unfair public criticism
WILKES-BARRE Attorney Lawrence J. Kansky addressed a letter to Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. indicating he was unfairly criticized in open court and again in a private meeting due to
‘By the grace of God, she survived’
PITTSTON Encountering a stranger removing stickers from the rear window of her vehicle, Alyssa Bulford said she asked the man what he was doing.
Today is last day to purchase tickets for Luzerne County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame dinner
WILKES-BARRE Today is the last day to purchase tickets for the inaugural Luzerne County Arts and Entertainment Hall of Fame Induction Dinner, set for Oct. 14, at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Luzerne County aiming to send out mail ballots Friday
Luzerne County is aiming to start mailing Nov. 7 general election ballots this Friday to voters who requested them, according to the latest weekly election bureau update.
Nonprofit head connecting with female Luzerne County prison inmates
As part of her nonprofit s mission to empower women, Linda Loop was determined to connect with female inmates at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in Wilkes-Barre.
Rep. Matt Gaetz files resolution to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House
WASHINGTON Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing an extraordinary referendum on his leadership of the House of Representatives after a conservative member of his own conference, a longtime critic, moved
Trump seethes through the start of trial
NEW YORK Aggrieved and defiant, former President Donald Trump spent a day in court Monday for the sometimes testy start of a trial in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and o
Report: Wyoming Area teacher under investigation
EXETER - A criminal investigation has been launched into a teacher who works in the Wyoming Area School District, according to our newsgathering partners at Eyewitnees News (WBRE/WYOU).
Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
STOCKHOLM Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 that were critical in slowing the pandemic technology
Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows
WASHINGTON Americans view college campuses as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes to free speech, with adults across the political spectrum seeing less tolerance for those
Miss Greater Hazleton Scholarship Organization honored in Harrisburg
Titleholders of the Miss Greater Hazleton Scholarship Organization (MGHSO) took a trip to Harrisburg last week in honor of the organization s 10 anniversary.
Fork Over Love announces October distribution schedule
Fork Over Love, the organization that purchases hot, chef-made meals from small, independent restaurants and then distributes them at locations throughout the community for free, announced four meal d
LCCC’s Benco Dental Clinic offering free services to community
NANTICOKE The Luzerne County Community College Benco Dental Clinic, 38 East Main St., in downtown Nanticoke, in the Francis S. and Mary Gill Carrozza Health Sciences Center, will now offer free dent
Judge dismisses contraband charge against inmate
WILKES-BARRE It may have been Gary Travinski s wallet that held a rolled up $1 bill allegedly covered with fentanyl residue but he wasn t responsible for bringing the contraband into the Luzerne Cou
Luzerne County 911 worker urges others to consider telecommunicator job
Kristen Rowlands said she was scared when she accepted a position as a Luzerne County 911 dispatcher in 2016.
Luzerne County Courthouse sub-basement leak repair authorization delayed
A vote on funding for a project to help stop water infiltration on the east side of the Luzerne County Courthouse sub-basement was removed from last week s council voting agenda.
Look Back: Hanover Township woman drowns when ferry boat capsizes
A swollen Susquehanna River overtook an overloaded ferryboat transporting three automobiles and 16 people from Retreat State Hospital on Oct. 6, 1926.
Area author sets book signing at Barnes & Noble
CLARKS SUMMIT Clarks Summit author Keith Gilman recently published his fourth book, and this time it s a horror novel.