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Alyssa Coleman of LCCC named ‘New Librarian of the Year’
NANTICOKE Alyssa Coleman, digital services librarian at Luzerne County Community College, has been named the 2023 New Librarian of the Year by the Pennsylvania Library Association.
Beyond the Byline: Of Murrah, Mickey and ‘the tree’
It was 1997 when I visited Oklahoma for the second time.
Crowd turns out for Irem arts and crafts show
DALLAS Surrounded by beautiful fall foliage and picturesque hills of Dallas, the Irem Shrine held its annual arts and crafts show on Sunday in and around the pavilion located just behind the shrine
Biden says there’s ‘not much time’ to keep aid flowing to Ukraine and Congress must ‘stop the games’
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden said Sunday that American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he sought to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support for the war effort. But time is
Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
WASHINGTON The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Cong
Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd
TACOMA, Wash. Police wrestle the unarmed Black man to the sidewalk. One officer pushes his face into the pavement as he pleads in vain: Can t breathe.
Additional state forest roads opening across Pa. for hunting seasons
WILKES-BARRE Hunters and other outdoors enthusiasts heading into Pennsylvania s state-owned woodlands this autumn will find additional roads open in 18 of the 20 state forest districts, the Departme
Downtown on the rebound: Workers’ return a positive sign
WILKES-BARRE Brenda Sokolowski, owner of Circles on the Square, this week said business is picking up at the deli and she hopes that trend continues.
‘I wasn’t going to let it conquer me’
Susan Obuch never looked at her breast cancer diagnosis as a death sentence. In fact, when her routine mammogram in February of 2022 came back abnormal, she barely even blinked.
53-year-old breast cancer survivor sought local care
53-year-old Rosemarie Turnbaugh had never been sick a day in her life.
Fall-favorite pumpkin spice beer returns
Fall is here, with it, so too is the arrival of pumpkin spice and everything nice.
Beyond the Byline: There really is a lot to celebrate
PLYMOUTH Birthdays are increasingly more and more difficult to handle as we get older.
Fall festival held at Swoyersville American Legion
SWOYERSVILLE A Fall festival held at the Swoyersville American Legion Saturday opened the autumn season with food, music, family activities and a variety of vendors. For Paul and Cathy Matreselva, i
Hey job seekers: Times Leader career expo set for Tuesday
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Diane McGee, Times Leader Media Group advertising director, said the Times Leader has always taken the lead for hosting job fairs for Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Vibrant fall foliage season expected throughout Pa.
WILKES-BARRE Ryan A. Reed, of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Department of Forestry said that so far, the growing season conditions have been sufficient to set us up for
3rd WB Oktoberfest draws revelers downtown
WILKES-BARRE You didn t have to be German to partake in the festivities on Public Square on Saturday evening.
PA Mattei School announces entrance, lobby and bulletin board upgrades
PITTSTON In recent years, Pittston Area s Martin L. Mattei Middle School Principal Patrick Bilbow come up with the idea of enhancing the building by creating a landscaping project. Recently, student
Golfer Matthews discusses bank partnership
HANOVER TWP. While his career has taken him all across the globe, there s still no place quite like Northeastern Pennsylvania for Brandon Matthews.
Government shutdown threat averted
WASHINGTON The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday, hours before a midnight deadline, as Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open and sent the measure
Suspect in N.C. homicide case arrested in Hanover Township
HANOVER TWP. The U.S. Marshals Middle Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force on Friday arrested a man in Hanover Township who was wanted in connection with a homicide case in North Carolina.